Royal Television Society

Here’s a preview of the RTS Mini MBA, our new pioneering course that aims to supercharge your understanding of the TV business and fast track your career. In this session on the UK Indie Sector, Jane Turton, CEO, All3Media, Amelia Brown, CEO, Fremantle UK, and Tim Hincks, Co-CEO, EXPECTATION ENTERTAINMENT discuss the key factors that make the UK’s independent production sector both distinctive and successful. The UK Indie Sector module is one of 24 in the course, ranging from: how ideas are generated, to how programmes are developed, commissioned and made; how money flows within the TV industry; what is meant by 'terms of trade'; and how the UK sector is likely to change over the next 5-10 years.   Over 100 leading industry figures have contributed key insights to these modules, through exclusive interviews and high-profile case studies. Together they shine a light on the business in all its speed, complexity and constant evolution.   Enrolment information will be announced on Wednesday 22nd January 2025. Register your interest now: www.rtsacademy.org.uk #RTSMiniMBA #RTSAcademy #MiniMBA #television

Congratulations to all of the winners from this year’s RTS Craft & Design Awards 2024!   On Monday, we celebrated the talent behind an exceptional year of television at the London Hilton on Park Lane. A huge thank you to our wonderful host, Charlotte Hawkins, for helping us honour the incredible craftspeople shaping the industry.   Take a look at the full list of winners and nominees, including the teams and individuals behind TV hits Eric, The Long Shadow, Boarders, One Day, Doctor Who and Gladiators: https://lnkd.in/eRWDRuSt #RTSAwards #television #TVawards

RTS North West held a dazzling Awards last Friday at the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel in Manchester – their biggest ceremony to date! Expertly hosted by Radio 1’s Katie Thistleton and CBBC’s Rhys Stephenson, the Awards saw a couple of big winners. Channel 4’s Merseyside mystery series The Gathering and BBC Morning Live both took home three trophies. We enjoyed seeing Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley showing theirs off in the Morning Live studio on Monday!   Stand-out moments include Jack P. Shepherd presenting his Coronation Street mum Helen Worth with the Judges’ Award, just weeks after she filmed her final part. Legendary broadcaster Lucy Meacock received a standing ovation and The Tony Wilson Award for Exceptional Contribution to the Industry, having spent many years sharing a studio with Wilson himself.   Special mention to Danny Beard for closing the ceremony with a performance worthy of another Drag Race win, before Kimberly Wyatt DJ’d the night away. Read the full list of winners here: https://lnkd.in/eGedPA_t

We are delighted to announce that Charlotte Hawkins, broadcaster and news anchor on ITV's Good Morning Britain, will be hosting this year’s RTS Craft & Design Awards.   Alongside her spot on GMB, Charlotte presents for ITV Racing and hosts Young Classical Stars on Classic FM.   Charlotte will help us celebrate all the talented TV craftspeople who work behind the camera to bring our favourite shows to screen.   The winners will be presented at the awards ceremony on Monday 2 December 2024 at the London Hilton on Park Lane.   With less than a week to go until the awards, take a look at the full list of nominations and find out how to book your place here: https://lnkd.in/eRWDRuSt #RTSAwards #CraftandDesignAwards #GMB #CharlotteHawkins

Last Thursday, RTS Northern Ireland hosted a blockbuster Programme Awards at the Titanic museum in Belfast, with Vogue Williams presenting a stunning ceremony that went a long way towards recognising another brilliant year of Northern Irish television.   The big winners were The Woman in the Wall and Blue Lights, which won 3 and 2 awards a piece; the former’s co-stars Daryl McCormack and Ruth Wilson both taking home Best Actors for their roles in the mesmerising Magdalene laundry drama.   The Brian Waddell Award for Outstanding Contribution went to legendary broadcaster Pamela Ballantine, who paid tribute to Waddell himself, having got her start at UTV while he was Director of Programmes, 40 years ago. And the Centre also presented its first ever Hidden Hero Award to Gerard Stratton, for his vital work as Director of the disabled-led production company in Belfast, Triplevision Productions Limited.   Now over to RTS North West, who are hosting their Awards tomorrow at the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel in Manchester. If you’re from the region and fancy celebrating some outstanding local production, there’s still time to get tickets https://lnkd.in/emRbvDCa

What’s next for TV in 2025?   Join us on Wednesday 22 January at the Cavendish Conference Centre, London for the return of this unmissable predictions event about the evolving TV landscape and what challenges and opportunities lie ahead in 2025.   Katie Razzall, Culture and Media Editor at BBC News, will chair a dynamic panel of industry leaders as they delve into:   🎥 What we’ll be watching 📱 How we’ll be watching 🔧 New technical developments 📺 Commercial challenges and opportunities   Panel: Chris Bird, Managing Director, Prime Video UK, Amazon Amelia Brown, CEO, Fremantle Laura Fenton, CEO, Omnicom Media Group UK Kiran Nataraja, Director of Streaming and Content Strategy, Channel 4 Kate Phillips, Director of Unscripted, BBC   Don't miss your chance to gain insights from the forefront of the television industry: https://lnkd.in/eJvt5Rba #television #tvindustry #futureofTV

How do you develop a hit documentary like The Man with 1000 Kids? What makes a factual format like Grand Designs returnable? How do you find a new way of directing a long-running drama? Get all your questions about Development, Journalism, Factual and Drama answered by watching last week’s RTS Student Masterclasses 2024, now available on our YouTube channel. The Masterclasses include: 📺 Development with Dorsa Nam and Dan Omnes, Development Executives at MultiStory Media and Blast! Films 📺 Journalism with Channel 4 News Reporter Ria Chatterjee, chaired by Executive Producer at Basement Films Ben de Pear 📺 Factual with Co-Founder of Curve Media Limited Camilla Lewis, chaired by Co-CEO of EXPECTATION ENTERTAINMENT Tim Hincks 📺 Drama with Jordan Hogg, Director of Ralph & Katie, Ackley Bridge and more, chaired by Executive Producer Diederick Santer #mediacareers #contentcreation #televisionindustry #DocumentaryFilmmaking #unscriptedtv #tvproduction #filmmaking #behindthescenes https://lnkd.in/egdenTqE

“The beginners and winners dinner.”   What makes the Patrons’ Dinner such a special night in the RTS calendar, beyond giving us the chance to award our prestigious Fellowships, is that we also get to welcome our new Bursary scholars while thanking our Patrons for their continued support.   It’s this blend of talent and experience that inspired Tobyn Andreae, Head of Communications for our Royal Patron, His Majesty the King, to brand the occasion as TV’s “beginners and winners dinner”. It was wonderful to hear speeches from scholars Kwadwo Bonna Addo and Jess Kelly, and to see so many scholars networking with leading figures in the industry and their peers, making key contacts for their future careers in television.   We’d also like to thank our Bursary Scheme Ambassador AJ Odudu, who rushed over from the Big Brother house to meet our scholars in person!   #RTSBursaries #television #bursaryscheme

Last night, we awarded six exceptional TV practitioners with RTS Fellowships, and announced a number of new appointments to our Board and Chairs for our Awards and Committees. We presented the Fellowships, which honour industry leaders who have made outstanding and long-lasting contributions to UK television, during our annual Patrons' Dinner at the suitably grand One Great George Street in Westminster. Our illustrious new Fellows include: - Philip Edgar-Jones OBE, Executive Director of Unscripted at Sky TV - Patrick Holland, CEO and Executive Chair, Banijay UK - Gwyneth Hughes, Director and Writer - Ade Rawcliffe, Group Director of Diversity and Inclusion, ITV - Rosie Jones, Comedian, Writer, and Actor - Stephen Merchant, Comedian, Actor, Writer, and Director We were also delighted to welcome Tim Hincks, Co-CEO of EXPECTATION ENTERTAINMENT to the RTS’ Board of Trustees, and Sarah Booth, Director of Communications at Banijay UK, as Chair of the National Events Committee. Managing Director of ITV Studios Daytime, Emma Gormley, is the new Chair of the RTS Craft & Design Awards, and Dr. Joanna Abeyie MBE CC, founder and CEO of Blue Moon & Partners, has come on board as Chair of the Inclusion Committee. Kat Hebden, Head of Development at Lifted Entertainment, is the new Chair of the RTS Futures Committee. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eNiTFAZa

We are delighted to announce the nominations for the RTS Craft & Design Awards 2024. Across 29 hotly contested categories, including the brand-new Multicamera Work – Sport category, the awards celebrate the vast variety of skills and processes involved in broadcast television. See the full list here: https://lnkd.in/e5here_K