All MacTaggart Lecture articles – Page 5
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News
Dorothy Byrne steps down as C4 news chief
Ian Katz hails long-serving exec’s creative flair and ’laser-like eye for a story’
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Sponsored
Relocation is good for everyone
Shifting TV’s centre of gravity outside of London will help to improve creativity and diversify the industry, says Ruth Pitt
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News
World Productions co-founder Tony Garnett dies at 83
Cathy Come Home and This Life producer hailed as ‘inspirational’ for his commitment to social justice and supporting new talent
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Luke Johnson: ‘C4 should be sold off’
Broadcaster has ‘run its course as a PSB’, says former chair
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News
WFTV hails Dorothy Byrne and Lisa McGee
C4 head of news and Derry Girls creator among this year’s award-winners
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Comment
Byrne, BritBox and a fresh prince
Broadcast looks back on a year of SVoD launches, licence fee rows and a car-crash interview
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News
Analysis: PSB/government relations hit rock bottom
BBC and C4 in spotlight as PM continues to duck debates
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News
YACF backs 25 hours of new kids’ programming
CITV How! reboot, two C5 live action shows and a pair of S4C dramas in initial wave of BFI-backed projects
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Dorothy Byrne to receive Grierson Trustees’ Award
C4 news head hailed for ‘putting women’s issues at the heart of her programme-making’
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HBO to co-produce BBC Michaela Coel drama
Sexual consent series has also had an upgrade to BBC1
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C4 unveils industry’s first menopause policy
Broadcaster introduces flexible working, paid leave and workplace environment assessments
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News
Cameron Years director: docs hold MPs to account
Denys Blakeway says reputational aspect of long-form pieces forces MPs who duck news interviews to open up
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Comment
TV has the power to change perceptions for the better
Both scripted and non-scripted can play a part in highlighting social issues, says Alex Fraser
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Comment
We bow to the gods of power
Controllers and politicians are cut from the same dictatorial cloth, says Steven D Wright
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Comment
A reminder of the power of docs
Back-to-basics series like Jade and Thatcher demonstrate real class
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Ratings
Peaky Blinders settles well in new home
The drama, promoted to BBC1, saw off ITV’s new series Sanditon, scoring particularly high among 16-34s
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News
Political storm hits Edinburgh
Speakers weigh in after C4 news chief brands politicians’ ‘cowards and liars’ in MacTaggart