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Edinburgh TV Festival
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Rowan Woods appointed as creative director at Edinburgh TV Festival
Rowan Woods, the head of episodic & series programme for the BFI London Film Festival,…
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TBI Weekly: From UK slowdown to global reset at the Edinburgh TV Festival
The 2023 edition of the Edinburgh TV Festival is wrapping up after four schedule-busting days…
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Louis Theroux calls for “confrontational, surprising & upsetting” TV in MacTaggart Lecture
Broadcaster and filmmaker Louis Theroux has called on the TV industry to take more risks…
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Louis Theroux to deliver MacTaggart lecture at 2023 Edinburgh TV Festival
Broadcaster and author Louis Theroux will deliver the MacTaggart lecture at this year’s Edinburgh TV…
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Events round-up: Edinburgh TV Festival plans climate summit; Sheffield DocFest details announced; Conecta Fiction announces Spanish showcase
Edinburgh TV Festival plans climate summit The Edinburgh TV Festival is launching its first-ever Climate…
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News round-up: ‘The Rookie: Feds’ goes global; Ed TV Fest names advisory chair; Espresso shops Moscow gold doc to RTVE
‘The Rookie: Feds’ goes global The Rookie: Feds, the ABC crime drama spin-off from The…
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TBI Weekly: The problem with the UK’s format isolationism
With MIPCOM on the horizon, European format specialist Siobhan Crawford offers a plea to UK…
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TBI Weekly: Six takeaways from the Edinburgh TV Festival
From snarky remarks around reboots, to a scripted industry in “corrective” mode and Netflix’s attempts to assert itself…
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Scripted TV in ‘corrective’ mode amid soaring costs, says Paramount’s David Nevins
Spending on TV drama is in “corrective mode” according to Paramount+ chief David Nevins, who…
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Emily Maitlis uses MacTaggart to highlight populism & shift from “cellophane-wrapped formality”
Emily Maitlis, the UK journalist who conducted the interview that saw Prince Andrew discuss his…
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Prince Andrew interviewer Emily Maitlis to deliver MacTaggart at Edinburgh TV Festival
Emily Maitlis, the UK journalist who conducted the notorious interview that saw Prince Andrew discuss…
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ETF lines up David Nevins & Jane Millichip as further sessions unveiled
The Edinburgh TV Festival (ETF) has revealed a raft of sessions for the August event,…
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‘Succession’ star Brian Cox confirmed for Ed TV Festival; Rose Ayling-Ellis to deliver Alternative MacTaggart
British actress Rose Ayling-Ellis will deliver the Alternative MacTaggart lecture at this year’s Edinburgh TV…
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Edinburgh TV Festival names Afua Hirsch advisory chair
The Edinburgh TV Festival (ETF) has named writer, broadcaster, filmmaker and former barrister Afua Hirsch…
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Ed TV Festival: BBC talks linear; ITV defends ‘Love Island’ & Amazon on risk-taking
The BBC talked up linear reach, ITV defended Love Island and Amazon spoke about the…
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Ed TV Festival: Paramount+ seeks UK originals & C4’s Ian Katz slams privatisation plans
ViacomCBS put out a call for content pitches from UK indies for Paramount+, while Channel…
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Round-up: Amazon’s IMDB welcomes ‘100% Wolf’; AMC acquires ‘Anna’; Ed TV Fest names alternative MacTaggart
Amazon’s IMDB welcomes 100% Wolf Amazon’s streamer service IMDb TV service has acquired exclusive AVOD…
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Festival round-up: Edinburgh TV Fest launches Theroux talent search; Series Mania unveils Étoile Award
Edinburgh TV Fest launches Theroux talent search The TV Foundation, the umbrella charity of the…
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‘His Dark Materials’ writer Jack Thorne to address disability representation in MacTaggart Lecture
English dramatist and playwright Jack Thorne will deliver the keynote speech at the upcoming Edinburgh TV…
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Edinburgh TV Festival names Amazon’s Georgia Brown as chair for ‘hybrid’ event
The Edinburgh TV Festival (ETF) has named Amazon Studios’ director of European originals Georgia Brown…
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The fast-evolving world of markets & festivals (Part 1)
Barely a handful of live industry events took place this year, due to the Coronavirus…
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Edinburgh TV Festival names Naked’s Fatima Salaria as exec chair
Fatima Salaria has been appointed as the executive chair of the Edinburgh TV Festival and…
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TBI Weekly: Six takeaways from Edinburgh TV Festival
The 2020 Edinburgh TV Festival’s virtual nature didn’t stop the annual event from making an…
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Racism has led to a ‘lost generation’ of black TV talent in UK, says David Olusoga
British broadcaster and historian David Olusoga has hit out at the UK TV industry for…
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Outgoing BBC chief Tony Hall to open Edinburgh TV Festival
Outgoing BBC director general Tony Hall is set to deliver the opening address at the…
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News round-up: David Olusoga to give Edinburgh TV Festival keynote; Bambu launches on Xumo; NHK releases international wildlife co-pro projects
Historian Olusoga to deliver Edinburgh TV Festival keynote speech British-Nigerian historian and broadcaster David Olusoga…
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Edinburgh TV Festival adds Netflix, A+E execs to 2020 roster
Leading US TV and SVOD executives from companies including Netflix, HBO Max, TLC and A+E…
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Edinburgh TV Festival lines up Emilia Clarke & Paul Feig
The Edinburgh TV Festival (ETF) has unveiled a raft of new speakers and sessions for…
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BBC explores quarantining drama casts as appetite for UK shows soars
The BBC will order more UK dramas to avoid a content shortfall caused by Covid-19…
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Sky expects to delay international drama shoots until 2021
European media giant Sky is to delay filming on its dramas that have elements shot…
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