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David Beckham and Secretary of State for DCMS among the new speakers announced for the RTS London Convention alongside the full programme

Taking place on Tuesday 17th September at Kings Place London, David Beckham has joined the line-up of high-profile industry leaders speaking at the event, where he will be in conversation with Co-Founder and CCO of SISTER, Jane Featherstone.

New speakers for the one-day event include:

David Beckham, Former Athlete, Football Club Owner, Entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Studio 99 

Rachel Corp, CEO, ITN

Dame Melanie Dawes, Chief Executive, Ofcom

Victoria Beckham lands a documentary series with Netflix

The documentary series will focus on the building of her fashion and beauty empire, and the balancing act between running a family and a business simultaneously. The Beckhams, close friends, and collaborators will all feature as the doc builds a full image of Victoria’s time in the spotlight – from Spice Girl to style guru, from WAGs to riches.

The series is executive produced by Nicola Howson, known for Beckham and Ronnie O’Sullivan: The Edge of Everything.

Eloise, Benedict or Francesca: Which Bridgerton sibling will be leading series four?

With the Netflix series no longer following the order of Julia Quinn’s series of novels, it was up in the air as to which sibling would take centre stage for the fourth series of the regency era drama. But Netflix and Shondaland have now revealed that Luke Thompson’s (Dunkirk) character, Benedict Bridgerton, will be leading the upcoming series, putting us back in book order.

How to go from runner to researcher in TV

A woman has her fists raised and clenched, staring intently at someone off camera

Broadcaster Jasmine Dotiwala was remembering her own start in television, as she hosted and produced the RTS Futures event ‘Runner to Researcher’ in early June.

She continued: “The secret of being a great runner is to be consistently delightful.”

The event, aimed at TV’s most junior employees, offered tips on how to move on from the runner entry level to the next stage in production, working as a researcher. It can be difficult to achieve this promotion and many young people drop out before making it.

New Netflix Agatha Christie adaption sets Mia McKenna Bruce and Martin Freeman on the case

How to Have Sex star Mia McKenna Bruce will take the role of classic Agatha Christie character Bundle Brent in The Seven Dials Mystery, alongside Helena Bonham Carter and Martin Freeman.

Lady Eileen ‘Bundle’ Brent is the unassuming amateur investigator at the heart of two of Christie’s murder mysteries, They Do it With Chimneys and The Seven Dials Mystery.