It’s the dream scenario for a producer: to be handed a huge budget and the creative freedom to create compelling content for a new platform. Producers Andy Harries and Andy Wilman, in conversation with Peter Fincham, discuss the origins and production of The Crown and The Grand Tour respectively. How did it work, how sustainable is it and where do they go from here?
As CEO of 21st Century Fox, James Murdoch will share insights on opportunities for programmers and the creative economy during a time of industry transformation in a session chaired by Sarah Sands, Editor of BBC Radio Four’s Today Programme.
Sir David provides observations on his first six months as Chairman as well as setting out how the BBC's public purposes will be central to achieving the Corporation's vision to reinvent itself for a new generation.
Leading a global entertainment media company with six original brands and a reach of 330 million worldwide, Nancy Dubuc speaks to Channel 4's Chief Creative Officer Jay Hunt to offer an international perspective on how to thrive in a competitive landscape. She outlines opportunities for British producers, and discuss the challenges of changes in linear viewing, declines in ad revenue and the rise of the social media giants.
Andrew Griffith, Group Chief Operating Officer of Sky and Gary Davey, Managing Director of Content at Sky set the scene for the Convention with a wide-ranging look at the challenges and opportunities for the UK’s television industry in the fast-changing world of technology and consumer behaviour. The session also features expert commentary from Lindsey Clay, CEO of Thinkbox and David Rowan, Editor-at-large of WIRED UK.
At an RTS event held in July, Endemol Shine's creative chief Peter Salmon spoke to journalist Kate Bulkley about Big Brother, Black Mirror and Blankety Blank.
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June Sarpong chaired a panel of actors and programme makers from the BBC, Emmerdale, Coronation Street and Hollyoaks to discuss LGBTQ representation in continuing drama.
The evolution of technology is having a dramatic impact on TV advertising and this influence is felt across advertising, scheduling, TV platforms and the broadcasters.
A panel of experts gathered to discuss the future of targeted -or addressable- advertising at a recent RTS Early Evening Event.
On the panel, chaired by journalist Anna Dobbie, were:
As TV and new technology evolve together there are more jobs than ever before available to tech savvy specialists in the broadcast industry, yet women only make up 12.8% of the total STEM workforce in the UK. What can the industry do to break down barriers and encourage more women to take up STEM related roles in the TV industry?
Comedian, writer, director and presenter David Baddiel visited the RTS for a conversation with journalist and radio presenter Danny Baker.
Baddiel discussed highlights of his career in television, as well as recounting adventures from his new Discovery Channel travelogue David Baddiel On The Silk Road.
