Edinburgh TV Festival
Edinburgh TV Festival goes digital for 2020
April 18, 2020 | David FarnorThe Edinburgh TV Festival will not take place as usual this year, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, it will be taking the event online with a series of digital initiatives to bring the industry together.
The event, which takes … Read More
BBC Three announces new commissions at Edinburgh TV Festival
August 24, 2018 | David FarnorBBC Three has announced four new original commissions.
Unveiled at the Edinburgh TV festival by Damian Kavanagh, Controller of the online channel, the slate includes a documentary that follows a young racing driver who had a life-changing crash and a … Read More
Derren Brown, Sunderland and cooking: Netflix announces new unscripted originals
August 23, 2018 | David FarnorNetflix has announced four new unscripted original shows on the way to the streaming service this year. The announcement, which was made at the Edinburgh TV Festival by Brandon Riegg, VP of Unscripted Originals and Acquisitions for Netflix, span a … Read More
Michaela Coel calls for industry change, as new drama tackles consent
August 22, 2018 | David FarnorMichaela Coel will explore the issue of sexual consent in a new BBC drama, a subject that she also spoke out about in her keynote lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival.
The rising star of Black Mirror and E4’s Chewing … Read More
Armando Iannucci defends BBC in rousing Edinburgh speech
August 27, 2015 | David FarnorArmando Iannucci delivered a passionate defence of the BBC in his speech to the Edinburgh TV Festival last night,
The 40th annual James MacTaggart Lecture, which has previously been delivered by Oscar winner Kevin Spacey and the former BBC director … Read More