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CommentOff Cuts: Criminally entertaining
Tim Hincks reliably delivered the laughs at the RTS Cambridge Convention. Opening with thanks to Endemol - “I owe them a massive debt” - Hincks reflected on when he invited James Murdoch to Edinburgh.
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CommentBBC’s schizophrenic faultline
In an extract from Bafta’s annual TV lecture, Peter Bennett-Jones claims there is a schizophrenic faultline in its make-up and management of the BBC.
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Comment21 Sep '11
“The raw battery acid of competition coating their nerves is inherently interesting.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CommentHas data become the enemy of originality?
In an extract from Bafta’s annual TV lecture, Peter Bennett-Jones claims original and polemical programming is in short supply - and data could be the culprit.
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Comment20 Sep '11
“It offers a slice of oddball humour quite unlike anything else to be found.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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Comment19 Sep '11
“It is moreish partly for the obvious reason that Fellowes is deft at keeping a large number of characters and plots in play.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CommentC4's autumn crossroads
Following the launch of Channel 4’s autumn line-up, Balihar Khalsa questions how the new shows measure up to the broadcaster’s risk-taking ambitions.
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Comment16 Sep '11
“I’d find Connolly funnier if he didn’t spend quite so much time poleaxed with mirth at his own jokes.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CommentProtect the World Service
Will changes to funding damage or revolutionise this key resource?
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CommentHow Channel 4 News is preparing for the future
In a changing news landscape, we’ve set out three guiding principles, says Martin Fewell.
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CommentWhat to dump in comms bill skip
There are no easy answers to Jeremy Hunt’s big issue of media plurality, says Steve Hewlett.
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Comment15 Sep '11
“The problem is that knowledge and science generally take second place to B-movie spectacle.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CommentFresh Meat / Billy Connolly’s Route 66 / The Body Farm
Big Brother’s Nadine Sharma and Big Talk’s Dan Cheesbrough on freshers, road trips and forensic drama.
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CommentOff Cuts: Broadcast Hot Shots Party 2011
Last week, Broadcast invited its talented Hotshots back to the scene of their glossy photoshoot, The Hospital in Covent Garden, for a night of celebration.
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Comment14 Sep '11
“Last night’s story reeked of decomposing scriptwriter.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CommentOnline video and branded content – what’s next?
Alex Connock reveals some key findings from Stream - the digital, free, invitation-only, ‘non-conference’ for global web executives.
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Comment13 Sep '11
“Too boring. This couple, Monica and Nick, manage a chateau where some other people are getting married.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV