A panel of key industry players discuss the shift in trust between supplier and consumer in the industry. Aasmah Mir chairs the panel with speakers Martin Lewis, Founder and Chair of MoneySavingExpert.com, Ed Williams, CEO UK and EMEA Vice Chairman at Edelman, Vikki Cook, Director, Content Media Policy at Ofcom, Ben McOwen Wilson, Managing Director at YouTube UK and Deborah Turness, President at NBC News International.
Sky's Jeremy Darroch, in conversation with The Times' Graham Ruddick, discusses the need to disrupt yourself and partner with competitors in order to succeed in an increasingly competitive world.
Julian Bellamy, Managing Director at ITV Studios, Howard Davine, Former ABC Studios Executive Vice President, Business Operations, Dan McGolpin, Controller, Programming and iPlayer at the BBC, Jane Turton, CEO at All3Media and Kirsty Wark debate what the rise of the SVODs will mean for UK broadcasters and producers in the greatest shake up of the TV landscape since the Communications Act of 2003 gave the indies the rights to the programmes they produce.
David Zaslav talks to Kate Silverton about Discovery’s move to direct to consumer, the company's ambitions to serve global audiences through verticals across sport, lifestyle and factual, and the subjects which inspire him personally to push the company’s business forward.
Writer Jeff Pope looks back at his career in television drama at the RTS event 'In Conversation with Jeff Pope', chaired by journalist Caroline Frost.
Pope looks back at his hit series Fools Gold: The Story of the Brink’s Mat Robbery, Cilla and Little Boy Blue, as well as his upcoming series A Confession, starring Martin Freeman.
'In Conversation with Jeff Pope' was held at King’s Place in central London on 29 August.
Are you interested in a career in development or have an idea you want to pitch?
Watch the full panel discussion between Damian Kavanagh, Catherine Lynch and Kate Stannard as they share the qualities needed for a successful career in development and the key to grabbing the attention of commissioners.
Watch Melvyn Bragg in conversation with some of Britain's best television writers including Jed Mercurio (Line of Duty), Inside No. 9's Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith with Call the Midwife's Heidi Thomas, as they discuss their craft.
What is it about food on television that is so compelling? What are the must have ingredients for a successful food show and just how important is the food itself? In world of Netflix and Instagram how is the genre evolving and who will be the big names of the future?
To discuss we have Channel 4’s Head of Features & Formats, Sarah Lazenby; Managing Director of Shine TV (makers of MasterChef), Tanya Shaw; restauranteur, food writer and presenter and cook, Nisha Katona MBE and cook, bestselling author and champion of sustainable, nourishing food Melissa Hemsley.
During Mental Health Week, this panel discussion looked at the challenges of mental health in the TV workplace. The panel included Alex Pumfrey, CEO of Film & Television Charity, Richard Bentley, creative director of Postcard Productions, Julia Lamb, media engagement & awards manager at Mind, Bryan Kirkwood, executive producer for Hollyoaks, Anna Williamson, Celebrities Go Dating coach and actor Jessica Fox.
Following a screening of the Our Planet episode Frozen Worlds, members of the crew, including series producer, Keith Scholey, producer Sophie Lanfear, camera operator Jamie McPherson and assistant producer Olly Scholey, spoke to Lynn Barlow about how the episode was made.
The panel shared their experiences working on the nature series and how it was created.
