Sky News has received nine nominations at the 2023 RTS Television Journalism Awards, including the News Channel of the Year, which it has won consecutively for the last five years. John Ryley, Head of Sky News, said: “In what was a relentless year for newsrooms it’s fantastic to see Sky News’ compelling journalism rewarded with nine […]
ITV has received a total of 14 nominations in the RTS Television Awards shortlist, including a first-time nomination for Good Morning Britain news anchor Susanna Reid in the prestigious Network Presenter of the Year category, as well as a double nomination for ITV News’ UK Editor Paul Brand, recognition for Anushka Asthana in the new […]
Britain’s leading forum for television and media, the Royal Television Society (RTS), has shortlisted the nominations for the prestigious RTS Television Journalism Awards 2023, in partnership with Wolftech and Dataminr. The awards ceremony will take place on March 1st 2023 at the London Hilton on Park Lane and will be hosted by Dan Walker, 5 […]
Lord (Michael) Grade, the Chair of UK broadcast regulator Ofcom, has declared that it “will not and should not regulate the culture wars”. Delivering a keynote speech at RTS London Convention 2022, his first since taking on the role in May 2022, industry veteran Grade noted the role Ofcom would be playing in the implementation […]
Senior executives from some of the TV industry’s major companies have suggested they are well positioned to counter the effects of the financial climate on users’ entertainment spend. Speaking at the RTS London Convention 2022, Priya Dogra, Convention Chair and Managing Director, EMEA, Warner Bros. Discovery, acknowledged that the entertainment industry was at the beginning […]
TGI Sport has acquired Sportseen, a rights buying and digital advertising sales firm.TGI Sport is owned jointly by Bruin Capital and Quadrant Private Equity. Founded in 2007 by Chris Jones and Vasco Gomes, Sportseen has been at the forefront of the emerging opportunities to integrate geotargeted, AI-informed advertising on every screen and platform. The company […]
The 2022 Royal Television Society Programme Award winners were announced on March 29th at a ceremony hosted by Tom Allen at Grosvenor House London, with Sky’s awards including: Comedy Performance – Male, Samson Kayo for Bloods. Described by judges as a performer “with real heart, warmth and originality”, the BAFTA-nominated co-creator of the show Samson […]
Sky has received 10 nominations for the 2022 Royal Television Society (RTS) Programme Awards, with nods for comedy, drama, arts, documentary and sports. The nominations are: Scripted Comedy Bloods. BAFTA-nominated Samson Kayo and Golden Globe-nominated Jane Horrocks star the Sky Original comedy series as paramedic partners in the South London ambulance service. When tough-acting loner […]
Sky News won News Channel of the Year for a fifth consecutive year at last night’s 2022 Royal Television Society Television Journalism Awards. The organisation, praised for its data journalism and climate change coverage won two other awards on the night. Dean Massey scooped Camera Operator of the Year for his for his “skill in […]
Hours before he was sacked in a reshuffle, former Media Minister John Whittingdale announced new measures which he said will protect the creation of British TV, and help public service broadcasters (PSBs) compete with the US streaming giants in the digital age. In a keynote speech to the Royal Television Society Cambridge Convention, Whittingdale, a […]