Comment – Page 222

  • X Factor logo
    Comment

    23 Aug '10

    2010-08-23T10:46:00Z

    “It really didn’t matter we heard more testimonials for Muller Rice than potential chart-toppers.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • David Strachan
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    Watch without prejudice

    2010-08-20T12:11:00Z

    Viewers might think they know what Songs of Praise is about but, as David Strachan writes, maybe you should take another look.

  • Mistresses
    Comment

    20 Aug '10

    2010-08-20T11:01:00Z

    “A sugary pudding of groans and cliches.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Lisa Campbell
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    Paying the price for passion

    2010-08-19T07:59:00Z

    The television industry needs to take stock, or risk exploiting a dedicated workforce.

  • Pat Younge
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    The key to the future is here

    2010-08-19T07:59:00Z

    It’s time to take advantage of the iPad’s brand-building opportunities, writes Pat Younge.

  • Jimmy Mulville
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    The truth is there are no certainties in this industry

    2010-08-19T07:59:00Z

    As the fate of Thames shows, the future of TV is impossible to predict, says Jimmy Mulville.

  • Mongrels foxpurse
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    Mongrels / Home Movie Roadshow

    2010-08-19T07:59:00Z

    Emily Booth and Robin Parker share their love and loathing of two of the week’s shows.

  • ITV.jpg
    Comment

    Can ITV make money from pay-TV HD channels?

    2010-08-19T07:59:00Z

    34% said Yes / 66% said No

  • Martin Clunes - Horsepower
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    Horsepower / Birth of Britain / Carnival!

    2010-08-19T07:59:00Z

    Ebona Eastmond-Henry and Dermot Lavery on horses, Britain and a history of Carnival.

  • John Whiston
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    Whiston's Western workin'

    2010-08-19T07:59:00Z

    Any producers lacking musical inspiration are directed towards the hitherto hidden talents of ITV Studios creative director John Whiston.

  • The Great British Bake Off
    Comment

    18 Aug '10

    2010-08-18T13:02:00Z

    “It repelled cynicism.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Tony Ballard
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    Put broadband rollout in the hands of the BBC

    2010-08-18T12:48:00Z

    Give the BBC - not a quango - the responsibility for getting the unconnected onto broadband, writes Tony Ballard.

  • Tom Harvey
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    View from the North

    2010-08-17T12:58:00Z

    If the British TV industry is to be successful in an increasingly competitive global marketplace, we need to ensure that we build the creative sectors across the whole of the UK, writes Tom Harvey.

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    Score draw in digital Premier League

    2010-08-17T12:49:00Z

    ESPN and Yahoo have begun respectively offering premium mobile and ad-funded online access to Premier League video highlights this week but both models have major hurdles to overcome, writes Alex Farber.     

  • One_show_alex_and_Jason_1.jpg
    Comment

    17 Aug '10

    2010-08-17T10:47:00Z

    “It ain’t broke. It doesn’t need fixing.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

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    Dawn Porter: make 'em laugh

    2010-08-16T11:59:00Z

    As the Edinburgh TV Festival draws closer, Dawn Porter’s stand-up set is starting to take shape - but she is still struggling with the last laugh.

  • jake_kanter.jpg
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    New One Show hosts face tough task

    2010-08-16T12:30:00Z

    Jason Manford and Alex Jones take to The One Show sofa this evening, following a whirlwind of publicity, but they face an uphill struggle to match their predecessors’ performance in the ratings, writes Jake Kanter.

  • Vexed_3.jpg
    Comment

    16 Aug '10

    2010-08-16T11:09:00Z

    “It’s easy to enjoy but hard to care.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Dawn Airey
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    Woolfe re-energised Channel 5

    2010-08-13T10:47:00Z

    Richard Woolfe will leave an extraordinary legacy at Channel 5, writes chief executive Dawn Airey.

  • mistresses
    Comment

    13 Aug '10

    2010-08-13T10:52:00Z

    “They’re all having it off now.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.