All Features articles – Page 128
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RatingsA year of two halves
With viewing figures for last year skewed heavily by the London Olympics and Paralympics, Stephen Price takes a look at the performance of the main broadcasters pre and post Games.
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The Broadcast InterviewMark Browning, Chris Shaw and Emma Read, ITNP
In two years, ITNP has grown into a formidable production division, thanks to a content strategy built around its news heritage. What’s next on the agenda, asks Jake Kanter
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FeaturesWho’s top of the class?
Which indies are winning the biggest orders and who is the most prolific commissioner? Robin Parker delves into the latest data from commissioning index Greenlight to find out
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FeaturesThe good, the bad & the ugly of 2012
From Homeland and the Olympics through the Jubilee Pageant and TOWIE Live to Savile-gate, 2012 has been an eventful year for television.
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FeaturesSurvival of the biggest
It’s been a good year for larger post houses that can take on the biggest shows, but rising costs and a fall in TV ad spend have hit some smaller facilities hard. Ann-Marie Corvin reports
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FeaturesJapan: 'A tough market to crack'
Pact’s recent delegation to Tiffcom showed how seriously UK indies and distributors are taking the Japanese market, but also highlighted the challenges. Jake Kanter reports
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FeaturesTaking it to the next stage
With tax breaks for top-end drama set to come in next year, studios have been investing in additional space to meet the expected increase in demand. Adrian Pennington reports
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FeaturesA shot in the arm
Tax subsidies, a new challenger to Sky, further foreign scoops for UK indies and the disintermediation of broadcasters energised the market in 2012. Adrian Pennington examines the top five deals
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FeaturesA year like no other for OBs
The unprecedented scale of live events in the summer made it a bumper year for outside broadcast firms. Just as well, reports Adrian Pennington, as 2013 is looking much leaner
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Features2012: the year of living digitally
Andy Stout reviews the top five most significant events of the year in the increasingly digital UK broadcasting space
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FeaturesSound Women: debating digital
Absolute Radio recently hosted a Sound Women event to discuss why there are so few women involved in digital media production.
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FeaturesHow to play it for laughs
BBC Academy’s Louise Blythe asks top creatives and executives about how to get comedy ideas noticed and commissioned
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The Broadcast InterviewJana Bennett, BBC Worldwide
As she picks up a major WFTV award, the former BBC head of Vision talks to Lisa Campbell about leaving the BBC, revolutionising science on TV and helping women reach the top
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FeaturesAnimation propagation
With a skilled graduate base, animation tax breaks and a tie-up with London’s Tech City, Northern Ireland is bullish about being digital storytelling’s new home. By Will Strauss
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Behind The ScenesThe Poison Tree, ITV1
Erin Kelly’s novel hooked me instantly, but we had to make dramatic changes to characters and plot to turn it into thrilling TV, says Emilia di Girolamo
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CommentThe War on Britain’s Roads
Todd Austin responds to criticism of Leopard’s controversial cycling doc and discusses UGC difficulties.
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The Broadcast InterviewAsh Atalla & Neil Calow, Roughcut TV
Riding high with BBC3’s Cuckoo, the Roughcut TV team talk to Paul Whitelaw about waiting for the right idea and the dedication to honing scripts that sets the indie apart
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Behind The ScenesThe Fear, Channel 4
Making the audience feel they are actually seeing the world though the eyes of a gangland boss slowly succumbing to dementia became an obsession for director Michael Samuels
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The Broadcast InterviewJulian Farino
A documentary-maker by background, Julian Farino is mid-way through a two-year exclusivity deal with HBO in the US. He tells Robin Parker what Brits bring to the US party.
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FeaturesTesting 3D’s drama potential
David Walliams’ comic novel receives the 3D treatment as the BBC explores the drama genre as part of its two-year experiment with the technology.