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Culture Secretary: ‘We’ll protect terrestrial TV’

Viewers of free-to-air terrestrial TV should not be “left behind” amid shifting viewing habits towards streaming services, the UK Culture Secretary will say in a major speech on the future of TV. Lucy Frazer will deliver a keynote speech at the Royal Television Society Cambridge Conference where she will outline her plan to maximise the […]

September 20, 2023By Colin Mann

Sky orders London 7/7 bombings docuseries

Zai Bennett, Sky’s Managing Director of Content, has revealed that the broadcaster has commissioned a three-part series, 7/7: Britain’s Day of Terror (w/t) which will launch on Sky Documentaries and NOW in 2025 to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the 7/7 bombings. Bennett told members of the Royal Television Society in London that the […]

May 17, 2023By Colin Mann

Royal Television Society announces winners for the RTS Programme Awards 2023

The Royal Television Society (RTS), Britain’s leading forum for television and related media, unveiled the winners this evening for the RTS Programme Awards 2023, in partnership with Audio Network. The winners were crowned at the prestigious awards ceremony hosted by comedian Tom Allen at London’s JW Marriott Grosvenor House. Guests in attendance included Kate Winslet, […]

March 29, 2023

Royal Television Society announces nominations for RTS Programme Awards 2023

The Royal Television Society (RTS), Britain’s leading forum for television and related media, has today shortlisted the nominations for the RTS Programme Awards 2023, in partnership with Audio Network. The nominations were announced this morning via livestream by Gaby Roslin. The BBC leads the way with 40 nominations across the 30 categories, followed by Channel […]

March 7, 2023

BBC DG: “UK media must collaborate to prosper”

The BBC Director-General, Tim Davie, has issued a rallying call to ensure the UK media industry can prosper and keep delivering benefits in the decades to come. Davie said the BBC, politicians, regulators and the wider industry must urgently work together to secure the future of a “thriving, trusted, world-leading UK media market, as we […]

December 7, 2022