Posts Tagged ‘ Television ’

Resident Beehive TV critic Mike TV gives you a sneak preview of the first serious iPlayer competitor…
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So there you go, Mike was wrong – it was Stacy Slater what dunnit. Mike was on his holidays, but managed to watch the 25^th anniversary show from a hotel room in Belgium - which made the experience all the more exciting. So, what of the live special?
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Jack’s back to save the world (America) for the eighth time … but this time he’s working with a muppet – not literally, Gonzo and Bunsen would make rather good Russian nuclear scientists – no, Freddie Prinze Jnr. Before you think this is a 24 slagging session, it’s not.
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Calm, rational analysis from Nicola Methven of the Mirror today on Adam Crozier’s appointment. It’s a fun read, but I think her conclusion — “ITV is heading for oblivion” is, to state the obvious, a bit harsh. You can the duller, balanced and more accurate view
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Elisabeth Murdoch, who runs the Shine TV production company, gave an interesting speech about the future of television over in Las Vegas yesterday, entitled ‘Here Comes The Audience’. If you like to keep up with the thinking of the Murdoch clan check out  the write-up in the LA Times and/or Hollywood Today, the latter...
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So, while we are at it, what happened to Peter Fincham…the man who was being described by his friends as the ‘standout candidate’ for C4. Ok, so he is hardly suffering as director of telly at ITV. But having made such an overt play for the C4 job in the autumn, it may not...
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David Abraham is a smart choice for Channel 4. His track record at UKTV, where he took a boring repeats broadcaster and made it trendy just by changing the name of a channel to Dave, gives you hope that he can put Channel 4 on a sensible path. Although his advertising background makes him...
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