AI: Friend or Foe? | RTS Cambridge Convention 2023
AI has arrived but how does the broadcast industry work out what is game-changing and what is a threat to the creativity which defines us? How afraid should we be?
AI has arrived but how does the broadcast industry work out what is game-changing and what is a threat to the creativity which defines us? How afraid should we be?
Agent-extraordinaire Bryan Lourd and actor and screenwriter Emma Thompson take the temperature of the industry on both sides of the Atlantic and mull over the future of talent and creativity.
The session was part of the RTS Cambridge Convention 2023, with Principal Sponsor Channel 4. The convention took place on 20 - 21 September at King's College, Cambridge.
Talk TV and GB News are offering a shaken-up version of traditional news media – for some representing an exciting new wave of audience-focused, edgier broadcasting, with others wondering where the so-called ‘Americanisation’ of broadcasting will lead us. Join a panel of decision makers as they ask whether impartiality rules are still fit for purpose, and if the idea of due impartiality is still as important to audiences as it used to be.
Disability consultant and Gogglebox’s Simon Minty and writer and actor Steph Lacey ponder how far the industry has come in its inclusion of disabled people, and consider what more we can do.
The session was part of the RTS Cambridge Convention 2023, with Principal Sponsor Channel 4. The convention took place on 20 - 21 September at King's College, Cambridge.
In conversation with BBC Chief Economics Correspondent Dharshini David, ITV Chief Executive Carolyn McCall, gives a progress report on ITVX, and talks about the company’s upcoming business challenges.
The session was part of the RTS Cambridge Convention 2023, with Principal Sponsor Channel 4. The convention took place on 20 - 21 September at King's College, Cambridge.
Secretary of State Lucy Frazer addresses the future of TV against a backdrop of changing technologies and viewing habits.
The session was part of the RTS Cambridge Convention 2023, with Principal Sponsor Channel 4. The convention took place on 20 - 21 September at King's College, Cambridge.
Mike Fries takes a world view on our industry, addressing how the UK market is so important for Liberty Global and why, as aggregators, their broadcast strategy revolves around content, connectivity, capability, and customer experience.
With a maelstrom of content choices flooding through everyone’s minds and fingertips, Alex Mahon and guests dive boldly into the content habits of the UK public. Using cutting edge research, they explore the motives behind our viewing preferences, whilst deciphering the seismic implications for our industry's future.
After eight years in America hosting The Late Late Show, James Corden is back in the UK. In his first industry interview since his return, Heat Entertainment Director Boyd Hilton examines his illustrious BAFTA, Tony and Emmy winning career and asks what’s next? As a Writer/Producer/Performer on both sides of the Atlantic, James will give his unique perspective on our industry and discuss its future.
Boyd Hilton, Entertainment Director, Heat
James Corden OBE, Writer, Host, Actor and Producer
Watch Sarah Lancashire's full speech for her Outstanding Achievement Award at the RTS Programme Awards 2023, in partnership Audio Network.
See the full list of winners from the RTS Programme Awards 2023 here.