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CommentDawn goes in Thirkells
As filming begins on Extreme Wife for C4, presenter Dawn Porter has been getting a masterclass in formats from a leading producer and later needs to fend off randy men in hot tubs.
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CommentSpacey's problem with Auntie
Hollywood actor and Old Vic boss Kevin Spacey reckons the BBC is giving 'unfair' amounts of promotion to certain West End productions. Katherine Rushton agrees and believes the corporation has crossed the line.
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Blog: The Byron Review
This week the Byron Review recommended that video game ratings need overhauling to safeguard children. But Mark Owen believes the results will spill over into the broadcast world.
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CommentThe need for one voice
A directors' guild for the UK is a step forward for the film-making community.
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CommentLight enter-torment
Entertainment TV may look fluffy - but it's a breeding ground for bitchiness.
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CommentMedia money: Why have the bosses of two major kids TV companies resigned in the space of a month?
You could be forgiven for thinking the kids market is a bloodbath after February saw Entertainment Rights chief executive Mike Heap step down to “pursue other interests” and Hit Entertainment boss Bruce Steinberg replaced to make way for a US-based executive.
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CommentDawn on directors
Working with a new director can be like entering an intense love affair, as Dawn Porter discovers while making new Channel 4 series Extreme Wife in Los Angeles.
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CommentDawn's run in with the law
Making a new TV series in Los Angeles isn't all fun and sunshine, as presenter Dawn Porter discovers when she's pulled over by the cops.
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CommentBlog: Radio that leaves you reeling
Nominees for the Sony Radio Academy Awards are to be announced on 9 April and judge Paul Robinson has been impressed by the standard in spite of the challenges the sector is facing.
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CommentWhat next for mobile television?
The EU last week endorsed the DVB-H technology standard for television on mobile devices. But, asks Will Strauss, was it the right decision?
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CommentNew thinking outside the Avid box
Will Strauss gives his reaction to a new Avid business plan that will see the company slash the price of software and look to develop its online community.
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CommentIraq from every angle
The line-up of Iraq war programming this week has done television proud.
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CommentOff cuts - 21 March
Shameless plug in bid for public servicesAmid all the talk of Channel 4's future, who said this of its remit last week? “To foster the new and experimental in TV, to take creative risks, to encourage pluralism and provide a favoured place for the untested and to maintain the salience ...
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Broadcast letters issue 21 March 2008
iPlayer DRM restrictions make for poor valueI am most disappointed the BBC has closed the loophole that allowed people to download BBC content to any available operating system without the need for digital rights management (DRM).This loophole offered several benefits. Firstly, it allowed users to download a higher quality video ...
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CommentMedia money: Is there another route for indie diversification?
There are various ways independent producers can grow quickly: win more commissions, buy other indies, increase their production genres or add distribution assets.
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CommentMedia money: Why should the TV world care that AOL is buying Bebo?
AOL is spending $850m buying Bebo because it believes the social networking site has discovered the magic formula of becoming a money-spinning powerhouse.
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