RTS Futures is a ground-breaking venture targeting young people interested in television.
Launched by the Royal Television Society in 2007, RTS Futures holds regular exciting events about a range of TV topics, such as How to Pitch, Battle of the Broadcasters Quiz, Preview of 2013, The Only Way Is... Structured Reality and Come Format With Me.
Speakers have included Danny Cohen, Jay Hunt, Zai Bennett, Vicky McClure, Nell Butler, David Flynn, Liam Keelan, Ash Atalla, Sue Vertue, Nick Grimshaw, Theo Paphitis, Andy Harries, Richard Bacon and Laura Mackie.
Our unique "Speed Date the Gurus" events have been a particularly successful strand, giving attendees the invaluable opportunity to speak, one- on-one, to a selection of top practitioners in a given field.
Previous events have covered Factual, Drama, Comedy, Entertainment, Children's and Specialist Factual programming.
A unique initiative, it has received widespread support from the television community since its inception, and provided invaluable opportunities for young people to learn from experienced practitioners.