All Features articles – Page 134
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Behind The ScenesRichard III: The King in the Car Park, C4
We won’t know whether we have found the bones of Richard III until the day of TX, but getting to this point has been quite a journey, says Simon Young
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FeaturesPolitics squeezes women out
As long as the news focuses on Westminster, women will be marginalised, says Lis Howell
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RatingsA tough act to follow
Last year’s mega events all pulled in massive TV audiences, but how did the rest of the schedules fare?
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FeaturesAdvertisers take control
File-based workflows underpinned by asset management systems are shaking up the supply and delivery of ads to UK broadcasters, reports Adrian Pennington
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Behind The ScenesGT Academy, ITV4
Making six series at once was already a massive challenge - but then our lasers broke down and things got even tougher, says Dylan Wyn Davies
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FeaturesA showcase of female talent
The first Broadcast-backed Expert Women’s Day revealed an abundance of female high achievers lining up to be the contributors and presenters of tomorrow.
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FeaturesSinging for your supper
Bringing Dancing On The Edge to the screen required a patchwork of funding, from the BBC to gap financing and selling the soundtrack rights. Tim Adler unpicks the details
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The Broadcast InterviewStephen Poliakoff
Writer and director Stephen Poliakoff talks about the important questions raised by his first full-length TV series, Dancing On The Edge, and how the BBC’s faith in him has been repaid
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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