More Edinburgh TV Festival News – Page 3825
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Production - Behind the headlines.
A docu-drama about the Bakewell murder case needed detailed research and tactful handling.
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Analysis - Unmissable rubbish.
No less an authority than Terry Wogan has described the Eurovision Song Contest as 'grandiose' and 'banal', but the infamous televisual spectacular keeps chugging along regardless.
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Opinion - In My View - We need food for thought.
Broadcasters must take the initiative in helping the population break free from an increasingly shallow media culture, writes Steve Orchard.
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Opinion - Comment - Beware the ostriches.
The broadcasting industry's dismissal of the Elstein group's proposals points to vested interests in the status quo - but change is inevitable, says one of its authors, David Cox.
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Opinion - Alarm bells start ringing.
Ofcom's appointment of Channel 4's chairman has raised some serious concerns about the regulator's ability to act neutrally.
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Older Viewers - Is grey the new black?
It's time for broadcasters to retune their thinking on older viewers, as the stereotype of a cash-poor OAP watching Songs of Praise and switching off the ads couldn't be further from the truth. By Suzy Bashford.
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Interview - Into the unknown.
John Smithson says he was worried that nobody would go to see the award-winning Touching the Void. Now, after it has taken millions at the box office, he tells James Curtis how the hit docu-drama came about.
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Production - Alchemy moves into Centre Point.
Audio facility Alchemy Mastering is investing£1.2m to relocate its business to the 29th floor of
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Production - Optibase eyes up Media 100.
Editing software company Media 100 is in talks with Optibase about a possible buyout.Media 100 has
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Production - Thomson on verge of ParkerVision tie-up.
Broadcast technology manufacturer Thomson is set to ink a cash deal worth $14m (£7.56m) with ParkerVision
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Production - Siemens in running.
Siemens has emerged as a surprise ninth contender for the purchase of BBC Technology. The shortlist
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Production - Skaramoosh hires.
London facility Skaramoosh has appointed Trish Trufelli and Philip Hough to boost its post and design
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Production - BFBS buys system.
BFBS (British Forces Broadcasting Service), the television arm of the Services Sound & Vision Corporation, has
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Analysis - On The Box - It's quite an education.
Jim Manson sees Clare Short's formidable image crumble in the face of a class of surly inner-city kids and Rik Waller scoop to new depths on Back to Reality.
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C4 DOC TO LOOK AT FACE TRANSPLANTS.
Mentorn Scotland is filming a 50-minute documentary for Channel 4 and Discovery Health in which three
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FORMAT FOCUS: FOREVER EDEN.
This Mentorn-produced show premiered on Fox this week and borrows much from Paradise Hotel, writes Michael Rosser.
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C4I RENEWS OUTPUT DEAL WITH FINLAND.
Channel 4 International has renewed its 59-hour output deal with YLE in Finland, with shows including
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LIVING TV BAGS UK SHOWING OF THE L WORD.
Living TV has picked up the exclusive rights to a controversial new US drama, described as
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GRANADA INTERNATIONAL VP QUITS FOR TARGET.
Two more ITV international programme sales staff have left to join the indie sector. Jane Dockery,