tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371477.post3109998529807400197..comments2023-10-31T16:18:44.958+00:00Comments on The Writers' Guild of Great Britain blog: ITV's Britannia High gears up for launchjula meadowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18102148211279032637noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371477.post-29380129092220037292009-01-06T16:32:00.000+00:002009-01-06T16:32:00.000+00:00“We’ve pulled together a top notch team of writers...“We’ve pulled together a top notch team of writers for Britannia High, who are tremendously talented and full of enthusiasm to make this unique show the best drama on television this year.” Gareth Phillips, producer of Britannia High.<BR/><BR/>Ha ha, now that this show has bombed just goes to show how full of s**t these media types are. With people like this in power it`s no wonder people are deserting their TVs in droves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371477.post-4622852136635072122008-09-18T12:39:00.000+01:002008-09-18T12:39:00.000+01:00FROM THE CHAIR OF THE TV COMMITTEEYou're right, CJ...FROM THE CHAIR OF THE TV COMMITTEE<BR/><BR/>You're right, CJ, digital earnings will be growing over the next few years, which is why the Guild's getting the gatekeepers into place now. We want to be sure, as ever, that writers profit fairly from their work.<BR/><BR/>The flip side is that terrestrial repeats, etc, might well have to be less expensive, because there's only so much of the pie to go around. But having said that, I think that writers are going to do much better... and for much longer. The "long tail" of digital can be very profitable!Gail Renardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09388455755408650770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371477.post-90985892786253933852008-09-18T11:21:00.000+01:002008-09-18T11:21:00.000+01:00Tom - also worth noting today that All3Media has b...Tom - also worth noting today that All3Media has bought multiplatform specialist Illumina Digital, which made interactive drama Wannabes.<BR/><BR/>The reason, says chief executive Steve Morrison, is that earnings from digital "will grow by about 40% over the next two to three years."Futurescapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792424255410985316noreply@blogger.com