The MacTaggart Lecture has formed the centrepiece of the Festival since 1976. It offers a unique and authoritative platform to help shape debate in the global television industry, alongside over 60 sessions including keynotes, masterclasses and workshops.
Edinburgh TV Festival is unique. It is the only place where all the UK’s channel controllers and senior commissioners gather in one place, outlining their highlights from the past year, and crucially, their commissioning wishlists for the year ahead.
We are famous for our fun, candid and entertaining approach to our sessions and for a highly diverse and topical programme which garners headlines all around the world.
We ensure relevance by working with the brightest brains in the business – leading TV professionals who help curate the event as members of our advisory and executive committees.
We pride ourselves on our high production values –all our sessions are produced by leading TV professionals, hosted by top name presenters and staged by the best crew.
The TV Festival has been dubbed “the hottest ticket in town” and “the place to be seen”. It’s true that our networking opportunities are second-to-none with a range of drinks, VIP dinners and informal parties, but it’s not all about gossip and pitches in the George bar late at night.
We have more formal business opportunities than ever before with a new structured networking strand, ConnectED, including one-on-one speed meetings.
Delegates can sit down with commissioners, talent managers, brands, distributors and more for short pre-booked meetings. Introduce yourself or your company; pitch an idea; further your job prospects or just make new contacts.
If you want to express interest in hosting a meeting table in 2022 – or booking in to see those that have, contact connected@thetvfestival.com.