ARCHIVE ▸ STEPHEN ARNELL
30 Aug 2022
There are many examples of media companies getting it wrong. But how did they themselves into this mess in the first place, asks Stephen Arnell.
23 Aug 2022
TV broadcasters' desire to produce a drama about current events too often sacrifice depth and veracity for a ‘quick-hit’ stunt.
18 Aug 2022
Vice have discovered that today’s daring young rebel will always be tomorrow’s embarrassing old coot.
11 Aug 2022
As Warner Bros. Discovery send the Batgirl movie back to the Batcave, Stephen Arnell warns of the greater risks of alienating talent and putting hard limits on original productions.
04 Aug 2022
Is Ofcom turning a blind eye to the drip drip drip of misinformation and occasionally hysterical doom-mongering GB News and TalkTV are churning out?
28 Jul 2022
Some TV series could benefit from a remake, but others definitely couldn't.
21 Jul 2022
Inflation is partly to blame, but so is the limited appeal of generously-budgeted dramas aimed at small part of the global market.
14 Jul 2022
With the slow-motion departure of Boris Johnson, has Channel 4 dodged the privatisation bullet?
07 Jul 2022
As the annual TV festival approaches, Arnell explains how the more things change, the more things stay the same.
30 Jun 2022
C4 latest commissioning seems to be more focussed on grabbing headlines and "giving the people what they want" than making change.
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