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The article discusses the use of the digital trail left by television (TV) viewers when changing channels, or big data, by British TV broadcasters and advertisers to know the audience's likes and dislikes and to tailor their content accordingly, as of May 2016. INSET: Sky changes face of TV ads.

The article reflects on the key factors of the growth of gaming industry and correlates it with television industry. The article suggests that technological innovations and creativity leading to high user-end flexibility and emotionality involved during gaming are this fast success of gaming industry. The article further mentions some technical advantages of gaming industry over television industry, which helped it to reach to this level where it is compared with Hollywood film industry. INSET: How to play along.

The article offers information on the use of advertising revenues in funding television programs. Television show producers are bracing for the impact of technology in advertising industry. The use of personal video recorder technology to skip advertisements, as well as advertisers shift on Internet affects the advertiser-funded programming (AFP). It is inferred that advertisers are spending money to interact with television viewers by making their product more attractive to broadcasters. UKTV Food Channel mentioned that AFP should meet the brand's objective as well as of the broadcasters.

The article focuses on the event titled "How to be the best... researcher" held at 110 Rochester Row in London, England that focused on the way the researcher jobs should be done. Topics discussed include views of writer Rick Edwards on the importance of research for television industry; notions of Emily Hudson, Casting Executive at Studio Lambert, on the nature of bosses; and views of panelist Victoria Bell, on career progression.

The article discusses how television (TV) is evolving in an online content world dominated by YouTube, online video service. Topics include expansion of digital arena, 300 million monthly users for Instagram and Twitter, online social networking, and popularity of six-second video clip platform Vine and photo-messaging app Snapchat.

The article offers information on "How to get a job in TV," a Royal Television Society (RTS) Futures event hosted by radio disc jockey (DJ) O. J. Borg, held at the Hallam Conference Centre in London, England on November 6, 2013. Topics discussed include how to earn a job in the television industry, accomplishing a curriculum vitae (CV), and how to succeed a job interview. Also presented the insights of Ed Booth, series producer of the television program "The Voice," in the event.

The article offers information on several facts related to television industry. It states that television experts from broadcasters British Broadcasting Corp., Channel 4, Discovery, ITV and Sky joined with leading producers to pass on their knowledge during the event. Information on television program "The Great British Bake Off" which made its audiences rises from 3 million to more than 9 million.

The article offers information on the dark art of scheduling. It states that schedulers are shadowy figures in the world of television and make or break programmes, despite neither commissioning nor making content. According to Steve North from UKTV, scheduler has main role at any channel, working closely with marketing, commissioning, acquisition, research and finance. INSET: Parlez scheduler?.

The article discusses an event sponsored by the organization RTS Futures to preview of the promises made by the television industry in Great Britain for 2013. The attendees of the event include Richard Bacon, broadcaster at BBC Radio 5 Live, radio service of British Broadcasting Corp., Dan Cook, director of research and insight at the television production company ITV Studios Inc. and Vicky Frost, radio editor at Guardian News & Media Ltd.

The article presents the views of several young television producers and commissioners on how television programs can be given a refreshing look. However, a look at the factual shows on air during the week of the RTS Futures event confirms that the tried and trusted shows dominate the ratings. However, Dan Korn of Discovery says that while the factual genre is buoyant in terms of talent and creativity, it is struggling to find the next new big series such as "Who Do You Think You Are?"

The article offers information on the plan of Jana Bennett, Director of the BBC Vision, on moving some of British Broadcasting Corp.'s (BBC) network outside London and throughout Great Britain. It highlights the speech of Bennett to the Royal Television Society in October 2008 on how the BBC would increase out-of-London program spending to up to 50% of network budgets by 2016. It is inferred that Bennett's plan includes moving a number of long-running programmes to increase production across Great Britain. Bennett states that the purpose of the plan is to bring the production of programmes closer to the audiences it serves.

The article explains the concept of 360-degree commissioning in British television broadcasting. According to BBC3 controller Danny Cohen, the concept involves trying to commission content across all platforms at the same time. Peter Cowley, managing director of digital media at Endemol UK has argued that the concept means fitting the most appropriate platform to an idea. Cohen adds that "Skins" is a perfect example of the blurred edges between 360 degrees commissioning and marketing. The different processes of commissioning, including online and mobile broadcasting, are discussed.

The article focuses on the issue of new media rights and its impact on the value of other program rights such as digital video discs, as discussed in the recent conference organized by the Royal Television Society in Great Britain. The current code of practice by the Office of Communications (Ofcom) was cited. Participants of the event were informed that broadcasters are not prohibited from gaining media rights through commercial negotiation and will serve as their license for public obligation. Channel 4 executive Andy Duncan said that he supported Ofcom's decision to allow broadcasters and producers to reach an agreement on rights, showing optimism that the deal will succeed. INSET: The view from the BBC.

The article presents the view of Alan Yentob, creative director of British Broadcasting Corp., on risk taking and innovation across BBC genres and channels. Yentob stresses out that it is the job of channel controllers to take a risk and to stand up for the things they believe right for the television program. A channel controller should also make a work that is distinctive and the latter's judgments are important. The problem only occur if one is strategically inept plus the anchor of the shows aren't delivering well. He said that in-house production is the key to the success of BBC.

The article presents views of production manager Jude Winstanley regarding getting and keeping job in the television industry, expressed during the Royal Television Society (RTS) Futures workshop held in May 2015.

The article discusses the highlights of the London event "The dawn of broadcast television (TV)" held at ITV London Studios on November 9, 2016 with a presentation from Norman Green exhibiting some of the corporation's earliest broadcast.

The article presents the insights of television (TV) talents regarding British TV industry such as Channel 5 director of programmes Ben Frow, TV producer and director Grace Reynolds, and presenter Ade Adepitan. Topics include the TV show "The Great British Bake Off," the making of the show "Educating Yorkshire," and presenting the coverage of the Paralympic Games which raised the profile of Adepitan.

The article offers information on the importance of the editing in television industry. It states that editors can discuss in the midst with a director telling to describe programme's executive producers role. It further informs that editors had been asked about how he ensures a documentary. According to Sean Mackenzie, opinion as editor does matter while working in cutting room.

The article focuses on the career of journalist and presenter Richard Madeley. It mentions that Madeley started working in the Brentwood Argus in 1972 before moving as a reporter at the British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) Radio Carlisle. It states that Madeley appears as a guest or host at television (TV) programmes "Have I Got News For You" and "Celebrity Juice" after he left his TV show.

The article explores the British government's response on the withdrawal of the public television network Independent Television (ITV) in delivering regional news due to low advertising revenues. It cites that the government has chosen Independently Funded News Consortia (IFNCs) to broadcast news in airtime given by ITV. Michael Jermey of ITV says that choosing IFNC is in the proper direction and the process must be quickened. The insights of television network executives are stated.

Information about a forum on television broadcasting policy in Great Britain presented at the convention sponsored by the Royal Television Society (RTS) is presented. Topics include concerns of past criticism on local television stations that are based on the U.S. model. The symposium featured Shadow Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt.

Information about a forum on the effects of budget cuts on television networks in Great Britain presented during the convention sponsored by the Royal Television Society (RTS) is presented. Topics include the trimmed budgets for drama and if producers can still make quality dramas despite the lack of budgets. The convention features several executive producers including Andy Harries, Nicola Shindler and Elaine Pyke.

Information about a forum concerning the effects of the economic downturn on the television industry in Great Britain presented during the convention sponsored by the Royal Television Society (RTS) is presented. The discussion focuses on how advertisement funded networks can bounce back from the recession and their recovery plans. The convention featured several chief executive officers including John Cresswell of ITV, Luke Johnson of Channel 4 and Gerhard Zeiler of RTL Group.

The article reports on the British Broadcasting Corp.'s (BBC's) adaptation of "The Diary of Anne Frank" in Great Britain. It notes that BBC and production company Darlow Smithson Productions spent two years negotiating with the Anne Frank Trust in Switzerland for the rights of the diary. It also states that most of Frank's story have been based on second-hand sources including biographies. BBC and Darlow Smithson have revealed Frank as a modern teenager and made her story more harrowing by incorporating drama into the diary where the emotional upheaval is huge.

The article offers information on the career of British writer and comedian Barry Cryer of Great Britain. It was inferred that Cryer started in the entertainment industry in 1955 while he was still a student, performing stand-up in a show at Leeds University in England. However, Cryer started his career on television in 1966, joining a writing team including John Cleese and Marty Feldman on the British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) satirical show, "The Frost Report." Also included are Cryer's statement about his career as a comedian and as a writer.

The article focuses on Richard Deverell's views on the need for BBC to make high-quality children's shows to compete with on-demand choices. Deverell, chief operating officer for Children's BBC (CBBC), talks about the scandals he had to deal with on his first television project "Blue Peter," which includes rigging the results of a competition and fixing viewers' votes in an online poll. Deverell's "quality not quantity" policy, which has resulted to increased number of repeats of television shows, is discussed.