Features – Page 347
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FeaturesTV 2011: Multichannel - joining the dots
In a busy year for the multichannel world, Sky got more heavily into non-sports and movies programming, including 3D and an exclusive HBO deal, while Virgin Media backed away from content.
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FeaturesTV 2011: Multiplatform - maturing value
Multiplatform has matured hugely this year, becoming core to many broadcasters’ and indies’ plans, but it still faces challenges - most vitally in proving its value in times of tightening budgets.
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Behind The ScenesHattie, BBC4
Unlocking the truth behind a complex love affair was key to doing justice to Hattie Jacques’ life story, says co-producer Richard Osborne.
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The Broadcast InterviewTim Westwood: the big dog of BBC Radio
The longserving Radio 1 DJ and host of digital-only 1Xtra’s drivetime show is not convinced by DAB, he tells Alex Farber. But he still feels radio has a role to play in breaking new artists.
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The Broadcast InterviewMurray Ferguson, Clerkenwell Films
The chief executive of Clerkenwell Films isn’t letting US interest affect its approach to making Misfits, he tells Ben Dowell.
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FeaturesJust William
Full post on a four-part series that follows the exploits of 11-year-old tearaway William Brown
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FeaturesReview of the Year 2010: Post-production
A tough first six months of 2010 saw some well-established businesses sold or closed down. But things improved in the second half as commissioning picked up.
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FeaturesDirk Gently
Full post including 30 VFX shots and titles for BBC4 drama Dirk Gently, based on Douglas Adams’ novel
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FeaturesPluraleyes
An extension for video editing applications such as Final Cut Pro and Vegas Pro.
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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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FeaturesReview of the Year 2010
Glee and Pineapple camped it up, Downton Abbey proved proper drama still works and the Essex girls introduced us to ‘vajazzling’. But what else happened in TV-land this year?
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FeaturesThe Voice of America, US (NBC)
Broadcast shines the spotlight on a new singing format headed for the US that teams reality hit-makers John de Mol and Mark Burnett.
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Behind The ScenesThe Nativity, BBC1
Finding an interesting new way to tell the Nativity story was a daunting task, says Tony Jordan, but there was much that hadn’t been explored on film.
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The Broadcast InterviewCamilla Campbell, drama, Channel 4
With a £20m cash injection to help plug the gap left by the end of Big Brother, C4’s head of drama is looking for works of “scale, social conscience and joy”.
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FeaturesStudios: Year in Review 2010
After a tough 2010, confidence is improving and studios capacity is being expanded in preparation for a better 2011.
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FeaturesElstree Studios
Elstree Studios managing director Roger Morris blames the dip in TV work on a “lack of decision-making and musical chairs” at the top of broadcasters including ITV and Channel 5.
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FeaturesPinewood Shepperton Studios
Pinewood Shepperton Studios, the UK’s largest complex, blames a reduction in spend from broadcasters for a 6% fall in its TV revenues over the first half of the year
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FeaturesThe London Studios
The year got off to a slow start at The London Studios (TLS) but bookings have built up over 2010.