ARCHIVE ▸ STEPHEN ARNELL
02 Dec 2022
As the UK networks release their holiday season schedules, Stephen Arnell asks: ‘was Christmas Telly better in the olden days?’
25 Nov 2022
Major celebrities' decisions to promote the Qatar World Cup are in the spotlight, but so are the streaming companies that seem so eager to feature them in softball documentaries, writes Stephen Arnell.
11 Nov 2022
On the plus side, ITVX has been set a low bar for success, at least in terms of perception.
04 Nov 2022
Despite the blindingly obvious failure of the entire Brexit Project, the BBC, ITV, and Sky aren't yet emboldened to challenge the new orthodoxy.
18 Oct 2022
Stephen Arnell discusses how greed has led to hypocrisy among players in the media and in football alike.
11 Oct 2022
With a $125m securitization deal, Simon Cowell’s Syco seeks to expand via “a mixture of strategically aligned acquisitions and organic growth.” But what does that mean for the talent show format?
04 Oct 2022
As Amazon take a wrecking ball to Tolkien, how will Netflix handle the CS Lewis 'Narnia-verse'?
29 Sep 2022
Have commissioners dangerously devalued the process with their clichéd insistence on 'disruptive', ‘ground-breaking’ and ‘immersive’ shows?
20 Sep 2022
In the light of the Queen’s passing, Channel 4 may well have to rethink its 40th anniversary ‘Truth or Dare’ season, argues Stephen Arnell.
05 Sep 2022
Arnell explains why, despite being disappointed by the new series, he will still be watching the next episodes of House of the Dragon and The Rings of Power.
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