All The Broadcast Interview articles – Page 22
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The Broadcast InterviewJohn Pilger: still fighting the fight
John Pilger’s latest project - looking at media coverage of the ‘War on Terror’ - marks a return to serious investigative journalism for ITV1. Broadcast hears from the veteran film-maker.
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The Broadcast InterviewHBO: Nancy Abraham, SVP, documentary programming
With a factual slate of mostly feature-length documentaries, HBO aims to deliver something viewers won’t see anywhere else, its senior vice-president of documentary programming tells Maria Esposito.
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The Broadcast InterviewFactual Commissioning Report: US cable networks
To mark the publication of Broadcast’s Factual Commissioning Report, subscribers can sample extracts here that detail what US cable bosses are looking for, an overview of the market and an interview with a HBO documentary executive.
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The Broadcast InterviewFactual Commissioning: US market overview
Overview of the factual commissioning market in the US and the opportunities it holds for UK producers.
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The Broadcast InterviewSmithsonian: David Royle, EVP, programming and production
Jointly owned by the 164-year-old Smithsonian Institution and CBS’s Showtime Network, Smithsonian Channel delivers programmes that are entertaining and informative.
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The Broadcast InterviewTLC: Rita Mullin, VP development
TLC is one of Discovery Communications’ big three brands. A female-skewing network, it is in 99 million homes and is being rolled out aggressively around the world.
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The Broadcast InterviewSundance: Harold Gronenthal, SVP & GM, Rainbow Media
Harold Gronenthal, who heads the international side of the operation, provides an assessment of international opportunities, echoing the US channel’s positioning.
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The Broadcast InterviewAlumni: Building up Street credibility
In its half a century on British TV, Coronation Street has employed a host of talented writers, directors and producers. From fights and pints to photo calls, Robin Parker hears their stories.
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The Broadcast InterviewPhil Collinson, producer, Coronation Street
The Coronation Street producer’s job is akin to that of the curator of a national museum or director of the Royal Ballet in terms of its influence on British culture, he tells Jake Kanter.
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The Broadcast InterviewTony Warren: King of Coronation Street
Corrie creator Tony Warren says the soap is as good today as ever and sees no reason why it shouldn’t be around for another 50 years. Jake Kanter meets the legendary TV writer.
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The Broadcast InterviewFactual Q&A: Hamish Mykura, Channel 4
The head of documentaries for Channel 4 outlines his commissioning wishlist.
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The Broadcast InterviewFactual Q&A: Alison Sharman, ITV
ITV’s director of factual and daytime outlines what is on her commissioning wishlist.
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The Broadcast InterviewFactual Q&A: Charlotte Moore, BBC
The BBC’s commissioning editor for documentaries outlines her commissioning wishlist.
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The Broadcast InterviewHow to pitch the right ideas to factual bosses
Broadcast publishes its first Factual Commissioning Report next month, offering insights into the wish-lists of the genre’s top UK and US commissioners. Here we reveal what the PSBs are planning.
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The Broadcast InterviewFactual Q&A: Andrew O'Connell, Channel 5
The head of factual for Channel 5 outlines his commissioning wishlist.
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The Broadcast InterviewDavid Green, DCD Media
The DCD chief executive wants half the super-indie’s business to come from the US by the end of next year, and is focusing on factual and drama to achieve it.
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The Broadcast InterviewMichael Carrington: Bringing comedy to kids’ TV
Turner’s chief content officer for EMEA says children’s broadcasters have been neglecting the live-action comedy genre, and this is something he is keen to change.
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The Broadcast InterviewCindy Rose, Virgin Media
Virgin Media’s new executive director of digital entertainment is out to change viewing habits, following a tie-up with US set-top box manufacturer TiVo.
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The Broadcast InterviewKatie Taylor, entertainment, BBC
Just six months into the job and the BBC’s head of entertainment and events has already made her mark by revamping the mighty Strictly. But she’s not done yet.
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The Broadcast InterviewSam Collyns: No constraints, no spin
The producer of contemporary histories from Loyalists to Secret Iraq tells Robin Parker about the art of seizing the moment, the chaos of filming in a war zone - and curious attitudes to what’s off the record.