Television Magazine

Television Magazine

Monthly Publication of the RTS

October 2023

Alex Mahon tells the UK TV sector that it is fighting for its life
The ‘talk show king’ returns to the UK and urges commissioners to back young talent and know their...
On screen, Alex Mahon’s image from the camera trained at the podium is being manipulated by Metaphysic’s AI technology to alter her appearance and voice in real time
Generative artificial intelligence is banging on TV’s door. How afraid should we be?
BBC director-general Tim Davie sits in a chair and gestures with his hand
The BBC Director-General discusses why the UK needs to be a cultural superpower – and the fallout...
The ITV CEO highlights ITVX’s success – and wonders when the ad market will turn
Sky’s CEO explains why the UK creative industries need more help through state intervention
The agent extraordinaire and the double Oscar winner discuss why creativity comes first
Liberty Global’s CEO is bullish about a future in which he foresees no letup in the demand for...
Many of the key players in the contest to land the most desirable sports rights in UK media were...
Lucy Frazer, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, addresses the future of TV against a...
Piers Morgan and Krishnan Guru-Murthy sit next to each other in conversation at the RTS Cambridge Convention 2023
The view from the presenter’s chair: Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Piers Morgan lock horns
TV news chiefs debate whether impartiality rules are still fit for purpose
Local content is king because it is a strong driver of audience engagement
Four photos in a two-by-two grid of (from top left clockwise) John Gapper, Andy Coulson, Caroline Kean and Greg Dyke
Three crisis managers bring their experience to an evolving scenario involving a TV celebrity
Ajaz Ahmed stands while speaking
A panel of leading innovators provides insight into getting content noticed
Marcus Ryder survives a baptism of fire as he begins a new job helping TV workers in need
What is the best setting for creative conversations? Cameron Roach is inspired by the fabled...
Steve Rosenberg explains why he has stayed on in Moscow despite the obstacles to reporting
Lyse Doucet reflects on how to get through to news avoiders and young TikTokers 
John Ryley gestures while holding a microphone
John Ryley makes his case for more rigorous royal reporting
Carole Solazzo hears how a new BBC One drama made the transition from cinema to the small screen
From finding the right course and agent to dealing with rejection, Matthew Bell gets the inside...
Matthew Bell discovers the platform is far more than a TV training ground
Rita Clifton and Richard Huntington sit in two separate pictures placed side by side
How do advertisers reach audiences in an ever-evolving media ecosystem?
Gwawr Lloyd sits with her hands clasped together
West of England’s latest “Meet the commissioner” event took place this month at the Watershed in...
“It’s fun but it’s intense… flying by the seat of your pants a lot of the time.”
Big, bold investigations. New talent. Noise and risk-taking. Stories that unite us. Head-...
The producer of Reeling in the Years offered an enthralling presentation on RTÉ One’s hit...
Carole Solazzo discovers how life-affirming BBC Three film Stranger in My Family was developed and...