Stuart Ray reports on the centre’s industry and student awards at Hampshire’s cricket ground in Southampton.
Brighton-based indie Ricochet took home two trophies from the RTS Southern Television Awards in May.
Channel 5 show Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild (co-produced by Renegade) won the Factual Series prize, while UKTV channel Dave’s World’s Most Dangerous Roads picked up the award for Entertainment or Factual Entertainment Programme.
The ceremony, hosted by BBC South Today presenter David Allard and Meridian Tonight host Sangeeta Bhabra, took place at the Utilita Bowl, home of Hampshire Cricket.
BBC One’s Tommy Jessop Goes to Hollywood won the Single Documentary for BBC Studios, with the Line of Duty actor, who has Down’s syndrome, was present at the ceremony. The film follows Jessop, who is on a mission to show that people with Down’s can play Hollywood heroes.
The BBC and ITV shared the spoils in the news categories. BBC South won two awards. Ben Moore’s “stylistic and energetic” camerawork ensured success in the Self-shooting Journalist category, while Lewis Coombes’s sport coverage earned him the Special Features Journalist award.
The Regional TV Journalist award was won by ITV Meridian’s Joe Coshan. His colleague Jamie Green picked up the Industry Newcomer award.
The Regional News Magazine Programme award went to ITV News Channel TV, whose “on-the-day” coverage of the trail of destruction wrought by Storm Ciarán was commended for its “marriage of incredible images and brave journalism”.
Newly formed Harbourside Films’ series of items for BBC One’s The One Show were recognised in the Strand within a News or Magazine Programme category.
RTS Southern also recognised the outstanding student work in the region at the ceremony. Bournemouth University students won two prizes (Factual and Saving the Planet), as did the University of Portsmouth (Drama plus Entertainment and Comedy Drama). The University for the Creative Arts won the Animation award.
RTS Southern Television Awards winners
Industry Categories
Single Documentary –Tommy Jessop Goes to Hollywood – BBC Studios for BBC One
Factual Series – Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild – Ricochet/Renegade for Channel 5
Entertainment or Factual Entertainment Programme – World’s Most Dangerous Roads – Ricochet for Dave
Regional News Magazine Programme – ITV News Channel TV
Strand within a News or Magazine Programme – The One Show – Harbourside Films for BBC One
Regional Television Journalist – Joe Coshan, ITV Meridian
Special Features Journalist – Lewis Coombes, BBC South
Self-shooting Journalist – Ben Moore, BBC South
Industry Newcomer – Jamie Green, ITV Meridian
Short-form Content – What About You – Three Thirds Films
Camerawork – Joshua Bosley
Post-production – David Head
Student Categories
Animation – Fairy Ring – University for the Creative Arts
Drama – Frank – University of Portsmouth
Entertainment and Comedy Drama – Tinsel – University of Portsmouth
Factual – Hidden Heroes – Bournemouth University
Saving the Planet – Eye of the Sun – Bournemouth University
