Comment – Page 4
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Scott Bryan: The industry should follow these new year resolutions
Let’s do away with the pointless rebrandings, invasive personalised ads and meaningless figures and support our staff
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Philippa Childs: Now is the time to stand up for the BBC
If we allow the BBC to be undermined, our cultural landscape and democracy will be fundamentally weakened
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Danny Brocklehurst: ‘Real life’ drama should always be rooted in truth
Writers getting a little creative with the facts is one thing, but we don’t want Arthur Scargill on a motorbike
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Provocative language and antisemitic tropes don’t help the industry come together
Suggesting people are scared to speak out against Israel implies the old trope that Jews control the media, writes Fulwell 73’s Leo Pearlman
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Fear of backlash stifles open exchanges on Israel/Gaza
Fatima Salaria hands her column to an anonymous colleague to explore why discussing the Middle East is so challenging
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BBC’s future up for grabs, even as good sense prevails with chair
Samir Shah breaks the mould, but faces plenty of challenges as licence fee review kicks off in earnest
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Mike Darcey: Netflix is the clear winner of the streaming wars
While the US streamer’s strategy is paying off, rivals are in a sorry state and need to reassess their business models
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Studios should take the lead on clean energy
Bottle Yard’s business operations manager and sustainability lead Katherine Nash on how community energy could spell new opportunities for studio solar installations
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Indies desperate for clarity as brutal year draws to a close
Uncertainty over Channel 4 commissioning patterns has been a factor for much of the year
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Buyers have their say on slowdown
70 buyers from across the industry reveal their views on the current industry landscape and how they’re navigating the slowdown
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Richard Wallis: A Sustainable Future for Skills report offers a welcome vision for developing talent
Georgia Brown’s taskforce offers us a way forward - it’s vital that we act on it
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Media giants look to the past to build models for the future
Advertising tiers, windowing and licensing are all making a comeback as studios return to old formulas for success
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Lucy Frazer: The Media Bill will unleash the full potential of our PSBs
Culture secretary praises broadcasters but says ‘success today is not a guarantee of success tomorrow’
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Why our Glasgow indie now has desks in London and friends in Europe
Commissioners still want to talk in London - but Ofcom rule changes would help to shift that
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Why we shot our JFK doc on film
Producer director Sarah Hunt explains the joys and challenges of taking modern-day Dallas back to the 1960s using Super 8
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On-the-ground journalism can illuminate humanity across the divides of conflict
Channel 4 commissioning editor Nevine Mabro on the broadcaster’s commitment to international investigations
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The Basics: Everything you need to know about "shiny floor" studios
Paul McGavin, studio turnaround manager at dock10, explains why shiny floor shows are called just that
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Dan Walker: TV can still be a powerful tool to make a difference
Programmes which touch people’s lives are public service broadcasting at its finest
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Silence from colleagues is a terrible sound for our industry’s Jews
Documentarian Neil Grant issues a plea for understanding as antisemitic incidents escalate in the UK
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Lorraine Heggessey: Talent’s bad behaviour has been indulged for too long
The industry has to commit to stamping it out and creating an environment where people feel heard