Features – Page 328
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FeaturesFormat Focus: Solitary
Contestants endure solitary confinement in this controversial reality gameshow from the US.
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FeaturesStrictly unforgettable
From Murdoch's MacTaggart to a marriage proposal, Broadcast reveals execs' Edinburgh moments.
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FeaturesJay Hunt Interview: One to watch
With her dream job as controller of BBC1 now in hand, Jay Hunt is championing creative risk and encouraging people to come to her with big ambitious ideas in drama, comedy, factual and entertainment.
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FeaturesCreative Review - The X Factor
Post production work, completed by The Farm, on the fifth series of the talent search show.
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FeaturesCreative Review - The Genius Of Charles Darwin
Titles and content, designed by Artillery TV, for a three-part documentary that retains a historic sensibility while projecting a dynamic design feel.
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FeaturesCreative Review - Stupid Laws title sequence
A 30-second title sequence and bumpers, created by DMI Productions, highlighting stupid laws found across various states in the US.
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FeaturesCreative Review - Britain From Above
An animated time-lapse view of the routes taken by people and vehicles in everyday UK life, created by 422 South.
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FeaturesRatings Focus: C4 flying high with Secret Millionaire
The third run of The Secret Millionaire went from strength to strength this week as the second show in the series gained its highest-ever audience.
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FeaturesFormat Focus: Battleship
Celebrities get a soaking in this watery version of the classic Battleship board game.
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FeaturesBehind the Business: Alex Connock
The Ten Alps chief executive is first in a new series that puts the spotlight on the people behind the financial headlines.
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FeaturesRatings: Digital Focus: BBC3
The holy grail for producers is to create such a strong show that they can overcome editor scepticism and pitch an improbable spin-off which imitates the success of the original - such is the case with Spooks: Code 9.
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FeaturesReevell's Ratings: Does New Tricks get a boost from the summer?
August can be a good time for unexpected successes - the early series of Big Brother proved their worth in August.
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FeaturesInterview: Jeremy Hunt
Shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has an evolutionary, not revolutionary, approach to his brief. But he has clear views about the need for plurality of PSB provision and Rupert Murdoch's contribution to UK television.
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FeaturesEureka!: The Secret Millionaire (RDF for C4)
Stephen Lambert dreamt up the hit philanthropy format after a conversation with his wife.
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FeaturesThe two faces of DRM
Is content protection software a crucial security step that stops facilities' projects getting leaked or an unnecessary and costly response from a paranoid industry?
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FeaturesInterview: Liza Marshall, head of drama, C4
Since she took over as C4 head of drama Liza Marshall has made a name for the channel with gritty dramas such as Britz and Boy A. But it's not all about doom and gloom, she tells Robin Parker.
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FeaturesTime to tear up the terms?
With Michael Grade calling for the terms of trade to be scrapped in favour of a free programming market, Kate McMahon looks at the potential implications.
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FeaturesProduction: Format Frenzy
As the number of ways to view video has exploded, facilities are facing complex technical challenges. Adrian Pennington looks at the demands of post-producing in a multi-format world.
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FeaturesCase study: The Green Balloon Club
The Green Balloon Club is a weekly half-hour nature show comprising a mix of studio and filmed segments for CBeebies. It also has a significant online presence featuring additional video sequences.
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FeaturesCase study: Britain From Above
This forthcoming 3 x 60-minute factual series airing on BBC1, BBC2 and BBC4 promises to reveal the patterns of our lives from a strikingly fresh perspective.