Features – Page 334
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FeaturesPort Royal, FX (US)
Broadcast shines the spotlight on the new pirate drama from the makers of The Walking Dead.
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The Broadcast InterviewPhil Morrow, Wild Rover
From its small base in Belfast, Wild Rover is making huge inroads into US TV. It’s managing director tells Lisa Campbell about working with Jerry Bruckheimer and Nigel Lythgoe.
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Behind The Scenes
BBC Radio 1: Our Big Weekend with Lady Gaga
We wanted more live coverage than ever before, says Neil Wyatt. But what do you do when your headline act won’t stop playing?
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FeaturesFreelancer training: all aboard the Fast Train
Hundreds of freelancers took advantage of the free training and career advice on offer at the BBC Academy’s Fast Train event in White City last week. Anne-Marie Corvin reports.
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FeaturesAll Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace
Full post on the three-part documentary series about how computers have not liberated us but distorted and simplified our view of the world around us.
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FeaturesFour Rooms
Full post on the new series where people attempt to sell their possessions to art, antiques and collectibles dealers.
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FeaturesInside the Human Body
Full post on the four-part series about the wonders of the human body.
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The Broadcast InterviewRob Woodward, STV
STV’s chief executive opens up to Jake Kanter about Taggart, local TV, diversification, cracking the US - and that legal battle.
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The Broadcast InterviewThe Comedy Unit
With a series of hits under its belt north of the border, including Burnistoun and Gary: Tank Commander, The Comedy Unit has its sights set on the rest of the UK.
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FeaturesFocal International Awards 2011
Leading lights of the archive industry came together in London last week for the eighth Focal International Awards, celebrating the best work from 20 countries.
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Behind The ScenesFour Rooms, Channel 4
No old brown furniture and teapots for this C4 antiques series, says Claudia Lewis. We wanted mummified mermaids and stuffed polar bears.
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FeaturesUS TV: Commissioning Strategies 2011-2012
Broadcast has released an abridged version of its in-depth US TV report, revealing insight into commissioning strategies at key US broadcasters ahead of this month’s LA Screenings.
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FeaturesThe Street that Cut Everything
Full post on the programme about a street in Preston that has agreed to give up all council services for six weeks.
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FeaturesPanasonic TH-42BT300ER and TH-50BT300ER
Plasma monitors for production and post-production usage
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FeaturesNBC
NBC had enjoyed unparalleled dominance in US broadcasting, claiming number one spot in primetime ratings throughout the 1980s and 1990s - fuelled by scripted powerhouses Friends, Frasier, Seinfeld, The West Wing and ER, not to mention the earlier classics such as Cheers, The Cosby Show, Family Ties, Knight Rider and ...