The 50th James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture at this year's Edinburgh Television Festival was presented by James Harding, Co-Founder of Tortoise Media and Editor-in-Chief of The Observer.

Channel 4 and 5 reveal commissions among debates on Trump, TV tourists, and truth decay, Michael Burns reports on Day One. The annual pilgrimage of UK television’s movers and shakers to Edinburgh deli ...

The Grierson Trust has announced Tom McDonald as its new Chair. McDonald, Executive Vice President, National Geographic Content will take up his role in November, when Lorraine Heggessey steps down ...

The BBC has revealed first look pictures for Half Man, the original six-episode drama from Richard Gadd (Baby Reindeer, Against The Law). It is produced by Banijay’s Mam Tor, for the BBC, BBC Scotland ...

Sky has released a first-look teaser trailer of The Iris Affair, a tense and cinematic chase thriller that pits two brilliant minds against each other in a deadly game of hide and seek across Italy.

Sky has released a first-look teaser trailer of The Iris Affair, a chase thriller that pits two minds against each other in a deadly game of hide and seek across Italy.

Salamanda Media has been commissioned to make Sandi Toksvig’s Hidden Wonders (w/t), a new four-part series for More4.

Channel 4 has pre-bought a new four-part series, co-produced by Rumpus Media and High Rock Media, on the Orient Express.

As BBC2 celebrates 50 years of comedy Televisual focuses on the unsung heroes of TV comedy – the editors. Suite director and editor Richard Halladey and Independent Post Company’s Mykola Pawluk ...

London and US based production company, Atalaya Productions, has optioned the rights to thriller, The Cutting Room, by Scottish author, Louise Welsh.

Filming has started on new Netflix UK series Out of the Dust, the first production from Double Dutch Productions, part of Banijay UK.

ViacomCBS Networks UK has hired Sarah Rose as Chief Operating Officer. She will report into Maria Kyriacou, President, ViacomCBS Networks UK and Australia.