Features – Page 50
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The Broadcast InterviewDavid Abraham, Channel 4
Eight months into his tenure, C4’s chief exec has built his team and laid the foundations for post-Big Brother creative renewal. He tells Chris Curtis what to expect from the revamped PSB.
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The Broadcast InterviewKay Benbow, controller, CBeebies
Having played a huge role in launching the career of ‘Mr Tumble’, the CBeebies controller has big plans for the star.
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The Broadcast InterviewJohn Pilger: still fighting the fight
John Pilger’s latest project - looking at media coverage of the ‘War on Terror’ - marks a return to serious investigative journalism for ITV1. Broadcast hears from the veteran film-maker.
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The Broadcast InterviewMichael Carrington: Bringing comedy to kids’ TV
Turner’s chief content officer for EMEA says children’s broadcasters have been neglecting the live-action comedy genre, and this is something he is keen to change.
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The Broadcast InterviewCindy Rose, Virgin Media
Virgin Media’s new executive director of digital entertainment is out to change viewing habits, following a tie-up with US set-top box manufacturer TiVo.
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The Broadcast InterviewKatie Taylor, entertainment, BBC
Just six months into the job and the BBC’s head of entertainment and events has already made her mark by revamping the mighty Strictly. But she’s not done yet.
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The Broadcast InterviewMade In… Shepherds Bush
Following a string of hits including In The Loop, Tamara Drewe and Made In Dagenham, BBC Films creative director Christine Langan is out to target younger audiences. Catherine Neilan reports
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The Broadcast InterviewDavid Jordan: BBC Ed Pol chief comes out fighting
The director of the BBC’s Editorial Policy Unit is not taking recent criticism lying down.
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The Broadcast InterviewRoma Khanna: Building for the future
NBC Universal’s president of global channels and digital initiatives tells Michael Rosser how the UK will play a key role in the company’s continued growth.
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The Broadcast InterviewAlison Sharman: new queen of breakfast TV
The ITV director of factual and daytime talks to Jake Kanter about her decision to replace GMTV with Daybreak and why Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley are worth every penny.
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The Broadcast InterviewJohn Linwood: driving the BBC's digital revolution
The broadcaster’s chief technology officer tells Will Strauss about progress on the Digital Media Initiative and moving to HD and 3D.
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The Broadcast InterviewAnne Morrison, BBC Training and Development Academy
The director of the BBC’s Training and Development Academy is keen to boost training beyond the corporation.
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The Broadcast InterviewCatherine Whelton, Yesterday (UKTV)
Having won an extension in its Freeview hours, UKTV’s Yesterday is looking to build on its original commissions. One of the channel’s commissioning editors speaks to Alex Farber.
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The Broadcast InterviewPat Younge, BBC Vision Productions
The head of BBC Vision Productions aims to boost morale and make in-house production truly multimedia, he tells Katherine Rushton.
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The Broadcast InterviewJoe Godwin, CBBC
Joe Godwin may be looking for an issues-led drama for CBBC - but the new BBC Children’s director believes it can be gritty without being miserable.
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The Broadcast InterviewOona King, Channel 4
Channel 4’s Oona King tells Lisa Campbell why broadcasting must be opened up to people of different backgrounds, and how the CDN is proposing to change the industry’s mindset.
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The Broadcast InterviewAndrew Jackson: the BBC’s straight-talker
Natural History Unit chief Andrew Jackson isn’t afraid to say what he thinks, and his self confessed lack of ‘pedigree’ is just what the corporation ordered, writes Katherine Rushton
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The Broadcast InterviewDanny Cohen, BBC3
BBC3 has had its fair share of flak, but controller Danny Cohen continues to carve out a distinct niche for the channel and maintains there’s more to come, finds Katherine Rushton
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The Broadcast InterviewFive comes out fighting
Our partnership remains strong, Five’s Dawn Airey and Richard Woolfe tell Lisa Campbell.
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The Broadcast InterviewAlan Clements, STV
Director of content Alan Clements tells Kate McMahon about his first year at STV, defends his decision to use opt-outs to fund home-grown content and reveals his plans for a US office.