Artificial Intelligence and the Future with Demis Hassabis

Dr Demis Hassabis is the Co-Founder and CEO of DeepMind, the world’s leading General Artificial Intelligence (AI) company, which was acquired by Google in 2014 in their largest ever European acquisition. Demis will draw on his eclectic experiences as an AI researcher, neuroscientist and videogames designer to discuss what is happening at the cutting edge of AI research, its future impact, and how developing AI may help us better understand the human mind, including the nature of imagination and creativity.

RTS Bursaries

The RTS is now in its sixth year of bursary awards, which to date have supported a total of 125 students.  There are two bursary schemes which this year will offer between them 40 bursaries to undergraduates from lower income backgrounds intending to pursue a career in television. 

As well as offering a helping hand to those wanting to study television production, we are keen to encourage undergraduates studying computing or engineering who might consider a career in the technical side of the television industry.

RTS Student Awards 2014

The very best in student production will be recognised at the RTS Student Television Awards 2014, set to be announced at the BFI Southbank on Friday 5 June. 

The shortlist of succesful nominees will be announced later this month, with categories from entertainment to factual and animation being rewarded. The awards encompass both undergraduate and postgraduate students from across the UK. 

This year will also see a gong presented in an 'Open' category for the first time, for any film of under three minutes.

RTS Yorkshire Programme Awards 2015

Building on the success of last year's revamped awards, we're back at the Royal Armouries this year.  

We are happy to announce that Nick Hewer (Countdown, The Apprentice) will be joining us as our host.

We've had a record number of entries from some great companies and productions. Join us!

Speakers

Hosted by Nick Hewer star of Countdown & The Apprentice.

Booking Instructions

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Welcome to the RTS

From glamorous award ceremonies to lively debates, the RTS embraces all aspects of television, and is open to anyone with an interest in the medium. Membership starts at £65 a year, and includes a range of benefits.

As an educational charity, we encourage and celebrate work in television and its related fields, from finding out how the nation’s favourite shows are made in our Anatomy of a Hit series, to celebrating burgeoning talent at our annual Student Awards.

Next-Gen Sports Fans: New Trends Shaping the Future of Sports Viewing

We'll reflect on the thrilling summer of sport, with a special focus on how the Paris 2024 Olympics pushed boundaries in broadcasting and fan engagement.
 
Our panellists will explore how broadcasters and rights holders are adapting to engage younger audiences through a range of platforms, while examining the role of technology and innovation in transforming the fan experience. 
 
Panellists:

Torture, a scuba diving bag and Brazilian beats: inside Utopia, the show everyone loves and no-one remembers

Fiona O'Shaughnessy stands indoors, looking off to the side, unsmiling

Less than a minute into the first episode, a man is dead before he hits the floor. His assailant steps around the body, in time for a colleague to ask a terrified comic book shop worker:

“Where is Jessica Hyde?”

A lethal game of cat and mouse ensues when the Network – a shadowy organisation hellbent on decreasing Earth’s population – begin to hunt down the ordinary people in their way.

DI Ray Season 2 Premiere Screening

The acclaimed six-part police thriller has been written by actress and screenwriter Maya Sondhi who will join us on the night along with executive producer, Madonna Baptiste

Set in Birmingham, the new series will see Leicester-born DI Ray investigating the murder of a high-profile criminal. Sensitive ethnic issues relating to the case ignite racial tensions, causing a personal conflict for Rachita, both as a British Asian woman and as a police officer, which she must fight to prevent a turf war erupting on the streets of Birmingham…