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The MacTaggart is the headline performance at the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival, the biggest event in the UK television industry. Her love of television is intense. “It
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A warm welcome to BBC Radio Scotland listeners who may have found their way here after listening to this morning's discussion of PowerPoin t on MacAulay & Co. If you'd like to know more about the Anti-PowerPoint Party , you can watch the president's video above and/or sign up to support it HERE.
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Lillian Brown has written the best resource I know of on the topic of appearing on television. MEN * Wear knee-length socks. Always keep double breasted jackets buttoned. Single breasted jackets can be opened, but not too wide. * I SAY AGAIN Wear Makeup.
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My optimism about the televising of the phone-hacking debate in the House of Commons yesterday was, as I feared, short-lived ( HERE ). I'd ended my post on it with an open question about Chris Bryant, M.P., whose speech had opened proceedings.
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As our dog likes watching television (day and night), she sometimes introduces me to the wonders of daytime TV. In one of these shows - BBC's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is - the random intonation of the unseen presenter's voice struck me as being bizarre enough to be worth a quick trawl through YouTube for a specimen: My researches also led to a TV Guide , where the first comment on the show was headed ' Rubbish voice over'.
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From "Perry Mason" to "The Good Wife," courtroom drama has been the platform for popular programming in television. While M&A work is very lucrative for lawyers, it doesn't make for great drama on television.
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This video and interview were not staged. Financier Marty Fienberg visited The Pitching Well with host TJ Walker when all heck broke loose. Win $1300 worth of speaker training prizes if you can spot the five blunders this awful guest makes–A contest from Media Training Worldwide. Please submit your list of the top five blunders this guest [.]. Analysis Video Media Training
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This reminded me of something I remember being surprised by when I was more actively involved in day-to-day politics: however keen politicians might be to appear on the box, they didn't actually watch television very often themselves - not least because the timing of House of Commons proceedings meant that they wouldn't be able to see prime-time shows even if they'd wanted to.
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JANUARY 10, 2011
Well, the pressure is so much worse on television. Current Affairs TelevisionBloggers get a little taste of it: the ratings game. Soon enough, we understand what brings in more traffic. Then, as Shakespeare noted, the crowd is fickle. We have to pick up on what will build traffic now. Most of us are interested in how much worse to tune into a reality show which not only explains the process but also lives it.
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JANUARY 30, 2013
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SEPTEMBER 23, 2010
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MARCH 9, 2013
He is attempting to raise money for the Museum of Television in Phoenix. In this era of economic turbulence and sustained uncertainty, who isn't afraid?
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OCTOBER 20, 2013
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JUNE 16, 2009
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DECEMBER 5, 2011
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FEBRUARY 23, 2011
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