All articles by Lisa Campbell – Page 4
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NewsC4 to launch real-time user recommendation
Channel 4 is months away from launching a user recommendation engine based on data gathered from its 9 million registered users.
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CommentTake a chance on new writers
UK should follow US lead in giving fresh talent an opportunity, says Lisa Campbell
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NewsBurns and Bland back BBC regulation change
Channel 4 chairman Terry Burns and former chair of the BBC board of governors, Christopher Bland, have suggested that a single board, plus Ofcom, is the best method for regulating the BBC.
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NewsMiller backs BBC Trust - for now
Culture secretary Maria Miller has made it clear that the BBC Trust will not be scrapped or subjected to significant structural changes before Charter Renewal.
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CommentDon’t rush this weighty decision
The future governance of the BBC requires a considered debate says Lisa Campbell
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NewsBBC Trust is “broken” say MPs
MPs at today’s Public Accounts Committee hearing were repeatedly “astounded” that the BBC Trust did not ask former DG Mark Thompson more rigorous questions about the “eye-watering” £1.02m paid to his former deputy Mark Byford.
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CommentMissing in action: BBC females
Women are conspicuous by their absence from new BBC dramas says Lisa Campbell
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NewsBBC Trust sets out case on Byford payoff
Mark Thompson will face tough scrutiny by MPs at next week’s Public Accounts Committee hearing after Lord Patten’s bid to shed light on controversial payoffs to Mark Byford and Sharon Baylay.
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NewsCommissioning: the indie view
“The elephant in the room in this whole debate is who pays,” said one indie producer, commenting on the Broadcast/GfK commissioning survey and the ‘We Need to Talk About Commissioning’ panel at the Edinburgh TV Festival.
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CommentCommissioning debate hots up
C4 goes on the defensive, but all broadcasters pledge reviews, says Lisa Campbell
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NewsDG: Half of BBC breakfast show hosts must be female
Director General Tony Hall is aiming to boost the representation of women on the airwaves by requesting that half of all local BBC radio breakfast shows have a female voice by 2015.
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NewsDiscovery launches $500k development fund
Discovery Channel US and Discovery Networks International are launching a $500,000 (£321k) ‘global landmark development fund’ to find the next generation of epic series and landmark event programming.
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NewsTony Hall admits to BBC 'officer class'
Director general Tony Hall has acknowledged an “appalling divide” between the people running the BBC and programme-makers on the ground and responded to criticism about a perceived “cosiness” with the likes of consultants KPMG.
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NewsLondon Live boss Boseley urges indies to think outside the box
“Efficient tariffs” will be a key driver in encouraging indies to produce new and distinctive content for London Live, according to its new programming director Jonathan Boseley.
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CommentBroadcasters: must do better
There are some serious failings in the process of making TV, from initial meetings to TX, says Lisa Campbell
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FeaturesTV that changes the world
One Mile Away-director Penny Woolcock on grass-roots film-making.
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NewsHarman calls for more action on older women
Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman is calling on broadcasters to agree a methodology for accurately measuring the number of older women working in the media and has suggested targets are the only answer to achieving equality.
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CommentWorking for a better industry
Relations between indies and broadcasters must be improved says Lisa Campbell
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NewsBBC Production’s Younge quits for ‘fresh challenge’
Pat Younge is stepping down from his role as chief creative officer of BBC in-house production.
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NewsKarl Warner resigns from the BBC
Karl Warner has resigned from his post as a BBC entertainment commissioner in order to set up his own indie.