All articles by Robin Parker
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Features
Confidence high among N&R indies
Revenues are up 26% and out-of-London commissioning is expected to grow as broadcasters ramp up production following the end of lockdown
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Features
C5 wins vote of approval
Ben Frow’s mission to create a clearer identity pays off as channel named the strongest broadcaster for the first time
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Comment
Cautious optimism as industry recovers
‘Given what we have all endured, there is much to celebrate in this year’s survey’
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Features
Roundtable: the ups and downs of running a small indie
Sohail Shah, Louis Bamber, Ed Stobart and Emily Dalton discuss the advantages and challenges of running a smaller production business
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Features
In conversation: Sophie Jones and John Smithson
The true crime producers discuss working in the genre, competing for eyeballs with drama, and how social media is enriches storytelling
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Comment
Tales of a veteran TV hack
Robin Parker looks back over a 13-year career with Broadcast as he signs off from the title
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Ratings
C5 trumps PSB rivals with A&E uplift
MONDAY: Crackit ob doc rises to series high of 1.9m as it edges out Talking Heads double bill
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Ratings
Salisbury Poisonings holds on to 6.2m
MONDAY: BBC1 grabs a third of 9pm viewers for part two of fact-based drama
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News
Lime embroiled in second race row
Former TOWIE cast member Vas J Morgan accusers producers of ‘systemic racism’
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News
C4 doubles down on BAME indies in anti-racism push
Broadcaster launches accelerator scheme and commits to working with twice as many diverse companies by 2023
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Ratings
BBC2 Monaco doc strikes it rich with 3.2m
MONDAY: Spun Gold/Whisper series opener is channel’s second biggest show of the past year
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Ratings
1966 replay peaks with 1.3m
WEEKEND: Channel 4 wins the spoils in Sunday afternoon of sporting action
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Ratings
ITV’s celebrity families beat C4’s best parents
THURSDAY: Spin-off from Anne Hegarty-hosted quiz lands with 2.7m
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News
Partridge turns podcaster
Audible releases first episode of 18-part series ahead of autumn launch
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News
HBO benefits from Bafta rule shift
US cable giant secures double-digit nominations following international programming inclusion
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Ratings
C5 takes young viewers to A&E
MONDAY: Crackit hospital doc comfortably beats BBC2 and hammers C4 as one-in-eight 16-24 year-olds tune in