Television Magazine

Television Magazine

Monthly Publication of the RTS

October 2024

Ted Sarandos stands at a podium, delivering a talk at the RTS London Convention, beneath a screen on which text reading "FOR THE LONG HAUL" is visible
The Netflix chief lauds the UK’s creativity and its part in the growth of the streaming giant
Lisa Nandy MP gives a keynote speech at the RTS London Convention
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy talks tough on the duty of broadcasters and producers to reflect our...
Richard Osman and Marina Hyde talk onstage at the RTS London Convention, beneath a large screen displaying a live feed of Osman
Podcast hosts Marina Hyde and Richard Osman cast an irreverent eye over the day’s proceedings
John Gapper, Cécile Frot-Coutaz, Andrew Georgiou, Nami Patel, and Sarah Rose sit onstage at the RTS London Convention, engaged in conversation
Executives from four of the biggest global media houses wrestle with the eternal challenge of how...
David Beckham talks to Jane Featherstone on stage at the RTS London Convention
David Beckham talks television – and honey – as his content company, Studio 99, goes from strength...
Shonda Rhimes looks into the camera against a black backdrop, mouth open as if halfway through conversation
What makes Britain so creative, and how can it stay that way? We asked stars of screen, stage...
Tim Davie, in the middle of talking, holds his hands, clasped together as if in prayer, out from his chest
The triumph of iPlayer is one of the bright spots for the BBC boss this year. Elsewhere, there are...
Steven Knight speaks onstage at the RTS London Convention
The Peaky Blinders creator, Steven Knight, discusses his new Birmingham studio with Katie Razzall,...
The cast of Three Girls sit on a curb
Seraphina Allard-Bridge hears director Philippa Lowthorpe discuss a career that has moved from docs...
Richard Sharp, Harry Hampson, Kamal Ahmed and Jane Featherstone talk onstage at the RTS London Convention, each in solo photos
As more consolidation looms in the independent sector, our panel discusses a rapidly evolving...
The Channel 4 CEO discusses indies, digital growth, advertising and hit shows
Andy Wilman and Nicola Shindler talk on stage at the RTS London Convention, either side of host Camilla Lewis
Two of the UK’s most successful producers share tips on what makes a must-see show
Current affairs audiences are increasingly going online, posing a serious threat to the business of...
Kit Harington and Marisa Abela as Sir Henry Muck and Yasmin in Industry S3 talk over dinner in a high-end restaurant
Matthew Bell welcomes back Industry, the HBO/BBC banking drama that gives its audience a vicarious...
Joanna Abeyie, the new Chair of the RTS’s inclusion committee, balances promising new work ventures...
Siobhan Kennedy looks into the camera, the front of a grey building out of focus behind her
With American voters going to the polls in less than a month, Siobhan Kennedy tells of a close...
Adeel Akhtar and Michael Socha pose together, the former smiling slightly and the latter not smiling
The hard-hitting and irreverent legal drama returns. Matthew Bell reports
The cast of The Cops look into the camera, wearing police uniform and looking serious
Matthew Bell revels in a gritty warts-and-all police drama. And these Plods have warts to spare…
Rylan stands in front of multicoloured lights, the BBC logo above him and text reading "RYLAN: HOW TO BE IN THE SPOTLIGHT" to his left
A celeb-on-celeb podcast is a hard sell, and even harder when it’s two celebrities confiding in one...
John Roder holds a microphone to his face while wearing over-ear headphones and looking at handwritten notes, in a seating area of a football ground
John Roder has worked at seven World Cups for FIFA TV and was in Paris this summer for Olympic...
ITV CEO Carolyn McCall speaks on stage at the RTS London Convention
ITVX is on a roll and advertising is recovering… but the broadcaster’s CEO is not resting on her...
Simon Albury speaking publicly, wearing distinctive red glasses
Steve Clarke recalls a life lived at full throttle
Ellie Green holds a camera while standing on a grassy and rocky mountain
Ellie Green is the winner of this year’s Shiers Trust Award.
Michelle Ackerley and Rav Wilding fold their arms in front of a police car with its emergency lights on
Alison Jones celebrates the 40th anniversary of Crimewatch in Cardiff
Shaheen Baig and Richard Armitage smile into the camera, sat down in front of a projector screen showing both their names
Roz Laws hears two of the Midlands’ finest deliver their Baird Lectures
A graphic for Nat Geo's show WWII: Secrets from Above, shows an old plane flying over a black and white landscape turning to colour
“Before I joined the channel, I did make a couple of productions for Nat Geo, and even then I didn’...
Alan Meacham, an RTS Member for 60 years, died during the summer.
Rosie Jones wears a red dress while on the neon-soaked set for her gameshow Out of Order
Host Rosie Jones tells how an all-embracing philosophy feeds into comedy hit Out of Order. Matthew...
Iola Gregory and Dafydd Hywel stand looking into the camera, the former holding a baby
“Well-nigh flawless” was how film historian Dave Berry described the Ealing-style comedy, Rhosyn a...
Jenna Coleman overlooks the Grand Canyon as her character in Wilderness
Roz Laws learns how to pen TV drama from Wilderness creator Marnie Dickens and Doctor Who maker Bad...
The 2024 Olympic torch ceremony visits a coastal town
AI created the biggest buzz at IBC, reports Pippa Considine, but face-to-face contact remains vital...