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Now that’s entertainment
Posted in Media, Mel Varley, Latest reporters' blogs April 16th, 2008 by Melinda Varley
The line between what is real and what is indeed fiction is somewhat blurred when it comes to television – but isn’t it all just entertainment?
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(0)Big Brother big surprise
Posted in Media, Mel Varley, Latest reporters' blogs January 4th, 2008 by Melinda Varley
I must admit, I have been moaning about the return of Big Brother for some time, but when I tuned in last night along with just three million other people I was pleasantly surprised.
Tags Big Brother, Celebrity Hijack, Media, TV, Reality TV, Entertainment
Is Channel 4 cutting its own throat?
Posted in Media, Branwell Johnson, Latest reporters' blogs August 24th, 2007 by Branwell Johnson
It’s brave and bold move by Channel 4 to ditch the reality TV format as entertainment rather than as “observational documentary”, as the broadcaster’s latest press release puts it.
Tags TV, Channel 4, Celebrity Big Brother, Reality TV, Andy Duncan, Media
Big Brother brings on the sisters
Posted in Media, Branwell Johnson June 1st, 2007 by Branwell Johnson
Big Brother bounces back with a respectable 6.2 million average viewers for the first night, less than the show garnered last year but the channel parades arguments such as that it was up against The Apprentice. First off I’d suggest there is not really an overlapping demographic with Alan Sugar’s show…judging by office and public transport chat I’d say that the crossover is quite small – apart from people in media-land and ad-land of course.
Tags Big Brother, Media, TV, Channel 4, Reality TV
The most successful reality star of all
Posted in Media, Marketing January 23rd, 2007 by Melinda Varley
I was deeply disappointed when I tuned into Celebrity Big Brother (CBB) on Friday. Don’t get me wrong, it’s great that Jade Goody was evicted, but I would really have loved to see the crowd’s reaction to her as she exited the house.
Tags Big Brother, Racism, Reality TV, Channel 4, Andy Duncan
It’s just a Big Bother!
Posted in General, Media January 9th, 2007 by Melinda Varley
I’m not the most obsessive Big Brother fan – far from it. But I do find the social dynamics of the show intriguing and good office conversation.
Tags Big Brother, Reality TV, TV
Is the Secret Millionaire a public sham?
Posted in Media December 21st, 2006 by Arif Durrani
I finally got to catch one of the Channel 4 series Secret Millionaire last night, and have to admit to being speechless by the end of it.
Tags Channel 4, Reality TV
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