Features – Page 413
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FeaturesEureka!: Extreme Wife (Hot Patootie TV for C4)
Dawn Porter on why a show exploring alternative relationships was her dream job.
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Behind the Business: Andrew Chitty
All3Media's acquisition of Illumina Digital is typical of the trend toward multiplatform consolidation.
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FeaturesFormat Focus: Panic
Celebrities get to keep it in the family in this interview format from France.
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FeaturesCreative Review - Big Cat Live
Red Bee Media's animated idents for the new CBeebies extension of BBC1's Big Cat Live.
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FeaturesCreative Review - Wheeler Dealers On The Road
Titles reflecting the show's mission to restore classic cars and sell them for a profit.
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FeaturesAnalysis: Indies in the US
UK producers' strength in factual and reality is proving a profitable route into the US. Maria Esposito investigates how UK indies can maximise opportunities stateside.
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FeaturesProduction: Shoot to thrill
As camera manufacturers begin to wind up their tape-based product lines they are introducing a bewildering array of file-based high-definition replacements. Adrian Pennington reports on the key camcorders from the leading manufacturers targeting mainstream broadcast production.
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FeaturesYnon Kreiz: Action Man
Ynon Kreiz, ex windsurfing instructor and now Endemol's chief executive, talks to Steve Clarke about whether Wipeout is the new Big Brother and expansion into distribution, digital, sports and scripted.
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Behind The ScenesOn location: Stephen Fry in America
Series producer/director John Paul Davidson on crisscrossing the United States in a London taxi.
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FeaturesThe Conch Awards: Sounds like a winner
UK Screen's Conch Awards, celebrating the best in audio talent, took place last week. Michael Burns takes a closer look at the winners in the main broadcast categories.
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FeaturesCreative Review - On Air campaign for Living on the Edge
A campaign based around a teen reality show featuring kids from Cheshire.
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FeaturesCreative Review - British Style Genius
Titles and a visual theme that reflects British fashion over the past 30 years.
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FeaturesPSB review: Ofcom PSB review
Culture secretary Andy Burnham used his Royal Television Society digital conference address last week to stress that government and regulator were both on a “fast track” towards determining the future of public service broadcasting.
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FeaturesPSB review: ITV's plans to scale back regional news supported
Almost as soon as Ofcom signalled a relaxation of ITV's regional responsibilities, the broadcaster announced plans to cut 430 jobs in news.
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FeaturesPSB review: C4 assured of PSB future - but how to fund it?
Now that Ofcom has dropped its unpopular BBC-only model of PSB provision, the remaining options all ensure a PSB future for Channel 4.
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FeaturesPSB review: BBC as PSB cornerstone
In every potential scenario, the BBC remains the “cornerstone” of PSB, but Ofcom maintains that the corporation is strengthened when it has genuine competition.
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FeaturesPSB: Five's plans for kids welcomed
Five wants to remain a PSB up to and beyond the expiry of its current licence in 2014 and Ofcom suggests only minor changes to ensure that it remains a financially viable option.
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FeaturesPSB debate: Mark Thompson, director general, BBC
“The PSB debate needs to be more ambitious and less defeatist. The public doesn't want any of the commercial PSBs to be thrown out of the family, but it also doesn't want the stabilisation of ITV, C4 or Five at the price of weakening the BBC.
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FeaturesPSB debate: Andy Duncan, chief executive, Channel 4
“The important part of Ofcom's report is that plurality matters. Why? Because the public has said it clearly wants it.
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FeaturesPSB debate: Mike Darcey, chief operating officer, BSkyB
“Ofcom has called a state of emergency in the provision of public service content, but perhaps we should pause for breath before reaching for the chequebook.