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Bias In The Media – Don’t conservatives get it?

Published 23 October 2006

I have noticed something in my observations of the various blogs and commentators on the internet, and that is that there is no single “enemy” organisation for conservatives. Bill O’Reilly,…

No logo please, it’s Torchwood

Published 22 October 2006

I’ve been looking forward to watching Torchwood – the new Doctor Who spinoff series “for adults” – for a long time, and didn’t mind the prospect of seeing it first…

Paul Waters

Published 21 October 2006

Paul Waters has died. Starting his career with ATV, then moving on to BBC telefilm and then BBC radio, “Paulie” did mostly behind-the-scenes jobs until the invention of “Wake Up…

Completing the circle

Published 19 October 2006

BBC One – from globes to dancers to circles

What goes around comes around

Published 19 October 2006

David Brockman looks back at the seventies and the then-massive BBC commitment to Network Production Centres outside London

Haldane Duncan Part 9: Chic Murray Remembered

Published 19 October 2006

The most original Scottish comic

Hi-Def disc format war begins today…. not.

Published 17 October 2006

Samsung launches BluRay player in the UK (BBC Radio 4, Today, Business Report) The first player from one of the two high-definition optical disc formats has been launched in the…

Ratings Review: BARB Week Ending 24th September 2006

Published 11 October 2006

Well, there are a few surprises coming out of the latest publicly viewable ratings. On the channel side, we see that the joint highest rating channels right now, according to…

Too ambitious?

Published 11 October 2006

BBC threatens to abandon Manchester move It seems fairly obvious that the BBC won’t get all of its own way relating to the forthcoming licence fee settlement. Although Tessa Jowell…

Science or show?

Published 1 October 2006

The recent sad passing of naturalist and TV presenter Steve Irwin inevitably raises questions about how we produce television programmes about the natural world. The BBC spends vast amounts of…

Tiptoe through the Startups – 2

Published 1 October 2006

Roddy continues his journey through the Transdiffusion archives.

Haldane Duncan Part 8: The Audition

Published 1 October 2006

Auditioning at the BBC and STV couldn’t be more different

Daniel Farson

Published 1 October 2006

The Outsider

“But”

Published 30 September 2006

Such a little word. And we’ll be coming back to “but” shortly. However (which is “but” in adult clothing, I know; don’t write in). However, let us start by not…

Speeding demons

Published 26 September 2006

An incident that only occurred in the mind of a Daily Mail journalist provides a Transdiffusion writer the opportunity of venting his spleen. Again. As a professed fan of the…

The showman naturalist

Published 24 September 2006

A profile of Steve Irwin

Ratings casualty

Published 21 September 2006

BBC News: TV host seriously hurt in crash Top Gear has been a runaway success for the BBC in its recent incarnation, with its mix of irreverent humour and factual…

Still a place for quality TV

Published 2 September 2006

ITV1’s decline and the future of TV as we know it.

Tiptoe through the Startups – 1

Published 2 September 2006

Roddy Buxton looks into the TBS basement files

Haldane Duncan Part 7: Scottish TV times

Published 2 September 2006

Saving Scottish Television from certain ruin

Put that thing down!

Published 1 September 2006

So, the World Cup has long since passed, and as a result you’re probably watching the crop of available HD channels on your Sky box and wondering what to do…

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it

Published 28 August 2006

A slightly unfortunate side-effect of Charles Allen’s recent MacTaggart lecture in Edinburgh is that it has reignited a rather annoying debate around the metaphorical water-cooler and elsewhere, on the future…

After the party

Published 28 August 2006

The caterer’s revenge Charles Allen’s MacTaggart Lecture at the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival was either judged a ‘success’ or ‘failure’ depending on the person you spoke to afterwards, but…

Chavtastic ITV

Published 27 August 2006

Cracker creator blasts ‘chav’ TV – The Observer I’ve been saying it – here and in other places – for years. Now Jimmy McGovern, one of Britain’s most talented writers,…

What a turn-off

Published 10 August 2006

Guardian: Loss of the “networked generation” Ofcom’s “The Communications Market 2006 – Overview” One thing Ofcom seems to be good at – apart from annoying people – is publishing surveys,…

After the resignation

Published 8 August 2006

BBC News: Charles Allen quits as ITV chief MediaGuardian: ‘ITV needs content king’ It’s still uncertain who will properly replace Charles Allen, let alone whether ITV plc will survive until…

Not your parents’ ITV

Published 1 August 2006

“What ITV is up to” is a subject that occupies our minds from time to time here at Transdiffusion, especially in the wake of the 50th anniversary last year, which…

Thanks for coming, you’ve been great

Published 28 July 2006

ITV is losing two useless items, one very quickly, one after a long, painful demise. Some terrible rubbish that ITV had cluelessly thought would steal Saturday nights has bit the…

A clue for the clueless

Published 19 July 2006

ITV lunchtime news could be cut to 30 mins 18th July 2006, 10pm: BBC One – 10 O’Clock News, 4.5 million viewers Channel Five – CSI: NY, 2.4 million viewers…

Collision course

Published 12 July 2006

Neighbours could air on BBC3 This is interesting. The originally planned remit of BBC Three was intended to have a higher percentage of imported programmes as part of its schedule,…

Alexandra Palace TV Heritage Faces Destruction

Published 9 July 2006

Many thanks to Malcolm Smith for bringing this to our attention. Alexandra Palace Television Group Chairman: Richard E Norman CBE; Treasurer: Tony Wilding; Secretary: Frank Phillip ****URGENT PRESS RELEASE**** Alexandra…

Future imperfect

Published 7 July 2006

Thompson: BBC faces ongoing change To be honest I’m not entirely sure that Mark Thompson is fully aware or even prepared for the possible long term consequences of what he…

Cloud cuckoo band?

Published 4 July 2006

BBC risks rivals’ ire with fantasy radio MyBBCRadio is precisely the sort of technology-led innovation that the BBC has the capability to do extremely well and will be totally different…

Patients and procedures

Published 3 July 2006

An insight into Medical Photography & TV, 1966 to 1980

HDTV or not

Published 1 July 2006

I wonder if you invested in an HDMI/HDCP-equipped flat panel display and an HD box to watch the World Cup in Hi-Def? Well, let’s not talk about that then. But…

Eastern Promise

Published 26 June 2006

Anglia was never the region it seemed

When news is a goldmine

Published 25 June 2006

The media can rally a nation – but how far will they go for an exclusive?

TOTP’s Demise – An American View

Published 22 June 2006

by Joseph Gallant Living in the United States, I only got to see one season of BBC’s long-running Top Of The Pops: in 1987-88. That season, CBS transmitted the programme…

Goodbye children

Published 20 June 2006

ITV to end kids’ TV production It has been suspected for some time that ITV was losing interest in childrens’ TV, even when it was still going ahead with the…

Victim of neglect

Published 20 June 2006

Show’s over for Top of the Pops Over ten years ago, the (then) controller of BBC1 Alan Yentob was in a meeting with various other BBC employees, and during that…

Bottom of the Pops

Published 20 June 2006

CBBC: bosses to axe Top of the Pops It’s bad news from the point of view of television history – the loss of any show after 40+ years is always…

Mike Neville

Published 17 June 2006

North East television legend

Blame the podcast

Published 12 June 2006

Ofcom threatens Radio 1 over swearing The advent of the podcast has meant that people can download the so-called ‘best bits’ of Radio 1’s high profile shows such as Chris…

Bulletin, channel or website?

Published 12 June 2006

BBC to create single news brand Ah, the fun of corporate branding. Mention Sky News to someone and unless they work for Sky they are most likely to think of…

Sony’s clearly been Tango’d

Published 9 June 2006

Tango Clear – Bravo Sony Bravia – Balls You know that commercial… the one that starts with aerial views of a city; gently-edited shots of streets and street corners… beautifully…

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