Small MPU – Page 1657
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NEWS ANALYSIS - GOING ON THE DEFENSIVE
Recent violent events have raised questions over live reporting from trouble spots, with the onus for reducing risk falling squarely on broadcasters' shoulders. But what should they do?
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OPINION - BROADBAND HAS TO BE INTEGRATED
The love-in between the web and television is finally coming of age as the gestation period for broadband draws to a close.Although the broadcast TV industry has known for some time
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NewsZodiak buys Swedish producer Yellow Bird
Scandinavian producer Zodiak Television Group has continued its acquisitions spree with a deal to buy Swedish crime drama specialist Yellow Bird.
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TV CRITICS - JUDGING THE CRITICAL EFFECT
For many programme-makers, there's only one thing worse than being talked about - and that's not being talked about. But can television critics really have a decisive influence on a show's performance? Meg Carter investigates.
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YOUTH TV - GOING INTO RAPTURE
After a shaky start, youth channel Rapture now has access to 6 million UK homes. But can it develop into a viable experience provider and survive a series of defections and the marriage of its main parent? Andy Fry reports.
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WHITE PAPER - ALL WHITE ON THE NIGHT
The upcoming communications white paper will incorporate the views of organisations ranging from Anglia TV to Age Concern. But will Whitehall really be bold on regulation? By parliamentary correspondent John Lewis.
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INTERVIEW - THE GRAND MASTERS
Pam Masters, BBC director of presentation and broadcasting, has been credited with changing the face of British TV with her on-air promotions, an achievement rewarded this week with the prestigious Promax Pinnacle award.
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OFF THE RECORD - HATS OFF TO CHANNEL 4
It pains Off The Record to reveal that all is not well in Channel 4's busy presentation department where there is increasing unrest about the constant stream of interruptions. Thankfully the
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OFF THE RECORD - BEARDED WONDER
As news leaked out about Nigel Pickard's move from ITV to become BBC children's supremo, the BBC's luvvie-in-chief Alan Yentob moved into top gear smoothing over ruffled feathers - both inside
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OFF THE RECORD - IT'S A GRUB'S LIFE
And so to OTR's favourite film freebie the Rushes Soho Shorts Festival 2000, which takes place from 29 July this year. According to publicity blurb this year's list of judges includes
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OFF THE RECORD - WINING AND DINING
Never a week seems to pass these days without ITV being accused of dumbing down its factual output. So we were gobsmacked to see its controller of news and current affairs
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OFF THE RECORD - NEWSNIGHT'S MYSTIC MEG
But perhaps it's BBC 2 that should be accused of dumbing down. OTR thought it must have been watching Tonight with Trevor McDonald when it stumbled across a Newsnight item last
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OFF THE RECORD - FOOTIE FEVER
ITN presenter Dermot Murnaghan was the only person who seemed pleased to be at the RTS education awards this week - scheduled on the night England threw away their opening Euro
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NewsEngland defeat wins 6.9m for BBC1
England's rugby loss was BBC1's gain on Saturday as 6.9 million people (34.1%) tuned in to watch the record defeat in their Six Nations match against Ireland at 5.05pm.
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OFT delays report on BBC's indie quota
BBC's digital expansion to blame for report's late arrival
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NewsC4 and Emap discuss music channel tie-up
Channel 4 is in talks with Emap about a joint venture to run the publishing company's television channels, including The Hits and Kerrang!