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RTS Midlands Conference 2016
Conference Schedule:
10am Registration
10.15am Welcome – Isabel Clarke RTS Midlands Chair
Key Note Speakers Ian Mackenzie C4 and Colette Foster Full Fat Television
Naz Mantoo Edinburgh International TV Festival
Des Tong Big Centre TV
Channel 5 unveils dynamic new branding
In a bid to reflect the channel's core values, the logo will be split up into five segments, called bold, colourful, creative, entertaining and spirited. It will appear on Channel 5, 5USA, 5Star and on its demand service.
Sports presenter Dan Walker to replace Bill Turnbull on the BBC Breakfast sofa
Walker said that he is "thrilled" to be joining the team.
The Football Focus host will be on the red sofa Monday to Wednesday alongside co-host Louise Minchin from Monday 29 February.
Tips in 60 seconds... Pitching children's telly
Tom Beattie is the head of animation and children's at Tiger Aspect.
His job includes overseeing projects and even deciding what the voice of a giraffe sounds like.
Here he explains that financial implications shouldn't get in the way of your creative ideas for a show.
Watch a live stream of the RTS Student Conference ahead of the North West Awards 2016
On Tuesday 9 February watch the conference live from the University of Salford in MediaCity from 12.15pm.
The feed below is provided in collaboration with the University. For a list of nominees from this year's ceremony, click here.
War and Peace scriptwriter wants to adapt Les Misérables for television
The writer has said that his version of the Victor Hugo drama will not be a musical.
Davies told The Telegraph: “it’s another big epic story and I think people will be surprised that there is so much more to it than they maybe realise.”
Highlights: In conversation with.... Sky's Managing Director of Content Gary Davey
Watch highlights from the Royal Television Society's Early Evening Event with Sky's Managing Director of Content Gary Davey which was chaired by Sugar Films' Managing Director Pat Younge.
During the event Davey said that TV channels are here to stay when Younge asked about whether Sky are worried about the competition from Netflix and Amazon.
Sky Arts to air pan-Europe photography talent show
Master of Photography will be an eight-part series which will include photographic challenges across Europe to test the competitors' range of styles and disciplines.
The programme has been created by the new Sky Arts Production Hub, based in Milan, which creates arts shows for viewers across the UK and Ireland, Italy, Germany and Austria.
Tips in 60 seconds... Preparing for a political interview
Julie Etchingham is a newsreader and journalist at ITV News. She presents the channel's current affairs programme Tonight.