Britain’s leading forum for television and related media, the Royal Television Society, has crowned Rosie Nieder, operational production engineer at the BBC, as the winner of its RTS Young Technologist of the Year Award. The annual award is presented in memory of A.M. Beresford-Cooke and “aims to advance education in the science, technology and art … Read more
Britain’s leading forum for television and related media, the Royal Television Society, has announced the winners of the RTS Student Television Awards 2026, supported by 4Skills – Channel 4’s nationwide training and development programme. The winners were crowned at the annual awards ceremony on Friday 12 June at the IET, Savoy Place, hosted by TV … Read more
The Royal Television Society has announced the nominations for the RTS Student Television Awards 2026, supported by 4Skills – Channel 4’s nationwide training and development programme. Hosted this year by TV and radio presenter Remel London, the winners will be unveiled at a ceremony set to take place on Friday 12 June at the IET, … Read more
The Royal Television Society has announced details of the RTS London Convention 2026, its “flagship biennial gathering of the UK’s most influential voices in television and media”, with Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios coming on board as Principal Sponsor. Taking place on Tuesday 29 September at Kings Place, London, the event will be chaired … Read more
The Royal Television Society (RTS), Britain’s leading forum for television and media, has appointed BPI’s Sophie Jones as the society’s new CEO. Jones is currently the BPI’s chief strategy officer, having joined the music trade association, and home of the BRIT Awards and Mercury Prize, in 2020 as director of public affairs. As chief … Read more
The winners of the 2026 Royal Television Society Ireland Awards/Gradaim RTS have been announced. Prizes were announced across the 12 categories decided by the RTS judging panel, as well as two special awards – the Breakthrough Talent Award and Outstanding Contribution Award. In addition, the RTS Audience Choice Award was voted for by the public … Read more
The Royal Television Society has announced the winners of the RTS Programme Awards 2026. Comedian and presenter Tom Allen hosted the ceremony at London’s JW Marriott Grosvenor House Hotel. The Awards celebrate the “best of UK television across all genres”, and among the attendees were Erin Doherty, Dylan Llewllyn, Steve Coogan, Mawaan Rizwan, Stephen Graham, … Read more
The Royal Television Society has opened applications for its 2026 Bursary Schemes, a programme that has already helped “hundreds of talented young people from low-income backgrounds break into the TV and media industries”, organisers have said. Applications are open from Wednesday 25 February through to Wednesday 24 June. Through its Television Production and Journalism Bursary … Read more
The winners of the 2025 Royal Television Society Midlands Awards were announced on Friday, celebrating the region’s most talented creators, performers and storytellers. Organised by event manager Jayne Rae and led by RTS Midlands chair Kully Khaila, the night was all about “recognising the incredible achievements of the past year while bringing the industry together … Read more
The Royal Television Society has announced that Theresa Wise, the charity’s chief executive, will retire following more than a decade running the organisation. “After almost 13 unforgettable years as CEO of the Royal Television Society, I have made the decision to retire from full-time work,” Wise said. “The RTS is a unique and vital part … Read more
The Royal Television Society has announced nine new Fellowships for 2025. The Fellowships, which were presented last night (5 November) during the annual RTS Patrons’ Dinner at One Great George Street, recognise industry luminaries who have made a “remarkable, meaningful and enduring impact” on UK television. For 2025, the RTS has awarded Fellowships to: 2024 … Read more
The Royal Television Society Yorkshire has announced the winners of its 2025 Yorkshire Awards. The event honoured outstanding work across drama, factual, presenting and production, with BBC series The Jetty winning the award for Drama, The Push: Murder on the Cliff awarded for Documentary Series and The Secret of the Shoal taking Animation, VFX, and … Read more
The Royal Television Society has announced its 2025 scholars, awarding 40 undergraduate bursaries to nurture future industry talent. With this latest cohort, a total of 413 scholars are now supported by the RTS throughout their studies and future careers. This year’s recipients hail from 32 different institutions across the UK, with 30 students selected for … Read more
The Royal Television Society has opened entries for the RTS Programme Awards 2026. Presented in partnership with Cast & Crew, the awards ceremony will take place on Tuesday 24 March 2026 at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House. Across the 29 competitive categories, the RTS Programme Awards recognise stand-out programmes and performances across all genres in … Read more
Britain’s leading forum for television and media, the Royal Television Society (RTS), has announced the winners for the RTS Student Television Awards 2025, sponsored by 4Skills – Channel 4’s nationwide training and development strategy. The winners were crowned at the prestigious awards ceremony held on Friday 13th June at the IET, Savoy Place, hosted by … Read more
Scotland’s vibrant television industry was celebrated at an awards ceremony in Glasgow on Friday 6th June, as the Royal Television Society (RTS) Scotland announced the winners of its prestigious 2025 Programme Awards. Presenters Shereen Cutkelvin and Sanjeev Kohli handed out 27 awards to winners at Glasgow’s iconic Old Fruitmarket, while Laura Boyd carried out interviews … Read more
Britain’s leading forum for television and media, the Royal Television Society (RTS), has revealed the nominations for the RTS Student Television Awards 2025, sponsored by 4Skills – Channel 4’s nationwide training and development strategy. The awards ceremony will take place on Friday 13th June at the IET, Savoy Place, with rapper, author and broadcaster Guvna … Read more
Britain’s leading forum for television and media, the Royal Television Society (RTS), has revealed the winners for the RTS Programme Awards 2025, in partnership with Cast & Crew. The ceremony took place this evening at London’s JW Marriott Grosvenor House Hotel, and was hosted by comedian Tom Allen. The awards demonstrated the high calibre of … Read more
Britain’s leading forum for television and media, the Royal Television Society (RTS), has shortlisted the nominations for the prestigious RTS Programme Awards 2025, in partnership with Cast & Crew. The nominations were broadcast on the RTS website and YouTube channel this morning, hosted by television presenter Gaby Roslin. Celebrated comedian Tom Allen is returning to host the … Read more
Britain’s leading forum for television and media, the Royal Television Society (RTS), has launched its prestigious bursary schemes for this year and is accepting applications from Thursday 20th February until Tuesday 24th June 2025. For 2025, the RTS is expanding its Digital Innovation Scheme to include students interested in a career in digital media content … Read more