Features – Page 415
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FeaturesIs multiskilling dumbing down the industry?
Q: Do you believe that multiskilling is dumbing down the broadcasting industry and drastically lowering technical standards?
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FeaturesViews on tapeless technology
Q: What are your views on tapeless? And what do you feel is the best process?
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FeaturesWho owns the rights?
Q: If a fully-commissioned programme or series was made for a UK channel in the early 1990s, is it likely that they still own the broadcast rights and will own them exclusively in perpetuity or is there a natural period after which the rights revert to the production company?
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FeaturesImpact of the credit crunch
Q: From a creative developer - What will the impact of the credit crunch be on what people want to watch on TV?
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FeaturesDigital Focus: BBC4 and More 4
Here's an idea you won't read in an Ofcom PSB review. If£100m is going to be top-sliced from the BBC to bail out Channel 4, why not hand over BBC4 as a down-payment? With a lot of repeats populating the BBC4 schedule and More 4 depending very heavily on a ...
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FeaturesReevell's Ratings: BBC1 hopes that Merlin works its ratings magic
The return of the big family Saturday night in seems well timed amid these worrying days of turmoil in the financial markets.
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FeaturesProduction: Outside broadcast
Truck building is an area of outside broadcast technology that is booming, especially as demand for HD services increases. As Nicola Brittain discovers, the complexities involved are leading to greater use of systems integrators.
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FeaturesMegahertz's OB3 for SIS LIVE
OBs looking for a particular design rather than a truck stuffed with “best of breed” technology often look to Megahertz - a company with a reputation for meeting customers' specific requirements.
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Gearhouse HD timeline
Gearhouse Broadcast, in common with Sony Professional Services and Thomson, are positioned to provide big, multi-purpose trucks.
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FeaturesEureka!: Jack: A Soldier's Story (BBC Vision for BBC3)
Producer Ben Anderson on a young soldier's experiences of serving in Afghanistan.
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FeaturesBehind the business: Robert Peston
Billion-pound scoops have made the BBC business editor a key face for the corporation.
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FeaturesFormat focus: Ticket to the Tribes
Families must live the life of an indigenous tribe in this reality format.
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FeaturesGetting to grips with digital
All3Media's acquisition of Illumina is the latest example of an indie embracing digital media. Maria Esposito reports on the challenges of going digital.
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Behind The ScenesOn location: Unbreakable
Executive producer Chris Kelly on an extreme series that tested the crew as much as the competitors.
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FeaturesTrends: Eastern promise
While established and home territories remain critical, the UK's top distributors are increasingly looking to the emerging markets of eastern Europe and Asia.
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FeaturesIndies: DIY distribution
While consolidation has meant that fewer indies now handle their own distribution, some remain believers in building their own sales operation.
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FeaturesThe Peer Poll
This year BBC Worldwide and Fremantle led the field as the distributor's favourite distributor while RDF slipped into third place.
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FeaturesPeer Poll: All3Media International
While it's slipped one place from last year's poll with a tally of 12 points, rivals continue to praise All3Media as “a well-run company with a growing reputation for service”.
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FeaturesPeer Poll: RDF Rights
After knocking BBC Worldwide off the top spot last year, RDF Rights slips to its lowest position to date with 12 points.