These waking giants follow a long line of entertainment formats to be ‘rebooted’ for more contemporary audiences including the likes of Changing Rooms, Family Fortunes, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Catchphrase and Blankety Blank.

This session hears from senior producers and showrunners who are masters of reinvention. They will discuss what makes a great entertainment reboot and what should be avoided, how you balance bringing in new audiences without alienating those who watch for nostalgia and what place in today’s commissioning ecosystem does the reboot have?

What are the secrets … and pitfalls … of bringing a show back rather than developing a brand new format?

Hosted by journalist and presenter, Ria Hebden.

Panellists

• Katy Manley - Managing Director, Initial (Big Brother)
• Charlie Irwin - Managing Director, Thames (Blankety Blank/Family Fortunes)
• Juliet Denison Gay - Creative Director, Hungry Bear (Gladiators)
• Paul Osborne - Creative Director, (Survivor)

Booking Details:

Tickets for RTS members are free but must be booked in advance (please input your membership number when booking). If you do not know your membership number, please email membership@rts.org.uk. 

Tickets for non-members are £15.

Tickets are non-refundable. 

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