As well as giving you the chance to meet a host of industry experts, we’ll be hearing from a panel of rising stars of the British media scene for a light hearted but insightful discussion about the many mistakes you can make as you build a career – and how to learn from them.
Afterwards move onto the canal-side terrace (covered, so even a classic British summer won’t be able to dampen our spirits) for drinks, networking and – hopefully – sunshine.
Experienced production manager and founder of the industry online jobs board The Unit List, Jude Winstanley, offered her personal dos and don’ts over the course of a revealing two-and-a-half-hour workshop.
A panel of top TV development executives at the RTS Futures Introduction to Development event share their tips about how to develop an idea and pitch it for television.
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December sees the return of the infamous RTS Futures Christmas Party, and this year we’ve teamed up with Broadcast magazine to celebrate this year’s BAME Hotshots.
This year Broadcast decided to focus on BAME Hotshots to shine a light on the diversity with the industry. The response was overwhelming.
BBC Three controller Damian Kavanagh fielded harsh criticism from audience and panel alike at the RTS Futures Summer Party.
"Is TV out of touch?" asked former CBBC presenter Kirsten O’Brien, who chaired the event, "is it relevant for 16 to 34 year olds?"
With the BBC’s youth brand soon set to relinquish its linear channel, Kavanagh was told that young people were bearing the brunt of difficult BBC cuts.
Without competent researchers, TV would be riddled with half-truths and even outright lies, the butt of viewers’ derision and the recipient of libel lawyers’ writs.
Helpfully, the latest RTS Futures event, "How to be the best... researcher", explained how the job should be done.
"Research is the life blood of the TV industry. Without research, we’d have no Big Brother, Gogglebox or Panorama," argued broadcaster and writer Rick Edwards, who chaired the June event.
RTS Futures assembled a panel of pioneers for its sold-out event at London's Hospital Club in late April, "I made it in... digital". An enthusiastic, youthful audience was eager to learn from their experiences of working at the cutting edge of new media. It learnt, perhaps surprisingly, that television – the dancing dad at an achingly hip party – still has a big role to play in the digital age.
If you're an ideas person then TV is the right place for you. But how do you make sure everyone loves your ideas as much as you? Pitching to commissioners is notoriously difficult so here are some handy tips of getting your point across.
No matter who you are, rejection is an inevitable part of working in the TV industry. So whether you're applying for jobs or pitching ideas, learning how to deal with rejection positively is a key part of success. In this video, Grace Owen talks you through some of her top tips for taking rejection on the chin.
Grace is the founder of the hugely popular Telly Talk London networking events. Chosen as a Broadcast Hotshot in 2014, Grace now freelances as a researcher an event coordinator as well as sitting on the RTS Futures Committee.
