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Annual Report 2010

AGM 25 May 2011 at 6:00pm at the RTS, Kildare House, 3 Rise, EC4Y 8EN Patrons

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Patrons 2 Board of Trustees report to members 4 1 Achievements and performance 4 National events 2010 4 Centres report 2010 22 2 Structure, governance and management 32 3 Objectives and activities 32 4 Financial review 33 5 Plans for future periods 33 6 Administrative details 34 Independent auditors’ report 36 Financial statements 37 Notes to the financial statements 40 Notice of AGM 2011 48 Form of proxy 49 Advisory Council election manifestos 50 Minutes of AGM 2010 51 Picture credits 53 Who’s who at the RTS 54

The Board of Trustees (who are also the directors of Television Society for the purposes of company law) presents its report and consolidated accounts for the year ended 31 December 2010. The financial statements comply with current statutory requirements, the Memorandum and Articles of Association and the Statement of Recommended Practice – Accounting and Reporting by Charities (March 2005).

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The RTS maintained its unique and influential role in further- to this assertion several times in the course of the day, and ing public understanding of the transformation of the British made their scepticism clear. television and wider media landscape through its publica- The second session asked: What can we learn from South tions, website and the wide range of public events it staged. Korea? Professor Suk-Ho Bang, president of KISDI made an Throughout this report, we have sought to highlight the introductory presentation, then joined a panel with Franc- ways in which the Society’s activities have provided real ben- esco Caio of Nomura Investment Bank and Peter Smith of efit to the public at large, whether by extending the reach NBC Universal Television International. of its publications and web-based initiatives or by engaging The most wired country in the world is a difficult envi- with the public in ways that are easier and more affordable, ronment for content owners and piracy is rife, Smith com- and targeting particular audiences that might in the past not plained. “As a result of that, our DVD business, worth about have been involved in the debate, discussion and learning $1bn 12 years ago, is worth $16m,” he said, adding that opportunities that the Society offers. low subscription fees meant broadcasters could not afford premium content. “’m not sure the infrastructure, as exciting as it is, is benefiting the media business.” RTS International Conference The UK’s progress towards Korean broadband speeds will The RTS International Conference planning committee was not be trouble-free, either. Caio warned consumer prices chaired by . The Conference took place in would have to rise: “The equation for the telecoms industry September and the UK keynote was delivered by the Rt Hon is not functioning any more. With volumes increasing, the MP, secretary of state for culture, media, Olym- notion of flat rates and marginal prices for broadband is not pics and sport. He promoted city TV stations as a key broad- possible.” casting goal for his term, arguing that they could play a role The session, chaired by Erik Huggers, director of future in rebuilding communities – and rescue ailing local news ser- media and technology at the BBC, was sponsored by BBC Click. vices into the bargain. The BBC – and its alleged defensiveness in the face of In an exchange widely reported in the media, Hunt was mounting criticism – was the subject of the next session. BBC pressed by members of the audience to clarify whether ITV, director-general Mark Thompson was interviewed by con- Channel 4 and Channel 5 would all move further down the sultant and commentator Steve Hewlett, who accused him EPG (electronic programme guide) if they failed to deliver and fellow executives of having been wrong-footed by the local content. No, he said, allaying the channels’ concern corporation’s detractors, and conceding too much ground to that the local-TV initiative might be accompanied by a big them. Thompson made a robust defence of the BBC’s strat- stick – though there was little sign of a carrot, either. egy for delivering value to licence-fee payers. An initial report by Nicholas Shott, head of UK investment The fourth session saw sparky clashes between panellists banking at Lazard, on what changes would be needed to as they grappled with the question of whether video-on- make local broadcasting commercially viable, was published demand will be the game changer that its promoters claim. the same morning. Matt Brittin, managing director of Google’s UK and Ire- Hunt said: “The idea that somehow the UK ’can’t sustain’ land operations, took exception when boss local TV will seem very quaint when com- Steve Morrison accused Google of acting like a cowboy pare us with other countries.” Conference speakers returned and showing scant regard for content owners’ interests.8

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RTS International Conference speakers: 1 Secretary of state, DCMS, the Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP; 2 Time Warner chair and CEO Jeff Bewkes; 3 NBC Universal International president Peter Smith; 4 ITV CEO Adam Crozier; 5 KISDI president Professor Suk-Ho Bang; and 6 Nomura Investment Bank’s Francesco Caio 3 4 5 6

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8Virgin Media’s Cindy Rose took David Abraham, chief 5 6 executive of Channel 4, to task for – as she saw it – the anti- competitive approach of the YouView IPTV consortium that Channel 4 backs. The session, chaired by consultant Simon Shaps, also fea- tured a video interview with Jason Kilar, the CEO of Hulu. He assured delegates: “The next 50 years are going to be much more favourable to content owners.” For the International Keynote speaker, chair and CEO of Time Warner Jeff Bewkes, television was already “enjoying its second golden age”. If broadcasters can resist the temp- tation to let online aggregators come between them and their viewers, they have a bright future, proclaimed Bewkes. He pointed out that “network and video programming are among the only media to grow since the advent of the inter- net aside from the internet itself.” But he warned television companies not to “underprice our product in the misguided fear that digital consumers think 7 8 everything should be free or cheaper.” He also insisted that channels had to be available on-demand; otherwise “some- one else is going to put your programming on there for you.” In the next session, ITV chief Adam Crozier was quizzed by Steve Hewlett. Crozier said ITV’s travails “of the past 10 years are less about strategy, more about execution. There has been a failure to execute.” He admitted: “We were talking about needing to move our studios in for 10 years, launching ITV+1 for three years. Most people in the industry have said conversations tended to peter out.” Session seven saw a high-powered panel confront the thorny question – “social media, apps and games... what is the consumer up to?” Their deliberations were led off with a presentation by Deloitte’s Paul Lee. In deciding whether social media sites and apps – down- loaded onto the new generation of mobile phones and wire- Conflict over video-on-demand:5 David Abraham, Channel 4; 6 Cindy Rose, less screen – represent a golden opportunity for growing audi- ; 7 Steve Morrison, All3Media; 8 Matt Brittin, Google ences and, eventually, delivering new revenue streams,8

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8Lee provided some sobering context. In the UK General Election, he pointed out, around 500,000 people registered on the election page but 20 million watched the TV coverage. BSkyB COO Mike Darcey said that, in retrospect, Google had been very, very lucky to eventually hit on a business model that worked, while Facebook has not found a com- mercial application yet. Disney’s Giorgio Stock thought that Facebook could generate revenue from content owners through the power of peer recommendation – and, in turn, build viewer loyalty. The last panellist, analyst Claire Enders, cautioned that most VoD is catch-up, and derived from an existing schedule. Moreover, downloading catch-up programmes drawn from an existing TV schedule is nowhere near a mainstream inter- net activity. In contrast, for instance, to pornography, which “is very big, and has been for 15 years”. The final session saw Gerhard Zeiler, CEO of RTL Group, interviewed by Hewlett. Inevitably, given that RTL had just sold its UK subsidiary to publisher Richard Desmond, the conversation centred on what went wrong with RTL’s ambi- tions for Five – now renamed Channel Five. “It was not our biggest success,” he conceded. “We should have invested much more from the beginning... We could have had Neighbours in 2001, also The Simpsons [and Big Brother].” But fear of state support for Channel 4 if Five pulled ahead of it deterred the investors. The RTS is extremely grateful to the conference’s principal sponsor, Deloitte. It is only with the generous support of all its Patrons that the Society is able to stage the range and calibre of the events that it does. 9 RTS Futures The RTS is delighted with the continued success of this initia- tive, which was launched in 2007 to engage a younger audi- Panellists Giorgio Stock, Disney (2) and analyst Claire Enders (3) discussed ence in the Society’s educational activities. Registration as a8 social media, games and apps (4); RTL Group CEO Gerhard Zeiler (7)

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RTS Futures events: 5 6 8 9 1 Alex Graham, Wall to Wall, offers one-to- one advice; 2 and 3 group brainstorming for pitches to Jay Hunt, BBC (4); speed dating the entertainment gurus – 7 6 Suzi Aplin, freelance, 7 Karl Warner, BBC, and 10 Richard Ackerman, Open Mike Productions; the dos and don’ts of pitching – 5 Dan Korn, Discovery, 8 Celia 10 Taylor, BSkyB and 9 Zai Bennett, ITV

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8member of RTS Futures is free, and gives access to online the secrets behind the evolution of popular shows. discussion forums. Tickets for events are priced at a modest £10. Following the phenomenal success of April’s tryst-fest, In the first of five events, three multichannel commission- October offered the chance to “Speed date the entertainment ers explained to young hopefuls the dos and don’ts of pitch- gurus”. The gurus this time were: Richard Ackerman of Open ing their ideas. Mike Productions; Sumi Connock from ITV; Sam Donelly The panellists were: Zai Bennett, director of digital chan- from Shine; Malcolm Gerrie from Whizz Kid Entertainment; nels and acquistions at ITV; Dan Korn, senior vice-president, freelancer James Longman; Graham Stuart of ; programming at Discovery Networks UK; and Celia Tay- and the BBC’s Katie Taylor and Karl Warner. lor, commissioning editor, factual and features, Sky1HD, Gerrie’s advice was succinct: “Find out what the client Sky1,2,3. Korn ephasised: “You have to be incredibly per- wants first and then tailor the idea to the client. Then you’ll sistent in this industry... it’s about being knocked back and be pushing at an open door.” keeping on coming back for more.” The fourth event was titled: “Commission my comedy: The second event was a radical new format for exploring how to get your comedy script onto the screen”. It brought how young people can get into and on in television. “Speed together the writer, producer and commissioners of Sky- date the factual gurus” did what it said on the tin: 11 leading 1HD’s forthcoming comedy drama, Mount Pleasant. Sarah producers in the field offered three minutes face-to-face with Hooper (who had previously written episodes of Shameless) a succession of RTS Futures members. was joined by her producer, Siobhan Bachman from Tiger The first-daters were: Emily Gale and Camilla Lewis of Aspect, and by the channel’s head of comedy, Lucy Lumsden, TalkbackThames; Alex Graham and Susie Wooster of Wall To and channel controller, . Wall; Stephen Lambert of Studio Lambert; Richard McKerrow Bachman’s advice – “Don’t go to a channel first... best to and Elliot Reed of Love Productions; Jeremy Mills of Lion TV; go to a production company” – was amplified by Lumsden. and BBC Factual’s Clare Sillery and Kate Phillips from BBC She said: “We are not in the business of reading scripts... [A Entertainment. The last of whom gave the trenchant advice: script] needs to come partnered with a producer who’s got a “Watch more television... [and resist] snobbery against day- track record.” time TV... Factual entertainment [is] pretty healthy if you can The side-splitting RTS Futures Review of the Year, held be commercial, tighten your budgets and think globally.” shortly after, capped an extremely successful season of The third event, in June, was another new departure: real- events. Bringing the house down at Madame JoJo’s were: life brainstorming and pitching, presided over by the control- , president, CLT-UFA UK TV; Wall To Wall’s Alex ler of BBC1, Jay Hunt. Graham; Katie Taylor, BBC Vision; and Clive Tulloh, head of The RTS Futures guinea pigs were split into eight teams entertainment at Tiger Aspect. and asked to brainstorm and then develop a programme The Society is grateful for the hard work of the RTS Futures idea, from one of two briefs, to pitch to Hunt. The briefs for Committee chaired by Camilla Lewis. the two BBC1 series were for an 8:00pm factual health series or a Saturday-night entertainment show. RTS Lectures Moreover, creativity trainer Andrew Snell led a workshop Two lectures were given, both of a very high standard. The on how to generate ideas and develop them for TV, and RTS Fleming Memorial Lecturer was Professor Stewart Purvis ­Magnus Temple, creative director of the Garden, explained CBE. “Calling time on analogue regulation – an agenda for8

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1 Fleming lecturer 8the next Communications Act” was a detailed prescription Professor Stewart for a new regulatory framework that recognises the radically Purvis and members changed environment facing broadcasters. of the audience (2 Not all public service broadcasters are the same, he said; and 3); 4 divining new rules should reflect the very different roles of publicly Conservative owned and privately owned media. “If Britain wants compe- broadcasting policy tition to the BBC in regional news, make ITV an offer it would before the General 1 be risky for it to refuse,” he added. Local TV should be used Election – panellists as a test-bed for innovation, including introducing rules that (from left) Lord Birt, emphasise freedom of expression and accuracy more than Lord Smith, Lord impartiality. Fowler and the Rt The Government should also stop European legislators Hon “taking us further down the road of more statutory regulation and try to pull back where it has gone too far already.” And, in addition to an increased emphasis on self regulation, the Government should “always have in mind that one day there may be no such thing as ‘television’, ‘radio’ and ‘online’, just audio and visual content, some live, some recorded... on phones as well as... on TVs.” In his RTS Memorial Lecture, Professor OBE argued that television needs to learn some- thing about controversy. “’Controversial’ means different things to a scientist and a broadcaster... [In science] a con- troversial view is not one that runs counter to public opinion, but one that runs counter to the current peer-reviewed con- sensus,” he said. Therefore, news reporters and documentary makers need to be clear that impartiality does not mean trying to be neu- tral between wilful contrarians and the scientific consen- sus. While celebrating the track record of television science documentaries – including authored polemics – Cox gave the MMR immunisation “controversy” as an example of where some news reports got the balance wrong. Early-evening events 4 The Society’s early-evening events continue to provide an accessible and low-cost way for the public to hear and ques-

10 R oyal T elevision S ociety Report 2010 5 tion television practitioners on a wide range of issues. 9 Panellists at the The first of four e-events set out to divine Conservative e-event, ‘ in broadcasting policy three months before the General Election. broadcasting – is it “The Tories are coming?” assembled two former secretar- all white now?’ (from ies of state with responsibility for broadcasting, the chair of left) , Oona the Lords Select Committee on Communications and the King, chair David most radical BBC director-general of recent times – Lord Elstein, Helen Veale Smith, the Rt Hon David Mellor, Lord Fowler and Lord Birt, and Pat Younge. The respectively. They were interrogated by David Elstein. audience included: Birt said: “We need a major piece of work on the machin- 5 Diane Abbott MP; ery of government in this area… A very small number of peo- 6 Marcia Williams, ple came together and worked on [the Digital Britain project] 7 Safiya Ahmed and at ridiculous speed… We should learn the real lesson: we’ve 8 got the wrong architecture in Whitehall.” 6 7 8 May’s e-event debated why, despite a widespread convic- tion that the creative business – as well as social justice – is best served by a diverse workforce, so little progress has been made in television’s top management. The panellists were broadcaster Rod Liddle, C4 diversity chief Oona King, the BBC’s chief creative officer, Pat Younge, and Helen Veale, joint managing director of Outline Produc- tions. But many important contributions were made from the floor of the packed meeting. MP and broadcaster Diane Abbott said: “Television is now more a Who You Know busi- ness than it has ever been. Allied to that is the rise in unpaid employment.” Her comments were echoed by Trevor Phillips OBE, chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, who said: “There are more people from minority backgrounds within television, but at a certain point they stop being there... that plateau is pretty much where the top team is all about confi- dence in the rest of the team... That suggests there is an issue about the culture of the industry, which makes it very hard for some kinds of people to break through at the top.” “TV, Google and the web... you ain’t seen nothing yet” was 9 the third e-event. It considered whether video-on-demand8

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8could sustain ’s ad-funded broadcasters in future – had a near permanent presence on radio and TV until 2007. or would they be left only the crumbs by YouTube? When asked for his favourite among his own laughter files, Michael Comish, CEO of online operator Blinkbox, was in the self-deprecating Norden said: “When you’re a writer, your no doubt: “When we look back in five years’ time, VoD will own favourites tend to be the runt of the litter, the ones that have had as big an impact as Sky has had... 50% of all view- nobody laughs at. And we’ve had thousands of those.” ing in the UK will be on-demand by 2015.” Michael Parkinson CBE was interviewed by Raymond His fellow panellists were: YouTube’s European market- Snoddy in September. He was scathing about the current ing head, Anna Bateson; BSkyB’s director of broadband, Griff state of celebrity and entertainment shows and about those Parry; Ashley MacKenzie, founder of video syndication com- responsible for them: “ has promoted medioc- pany My Video Rights; and Claire Tavernier, head of Freman- rity through so-called talent shows, for which I have utter tleMedia’s new-media division. contempt.” The final e-event asked: “Where next for the BBC?” Com- Parkinson also turned his guns on the BBC. “The BBC’s menting on the BBC’s recent “shotgun” licence-fee settle- problem is its overwhelming, overpaid bureaucracy that does ment, panellist Sir Christopher Bland argued that the deal no one any good at all,” he insisted, adding that he would had “very seriously damaged the BBC”. Bland, chair of the have fired everyone involved in the Ross-Brand affair. BBC governors during the late 1990s, added: “The Trust is a The final Veterans lunch saw Michael Grade CBE sharing broken model, despite Sir Michael Lyons’s heroic efforts to his latest views on the BBC, ITV, Google and the great and make an almost unworkable system work... the BBC should not so good with . be regulated by Ofcom. Quizzed on his record as ITV’s executive chair – a period BBC trustee Diana Coyle, speaking from the floor, disa- when the firm’s shares lost two-thirds of their value – Grade greed: “I don’t think the Trust model is broken. It is working blamed economic circumstances. “I think we had a near- rather well... [You can be both] regulator and cheerleader at death experience. I think I got the business through the most the same time... the more passionate you are about the insti- testing time in its history,” he insisted. “The business is well tution and its long-term future, the more challenging you are founded now.” to the people who are running it.” On a sadder note, Roy Addison, who had chaired the RTS Bland and the other panellists, Enders analyst Toby Syfret Veterans Committee from 2007, died in December. After and former BBC trustee Richard Tait CBE, agreed that – in being elected to the RTS Council in 1990, he became chair of cash terms – the BBC could not have done better. Tait con- the RTS Press and PR Group, then of the Veterans Commit- tended that financial stringency would benefit the corpora- tee. Roy epitomised the highest standards of PR, and rep- tion: “The BBC’s long imperial march [has] not been very resented his clients “with eloquence, wit and consummate good for it... it [invaded] a lot of other people’s territory.” professionalism” – qualities he unstintingly brought to his efforts on behalf of the Society, which awarded him an RTS RTS Veterans Fellowship in 2002. The first of the year’s three RTS Veterans lunches saw Denis Norden CBE in conversation with Barry Cryer OBE. Almost Television magazine the last of the television funny men left who learnt their trade The Society’s monthly magazine, Television, is very highly entertaining the troops during the Second World War, Norden regarded for its topical and incisive coverage of key broad-8

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8casting debates. The first issue of the year demonstrated TV screens. Players include: TV, games console and set-top the respect accorded Television: it was the only publication box manufacturers; open-internet aggregators; platform permitted to cover an important BBC Trust seminar attended operators; and, of course, the incumbent pay-TV companies. by top producers and commissioners on the threats to crea- Ingenious thought that the latter, particularly BSkyB and tivity in British TV. Virgin Media, are entering this battle from positions of con- The Trust was concerned that there were too few new siderable strength. Not only are they proactively extending ideas and that viewers were becoming jaded. The seminar their own connected-TV offers, their existing (paying) rela- allowed experienced producers to articulate their fears that tionship with their customers affords them a strong advan- crucial areas of the main schedules might be heading for a tage against new entrants. creative deficit, while commissioners at the BBC, ITV and Access to premium content will remain pivotal. But Ingen- Channel 4 explained the pressures they experienced as they ious added that partnerships and/or coalitions, such as that attempted to satisfy audiences in an era of apparently limit- between Sony and Google, would be crucial. Games consoles less choice, intense competition and declining budgets. could be the Trojan horse in the battle to internet-enable the Leading independent producer Peter Dale worried that “a TV, they suggested. closed circuit of thinking is limiting programme making and At the of the connected-TV debate lies a complex the distribution of programming”. question: will consumers shun the packaged approach that The same issue provided definitive coverage of the emerg- has underwritten the historical success of pay platforms for ing hot topic of how cloud computing would affect television the unbridled choice that the internet (in theory) provides? production and distribution. Ease of discovery and navigation of content would be critical, In February, Paul Lee, director of technology, media and said Ingenious. telecommunications at Deloitte Research, shared his much- In another landmark piece, Television organised a round- anticipated annual predictions for the TMT sectors with Tele­ table discussion on impartial news and asked – does it still vision. matter? Madhav Chinnappa, Richard Sambrook and David In May Television carried the first-ever interview with the Yelland confronted the challenges that commercial interest, BBC’s crisis management supremo, Donald Steel. political bias and deference to authority all pose to impartial In another coup, Raymond Snoddy tracked down Ellis news services. Sambrook, now at Edelman, is a former BBC Watson, managing director of Simon Cowell’s new vehicle, director global news. Yelland is a partner at Brunswick and . It owns two of the world’s biggest for- a former editor of and vice-president of News Cor- mats, and Britain’s , and is set on add- poration. Chinnappa is strategic partner development man- ing a third. ager at Google News and Books, which he joined from BBC In July Television published another landmark piece – “Con- Journalism. nected TV: where broadcast and internet collide”. Amit Sambrook predicted: “We [will]... see a shrinking of West- Sharma and Steve Dunlop of Ingenious Consulting analysed ern editorial values, [those] based on holding the powerful the main players and their strategies to bring the web to our to account, human rights and advocacy... [and] a growth8

14 R oyal T elevision S ociety Report 2010 Television coverage of 1 the emerging centrality of connected TV; 2 hot topics (from top left): Paul Lee’s media predictions, soaps jubilee, Glee, David Steele profile, mobile TV, obstacles to diversity in broadcasting, Alex Sutherland profile, British animation crisis; 3 Simon Cowell’s Syco TV; and 4 an interview with creator Julian Fellowes

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8in Asian editorial values, which are about harmony and a respect for authority.” Asked if the licence-fee settlement would end News Cor- poration criticism of the BBC, Yelland replied: “No, and for a very simple reason. If you edit a national British newspa- per, the single biggest problem you’ve got is free BBC news online, particularly as those papers migrate online. Impar- tiality still matters; not everywhere for everything... There is no market failure in opinion, but there is market failure in evidence-based reporting.” Television also investigated broadcasters’ commitment to the visibility of disabled characters and presenters on screen, and covered the furore over Ofcom’s performance on ethnic- minority employment in broadcasting. The May issue asked whether television had become a no-go area for working- class job applicants – or for anyone without rich and sup- 4 5 portive parents Television carried profiles of David Abraham, Darren Childs, Alex Connock, Julian Fellowes, Alex Mahon, Cindy Rose and Giorgio Stock, and of organisations as diverse as AMC, Brit- ish Forces Broadcasting Service, BT Vision, Endemol, MTV, Nutopia, online sports operator Perform and . Other subjects covered included 3D production, the UK ani- mation sector, reporting, daytime scheduling, computer-aided and investigative journalism, media bloggers, mobile TV apps, the changing face of natural history program- ming, product placement, the pricing of sports channels, ITV’s World Cup, Vintage TV, YouView and several articles through the year on the topic de nos jours, broadcasters’ use of social media. Television also marked the jubilee year for British soaps with reflections on the enduring strength of (50 in December) and EastEnders (25 in February). 6 7 Diarists included: Matthew Anderson, Dan Brooke, John Hardie, Jay Hunt, Camilla Lewis, David Liddiment, Emma Scott and Claire Tavernier. The RTS Futures event, ‘Commission my comedy’, brought together: 12 In December Televsion was able to reveal the inside story 4 Stuart Murphy, 5 Siobahn Bachman, 6 Sarah Hooper and 7 Lucy Lumsden

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behind the knife-edge BBC licence-fee drama. The issue also included the text of Brian Cox’s RTS Wheldon Lecture “Sci- ence: a challenge to TV orthodoxy.” Website The RTS has committed resources to upgrading its web pres- ence and to integrating online services more fully with the Society’s databases. The first phase of this project, a com- pletely redesigned and enhanced website became opera- tional in March 2011. The Society’s website was visited by 72,376 unique users, who viewed an average of 2.74 pages (including repeat visi- tors, the total number of page views was 319,679). Slightly fewer than two-thirds of visitors came via search engines. In addition, the RTS Futures website had 14,052 unique visitors. 9 10 On the main site the most popular pages related to the Soci- ety’s events and awards. The full text of all Television articles is put on the website one month after the print publication date. RTS Awards The RTS’s Awards provide the gold standard of peer recogni- tion. The ceremonies, produced by RTS Enterprises, continue to be well attended thanks to the unparalleled integrity of the judging process, the continual refinement of award catego- ries to match emerging technologies and new areas of crea- tive expertise, and the level of professionalism with which they are mounted. Although these events help fund the Society’s charitable activities, the RTS has modified the presentation and kept ticket prices as low as possible in response to the economic climate. The Society recognises the financial pressures on producers and broadcasters and has sought to balance these 11 against the relatively inflexible costs of providing public opportunities to celebrate the highest standards of achieve- ment in broadcasting. RTS Masterclasses presenters: 8 Karen Smith, 9 , 10 Alex Connock The RTS Television Journalism Awards 2008/09 were pre- and 11 Toby Whithouse sented in February at the London Hilton. The evening was8 13

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8hosted by Sophie Raworth. Alex Crawford of Sky News four categories: Animation, Fiction, Entertainment and Fac- was declared Television Journalist of the Year. tual. The Judges’ Award went to “a group of people who risked Entries for the Undergraduate group were judged on a their lives to ensure that the world could witness a war that regional basis and these regional winners were then put would otherwise have unfolded largely in secret,” said the forward for national judging. The national juries selected jury. “When launched its assault on Gaza... it went to three nominees per category and the winner was selected extraordinary lengths to keep the world’s media out... Inside by secret ballot. The Postgraduate nominees were judged at Gaza individuals and small groups of local journalists took a national level only. extraordinary risks to send pictures and eye-witness reports The title of RTS Young Technologist of the Year was awarded to the outside world... They made an irreplaceable contribu- to Anthony Churnside, a research engineer at BBC R&D who tion to the work of the television agencies and the rest of the specialises in spatial audio and acoustics. The prize, in mem- world’s media.” ory of AM Beresford-Cooke, recognised Churnside’s work in The RTS Programme Awards 2009 were held at Grosvenor ambisonics and periphony, techniques that have the potential House in March and hosted by actor and comedian Rob Bry- to revolutionise our televisual experience. don. The awards were presented by RTS chair Wayne Garvie. The RTS Craft & Design Awards 2009/10 were presented The Judges’ Award went to documentarist Norma Percy in November at the Savoy in London, and hosted by Richard and the Lifetime Achievement Award to Tony Warren, the McCourt and Dominic Wood. Editor Eddie Mansell received creator of Coronation Street. Both the top Actor awards went the Lifetime Achievement Award. The Judges’ Award went to to the principals of the remarkable Small Island, Naomie Har- the 200-strong production team of Coronation Street. “They ris and David Oyelowo. make sure it’s true to its original blueprint,” said the jury. The RTS Student Television Awards 2009 in May were “And they’ve done that for 50 years; 7,500 episodes later and accompanied by three RTS Masterclasses. In the masterclass Coronation Street is still in rude health. It’s the work of a gen- devoted to the factual genre, Alex Connock (Ten Alps) and uine TV family, a family who have consistently put all their Roger Graef (Films of Record) explained how they sought out energy into the longest-running drama in the world.” fresh ways to tell serious stories. Graef said: “You have to The Society is extremely grateful to our awards presenters, prove over and over again that there is an audience for chal- all of whom donate their services. lenging, difficult material... We’re in show business. I don’t mind that – I’m proud of it.” RTS Centres A drama stands or falls on its characters, not its demo- The RTS Centres continue to organise an impressive range of graphics, argued Being Human writer Toby Whithouse in the local events, which are considered in more detail on pages second masterclass. “Ultimately, the thing that will make you 19-25. successful is your own voice,” he said. “And that has to be A major theme in these events was the provision of chipped out of stone.” un­biased information and advice to young people interested In the entertainment masterclass, Karen Smith talked in working in television. Centre, for example, organ- about her progression from This Morning via Strictly Come ised a panel of high-profile practitioners at the Hay Festival, Dancing to joint managing director of Shine and Southern Centre held a debate in November around the Undergraduate and Postgraduate Awards were judged in question, “Is TV a good career for a woman?” The panel at8

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8the first event was led by Sky’s Adam Boulton, and at the Darcey and Paul Robinson of KidsCo to expound their views latter by . among peers, supported by a new section of the exhibition Yorkshire Centre and Screen Yorkshire hosted a full-day – Connected World – devoted to exploring how the public event at the National Media Museum in Bradford to inform might use technology to consume media. and educate careers-advice professionals about the wider Other major speakers included: BBC Trust chairman Sir television sector. Michael Lyons; RTL Group CEO Gerhard Zeiler; Manolo The 22nd RTS Young People’s Media Festival, organised by Romero, the head of the Olympics Broadcasting division; and North East and the Border Centre and University, cel- Alex Balfour, head of new media for the London Olympic ebrated the work of young producers in the region. More than Games Organising Committee. 200 young people, teachers, parents and youth-group organis- , the BBC’s director of 2012, restated the cor- ers attended the two evening events, which are timed to allow poration’s plan to capture some key events and the Olympic schoolchildren to travel to them from across the area. stadia in 3D (the format was omniprescent on the convention The festival, which was also supported by Uni- floor), but also informed his IBC audience that transmissions versity and College, attracted a total of 40 entries. using the HDTV-successor format, Super Hi-Vision, were Despite the difficulties facing the region’s producers, likely, too. Southern Centre’s Annual Awards attracted record num- IBC also published a special magazine profiling the thoughts bers of entries and attendees to the ceremony in Winchester of 50 of the key attending executives, which it hopes will act as Guildhall. North East and the Border Centre saw 500 media a calling card to entice more of them to attend in 2011, possibly professionals and guests attend its Annual Awards at the as part of a special VIP programme of events and hospitality. Sage in Gateshead. Governance IBC In January the Society appointed a new President and the The Society is a partner in IBC, Europe’s premier broadcast Board of Trustees elected a new Chair following the death technology event, which is held in ’s RAI Centre in December 2009 of Sir Robert Phillis, who had performed in September. both roles. In addition to 1,300 exhibiting companies, IBC 2010 Digital investor and former Endemol chief creative officer attracted 48,521 visitors, a rise of 8.7% over last year and the Peter Bazalgette was appointed President, and Mike Darcey, second biggest in the show’s history. Aside from the begin- chief operating officer of BSkyB, was elected Chair of the nings of economic recovery, part of the improvement can Board of Trustees. be put down to a repositioning of the convention. The RTS Caroline Thomson, the BBC’s chief operating officer, also agrees with its partners that, with decision-making mov- joined the board. ing upwards within organisations, IBC has to be relevant to The Board of Trustees met four times in the course of the CEOs, who previously might have sent only the CTO (chief year. The Trustees have complied with their obligation to technology officer). have regard to the Commission’s guidance on public benefit. More high-level, strategic sessions at the conference did The guidance is the benchmark against which the Society’s indeed attract more big-name speakers and CEOs. IBC pro- activities are measured. vided a forum for channel strategists such as BSkyB’s Mike The Advisory Council usually meets twice during the year.

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The formal division of responsibilities between the two bod- ies makes best use of the expertise of a large Advisory Coun- RTS national events in 2010 cil, with a Board of Trustees of a size recommended by the 21 January R TS Futures event: Multichannel: a world of Charity Commission. opportunity The Advisory Council can have up to 15 directly elected 4 February RTS early-evening event: The Tories are coming? members serving three-year terms; and in recognition of 24 February RTS Television Journalism Awards 2007-08 the vital role played by the Centres, the 14 Centre Chairs; 18 March RTS early-evening event: TV, Google and the web: the four Honorary Officers; and up to six others who may be you ain’t seen nothing yet! appointed or co-opted. 18 March RTS Programme Awards 2008 The Advisory Council meetings receive reports from the 19 April RTS Futures event: Speed date the factual gurus Centres and review and advise on the Society’s activities. The 26 April RTS Veterans Lunch: Denis Norden in January meeting included a discussion on the Charity Com- conversation with Barry Cryer OBE mission Guidance on Public Benefit and the guest speaker 26 May RTS AGM was Jon Block, the winner of the 2009 RTS Young Technolo- 27 May R TS early-evening event: Diversity in broadcasting gist of the Year Award. – is it all white now? The June meeting affirmed the appointment of Carolyn 24 June RTS Futures event: The Big Idea Fairbairn as Chair and Wayne Garvie as Vice-Chair for one 7 May R TS Student Television Awards 2009 and RTS year terms. Paul Corley was re-elected as the trustee elected Masterclasses by the Advisory Council and Graeme Thompson was re- 8 September RTS Veterans Lunch: Sir Michael Parkinson CBE elected as the trustee elected by the Centres. in conversation with Raymond Snoddy The guest speaker was Emma Scott, managing director, 28 September RTS International Conference – Doing it: . Successful digital content exploitation At the start of the year a new half-price membership prop- 25 October RTS Veterans Lunch: Michael Grade CBE in osition, RTS Sign a Friend, was introduced to improve mem- conversation with Raymond Snoddy bership recruitment and retention. 25 October RTS Futures event: Speed date the entertainment gurus Recognition 11 November RTS Fleming Memorial Lecture: Calling time on RTS Fellowships were awarded to John Cresswell, Jane analogue regulation – an agenda for the next Featherstone, Peter Fincham, and George Jesse Communications Act, by Professor Stewart Turner. Purvis CBE Once again we thank our Royal Patron, HRH The Prince of 19 November RTS early-evening event: Where next for the BBC? Wales, the Trustees of the Society, all the RTS Chairs, Advi- 26 November RTS Huw Wheldon Memorial Lecture: Science: a sory Council Members and Officers for giving us so much of challenge to TV orthodoxy by Professor Brian their time. Cox OBE In particular, we are grateful to Mark Bradford and Raj Sit- 24 November RTS Craft & Design Awards 2009/10 tampalam whose terms of office as members of the Advisory 1 December RTS Futures event: Commission my comedy Council came to an end. 6 December RTS Futures event: Review of the year

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every college that had a relevant course entering in at least one category. Some colleges are now specifically adapting their curricula The Centre has faced increased competition for audiences at to enable their students to make films for the RTS competi- its “traditional” monthly meetings from other agencies hold- tion. The awards ceremony, held on 15 November in Plym- ing similar, but commercial, events in Bristol. outh, drew an audience of more than 200. Even so, the Centre has held several well-attended meet- The RTS Student Awards formed part of the annual “Break- ings aimed at the wider public. They included: an evening ing Into Media” day, produced by the Centre in conjunction with the head of BBC HD – who gave a presentation of HDTV with the Plymouth Media Partnership. About 250 students via the aerial and a sneak preview of the BBC One HD ser- attended. vice; and an event with the heads of departments at BBC Centre Chair Jeremy Hibbard and RTS Student Awards Bristol. The panellists discussed the routes their careers had co-ordinator Dimitri Houtart were among the panellists in a taken and how they saw the development of broadcasting in “Getting In and Getting On” session, which advised students their departments and the wider region. on how to enter, and succeed in, television. Thanks to the work of Centre Committee members in The day concluded with a keynote speech, open to stu- building relationships with the academic world, the Student dents and the public, given by RTS Chair Wayne Garvie, then Television Awards continue to grow, with an increased level just about to leave his position as managing director for con- of entries and a lively awards evening. tent and production at BBC Worldwide for a new position at The West of Awards were held at the Bristol Water- All3Media. shed. Entry numbers were down slightly on last year but the The ongoing work of strengthening links with local col- evening ceremony was well attended by members of the leges resulted in several teaching and/or assessment ses- media community. sions and workshops by those committee members who are Due to a lack of sponsorship the event was inevitably still working practitioners. The Centre aims to organise more smaller than in previous years but successfully recognised the of these in 2011. excellence of media production in the region. The RTS-sponsored Alex Thompson Lecture was held at The Centre Committee thanks the many members of the University College Falmouth in April. The guest lecturer was media community who have supported the Society during Angela Rippon OBE who gave an inspirational speech about the year, particularly the BBC and ITV for continuing to spon- the importance of consumer journalism. The event was sor RTS events in difficult times. attended by members of the public and industry figures as Denis Lomax, Chair well as journalism students from the college. The Devon & Cornwall Annual Awards were moved from their usual December date to January, so the 2009 awards were held in Plymouth on 22 January 2010. Devon & Cornwall For the first time, the Centre Committee opened the awards to non-broadcast projects; two new awards, one for public- The Centre worked hard in 2010 to expand its links with all sector and one for private-sector projects, reflected the grow- the colleges offering television- and media-related courses in ing significance of corporate TV production in the region. the South West. This resulted in a record number of entries There was also a new craft award for scriptwriting. for this year’s Devon & Cornwall RTS Student Awards, with The chair of the judging panel was Michael Wilson, man-

22 R oyal T elevision S ociety Report 2010 2 aging director of UTV in Belfast, who put together a panel of eminent practitioners from . At the end of April the Centre ran a “Show and Tell” event jointly with Plymouth Media Partnership. Attendees came to learn more about some of the winning projects and pro- grammes from the RTS Awards and the Media Innovation Awards. Jeremy Hibbard, Chair

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The majority of RTS members are associated with the Lon- don region so the Centre has continued to provide events and activities designed to complement the Society’s national 3 4 events and to reflect the large television community in and around the . London Centre organised a total of 17 separate events during the year. The main focus was on the successful pro- gramme of lectures and discussions, which have seen a noticeable increase in attendances. Other activities included the RTS London Student Awards and the popular biennial carol concert. The RTS London Student Awards were presented at the ITV London Studios on the in early February and two of the winning entries went on to be nominated for the national RTS Student Television Awards. The judges reported stiff competition for the winner of each of the four categories. But while the nominations reflected the work of a wide range of students, the judges noted that the highest-quality entries all came from a small number of universities. 5 The evening provided its own educational value with question and answer sessions by established producers, who told their own stories and offered advice about the world of 1 Devon & Cornwall Centre ‘Breaking into Broadcasting’ event and (2) guest television to the students. lecturer Angela Rippon and (3) keynote speaker Wayne Garvie; 4 London Thanks to the continuing generous support of ITV, most of Centre election event panellist Michael Cockerell; 5 North East and the the regular spring and summer events were also held at8 Border Annual Programme Awards winners

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1 RTS Tony Pilgrim Award recipient Norman Green; 2 Centre 8the London Studios. The Events Committee organised Annual Awards Baird Medal winner Colin Dexter and (3) awards hosts; a programme of 15, mostly fortnightly evening events, and 4 Midlands Centre Baird Lecturers, the team behind Embarassing Bodies; these looked at a wide range of topics covering the creativity, 5 North East and the Border Centre’s Annual Programme Awards held in business and technology of television. the Sage, Gateshead, and (6) Lifetime Achievement Award winner Peter The six “Production Focus” events, where a production Brown; 7 North East and the Border Centre’s 22nd Annual RTS Young team talks through its programme, ranged from the BBC’s People’s Digital Video Showcase winners multimedia offer for teenagers on BBC Switch to Churchill’s Spy School for the History Channel. Four technology-based events included an overview of IBC and developments in mobile TV. The Guild of Television Cameramen was invited to share and debate its craft. And over 100 people attended the second Jane Mercer Memorial Lecture, a joint event with Focal International, when Kevin Brownlow reviewed his life in archives. Other events included an expert-led discussion on “Demys- tifying copyright” – a topic proposed by a London student, and an open discussion, led by Roger Bolton, on “The Gen- eral Election – how was it for you?” with four news editors and Michael Cockerell. These regular events maintained a high level of topical- ity and diversity and attracted audiences of between 60 and over 100. To handle demand, an online registration system has been introduced and this has also improved the Centre’s engagement with its constituency. At the end of the year, Norman Green, Chair of the Events Committee and one of the founders of the London Centre, was honoured with the Tony Pilgrim Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the Society over many years. The award was subsequently presented by David Lowen, the 4 Honorary Secretary and a Trustee of the RTS, in a short cer- emony before the Centre’s first event of 2011. David Thomas, Chair

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The prestigious Baird Lecture, which addresses the ways in the writer best known for his Inspector Morse novels, was which technologies have changed the delivery of television, presented with the Baird Medal. was titled “Embarrassing Bodies: onscreen, online and live”. The RTS Midlands Student Awards attracted a record num- Unusually, it was given by a team of five people, who each ber of entries, and many students and staff from across the played a key role in the ground-breaking television and mul- region attended the ceremony. timedia production. Isabel Clarke, Chair The lecturers were: presenter Dr Christian Jessen; execu- tive producer Stephanie Harris; Maverick director of digital media Jonnie Turpie; Maverick new media producer Alex Hryniewicz; and Channel 4 cross-platform commissioner, North East & the Border factual, Adam Gee. The lecturers both described the range of production tech- The year got off to a spectacular start when over 500 programme niques, technologies and medical issues they deployed, and makers, sponsors and guests gathered at the Sage, Gateshead commented on the lessons for innovative public service for the Annual Programme Awards and Student Awards. Sky broadcasting. Support from Screen West Midlands enabled News at Ten presenter Anna Botting hosted the event. the event held at University and to be streamed The creator of Grumpy Old Women and After They Were live on a dedicated website. Famous, Judith Holder, picked up the prestigious Centre For the “Glory days of television outside broadcasts”, Award. And Peter Brown, the producer of numerous sports speaker Norman Green assembled a fascinating body of documentaries for Brendan Foster’s Film Nova, received video material stretching from 1937 to the early 1980s. the Lifetime Achievement Award, which was presented by In June the Centre organised a joint event with the IET in broadcaster and Olympian Jonathan Edwards. which Richard Salmon demonstrated recent developments in The Young Peoples Media Festival was staged in March 3DTV and talked about its future. at Teesside University. More than 200 youngsters, teachers, The Centre also screened the gritty, award-winning Brit- parents and youth-group organisers attended the event to ish independent film, Crying with Laughter, at Birmingham’s celebrate the work of budding producers, directors and ani- Electric Cinema, with writer/director Justin Molotnikov and mators. The showcase was expanded to include two evening lead actor Stephen McCole talking to the audience. screenings. In May the Centre celebrated the 50th anniversary of its Also in March, Zoe Fuller of Thinkbox presented an event founding, with a lunch held at the Hyatt Hotel. The guest that challenged the impression that advertisers are falling speaker was Tony Pilgrim, a founder member of the Centre, out of love with commercial television. At a packed session and the event was entertainingly chaired by Central Televi- in Newcastle she claimed traditional linear television would sion news presenter and Baird Medal winner Bob Warman. continue to thrive because it remains the dominant medium The Midland Centre Annual Awards Dinner, which was for viewers and advertisers. held in November at the University of Birmingham’s Great The Centre’s Annual Keynote Lecture was delivered in May Hall, was hosted by Emma Willis (MTV and I’m a Celebrity…) by the director of BBC North, . and Ed James (100.7 FM). His message to an audience of more than 150 guests at The Awards included a new category, Best On Screen Sunderland’s Tom Cowie Theatre was that the BBC’s move Game, in order to reflect the strength of game production in to Quays would be judged a failure if it didn’t impact the Midlands; it was won by Fish in a Bottle. Colin Dexter, on production and representation in the North East and8

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1 Midlands Centre Annual Awards winners; 2 Centre 8Borders. He said the new focus on the North should ensure Student Awards; 3 North East and the Border Centre’s Annual Keynote it is the BBC that talent spots the next generation of star tal- Lecturer Peter Salmon; 4 Republic of Ireland Centre members at Áras an ent, rather than ITV and Channel 4, who had previously had Uachtaráin, the official residence of the President of Ireland;5 North East better connections with the region. and the Border Centre’s tribute event for In July Robert Thirkell, a former BBC executive who now specialises in helping broadcasters and production compa- nies to create new formats and sort out problem projects, gave a presentation about “Troubleshooting for television”. He also hosted one-to-one advice surgeries for students and programme makers. The session was organised in associa- tion with Tellynet. In September, the Centre staged a tribute at the Tyneside Cinema in Newcastle to celebrate the life and work of Jar- row-born screenwriter and playwright Alan Plater, who died in the summer, aged 75. The event reflected on a lifetime of creative success, culmi- nating in a special preview screening organised by Northern Film and Media of his last screenplay, Joe Maddison’s War, for ITV1. The capacity audience heard from speakers that included 5 writer Michael Chaplin and Alan’s widow, Shirley Ruben- stein, about his love for the North East and how it so often provided the backdrop to his 300 screenplays, novels, adap- tations and stage plays. In December, the Centre’s Review of the Year at Live Thea- tre on Newcastle Quayside featured a quiz to test the audi- ence’s knowledge of media events during the previous 12 months. Teams from the region’s television and production sector competed for the Alto Trophy. Tony Edwards stepped down as the Centre’s Honorary Sec- retary after many years in the role. He will, however, remain an active member of the Centre Committee and will continue to chair the successful Young Peoples Media Festival. Tony Gaw also stepped down, after three decades as Hon- orary Treasurer. The Centre is extremely grateful for their service and com- mitment to the Society. Graeme Thompson, Chair

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There was a large audience in September for “New media North West – perceptions”, a talk by Lucy Capewell, commissioning edi- tor, new media, at the University of . And in Octo- The Annual Awards were held in November at the Hilton in ber lighting cameraman Godfrey Graham presented “In the Manchester. Despite the recession, attendance figures were frame on the page”. up on the previous few years, though sponsorship was down. The Centre organised a number of visits for members The ceremony was publicised via social media, the local and guests, including to: Dublin City Gallery; RTÉ’s Lyric FM press and word of mouth. broadcasting centre in Limerick; Dublin’s new Convention The RTS North West Student Awards attracted nearly dou- Centre; and the newly opened Grand Canal Theatre. The lat- ble the number of entries as they did in 2009; the number of ter’s elaborate TV and radio facilities proved a very popular participating universities and colleges also rose significantly. draw. The Anthony H Wilson Lecture was given in September; The Centre participated in the Celtic Media Awards, which Coronation Street creator Tony Warren talked about 50 years were held in Newry in Northern Ireland. Committee member of the iconic drama. Sue Murray was invited to be a judge for the Student Awards. The Centre’s first outreach event was held in October. It A number of the RoI Committee represented the Centre concentrated on drama production and was aimed particu- at the final evening of the Awards presentations in Newry. larly at students in the region. The next one, on documenta- And RTS member Peter McEvoy, at very short notice, made ries, will be held in March 2011. a presentation on Film Media Literacy at the event. His pres- Helen Bullough stepped down as Chair during the year and entation was very popular and he was able to reprise it at a Alex Connock took on the role . Centre event, “Psychoanalysis 2”, in June. Alex Connock, Chair But for many, the highlight of the Centre’s year was a visit to Her Excellency Mary McAleese, President of Ireland, at her official residence, Áras an Uachtaráin in Phoenix Park. As a former RTÉ researcher and presenter, the president had Republic of Ireland worked in the past with a number of the RTS members and their colleagues. At the Centre’s first event of the year, RTÉNL executive direc- The RoI Student Awards attracted a record number of tor Michael Keogh, explained the Mpeg-4 digital terrestrial entries in each of the four categories. transmission system being tested in the Republic of Ireland. The Centre takes this opportunity to thank the members The discussion also covered the implications of Sky and of the Awards Jury for their determination to review, judge Freesat satellite transmissions already being available over and write citations for all the entries in the face of dreadful the whole of Ireland. weather conditions that forced them to constantly rearrange At the end of March Alan Roberts gave a technical presen- their meetings. tation on HD cameras. In July, in association with D+P Multi- The awards were presented by Honorary Secretary Marie media Products, Society members and members of the public Penston. were invited to “See the new”. The Centre is grateful for the huge support given by RTÉ This exhibition of new video technologies in the Morgan director general Cathal Goan, whose seven-year term is due Hotel involved live equipment demonstrations and hands-on to end in February 2011. opportunities for attendees. Charles Byrne, Chair 8

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The Centre was pleased with the number of entries for its annual Student Awards. has an active video pro- duction base within the student community, and the winner of the Fiction category, Choreomania, made by students from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, went on to win at the national RTS Student Television Awards in May. The Centre Committee would like to thank STV for provid- ing facilities for the judging process. The awards were pre- sented by the director of BBC Scotland, Ken MacQuarrie, at a ceremony hosted by the University of . BBC Scotland has kindly agreed to host the 2011 awards ceremony at its Pacific Quay headquarters in Glasgow. One of the highlights of the year was a masterclass given by Wayne Garvie, at the time managing director, content and production, of BBC Worldwide. This well-attended session covered all aspects of BBC Worldwide’s activity, with particu- lar emphasis on format development, production and distri- bution. Garvie used the format, known in most overseas territories as Dancing with the Stars, to illus- trate many of his points. Henry Eagles, Chair

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The Centre presented a valuable range of events during that year that did much to further public and professional con- sideration and understanding of developments in television. In January Norman Green gave a fascinating account at ’s Winchester site of “The dream team that invented practical television”, which was attended by 150 people. In February the Centre ran a very successful “Meet the professionals” educational event at Bournemouth University, where more than 130 students were able to meet and talk with a range of regional independent producers and TV pro-

28 R oyal T elevision S ociety Report 2010 4 5 fessionals from BBC South and ITV Meridian, as well as BBC tin with assistance from Helen Scott from the RTS nationally commissioning editor Karl Warner and Anthony Lilley from – who the Committee noted was very effective in persuading Magic Lantern. A repeat of this type of event, which allows top names to take part. students easy access to top TV professionals, is planned for The Committee is especially grateful to Peter Wright for his 2011. work on the website and Bob Sparks’s efforts as treasurer. Also in February, the Centre held a very successful Awards Gordon Cooper, Chair Evening at the Guildhall, Winchester, which was hosted by the BBC’s Sally Taylor and ITV’s . This year there was a record number of entries, representing every aspect of the creative community. This was made possible by Thames Valley a lot of hard work from the Awards Sub Committee, headed by Kate Beal and Mike Southgate. In addition to the profes- The Centre continued to mount a comprehensive range of sional awards, the Centre’s Student Awards were presented free, monthly educational talks, panel sessions and visits. on the same day. These included: a visit to University, where At the April AGM Jan Beal stood down as Chair after three researchers demonstrated the results of a project to quantify very successful years in which she breathed new life into the subjective sound quality; a visit to Vinten with a talk on the Centre’s activities. Gordon Cooper from the Bournemouth occasion of its 100th anniversary; and a visit to the Pana- University Media School was elected in her place. sonic Centre of Excellence at Pinewood studios for a demon- In September the Centre once again supported two prize- stration of end-to-end P2 production workflows. winning students from Solent University to The winter season finished with a presentation on the attend IBC in Amsterdam and to present a video report of MediaCityUK project in Salford, which attracted a record their findings. The video is still hosted on the Society’s web- attendance for a Thames Valley talk. site. The autumn season began a panel discussion of archives Following a Skillset report highlighting the difficulties expe- and whether they are worth the cost of maintaining them. rienced by women in maintaining a career in TV, the Centre The Centre thanks the chair of Focal for invaluable assis- organised a public debate, “TV – no career for a woman?” tance in organising this event. The event at Southampton Solent University in November There were two visits, the first to Sony to see a demonstra- attracted an audience of over 100. tion of its involvement with 3D coverage of the World Cup; The panellists comprised: Lorraine Heggessey, former the second was to the Avid Centre of Excellence, again at controller of BBC One and CEO of talkbackTHAMES; Jo Ball, Pinewood Studios. managing director of Ricochet; Fiona Phillips, TV presenter The year ended with a one-day technical colloquium on and journalist; Dermot Caulfield, series editor of Bang Goes “TV in the Cloud” This covered the underlying technologies the Theory; and Mandy Cooper, former TV producer and now and investigated the issues arising from the use of Cloud- head of communications at Dorset Cereals. The chair was computing techniques for media production. Many compa- Ruth Pitt. nies supported this event by providing speakers, in some There were calls for more jobs in the regions, flexible cases by flying them in from abroad. working and more reliance on smaller indies, which can be Special thanks must go to the Digital Communications better placed to offer flexible working to female employees. Knowledge Transfer Network, which guaranteed a block The event was organised by Committee member Alison Mar- booking, thereby effectively underwriting the event. The8

R oyal T elevision S ociety Report 2010 29 1 Wales Centre’s ‘Diversity in the media’ speaker, Oona King; 2 Hospital 24/7 and (3) its producer and Wales Centre speaker Samantha Rosie; 4 Chair of the Hay Festival Youth Forum, ‘Breaking into tele­ vision’, Adam Boulton; 5 Hannah Raybould, project manager of Skillset Screen 1 2 Academy Wales, which jointly organised the Hay forum with RTS Wales Centre, and panellist John Denton; 6 Yorkshire Centre Student Awards winners; 7 Barry Cryer, who was both the host of Yorkshire Centre’s Annual Programme Awards and the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement 3 4 5 in Television Award

8day’s proceedings were made available on the internet It was extremely popular, so a similar visit will be organ- in audio, along with pictures of the speakers and their slide ised next year. presentations. The Centre’s annual Welsh-language event at the National Neil Dormand, Chair took the form of a book launch, in conjunction with the University of Wales Press, for Dr Jamie Medhurst’s History of Independent Television in Wales. Dr Medhurst is a member of RTS Wales Centre. Wales The new season in October started with a look at Hospi- tal 24/7, the successful “fly-on-the-wall” documentary series The first event of the year was the presentation of the Student that has consistently achieved the highest viewing figures Television Awards, made, as in 2009, at the annual Ffresh in Wales for the past eight years. Producer/director Saman- Student Festival at the University in Aberystwyth. tha Rosie and some of her team took members and guests This was followed in March by an event at the University behind the scenes. of Glamorgan’s new ATRiuM building. Channel 4’s Oona King In November the Centre held a public-information event delivered a dynamic lecture on “Diversity in the media” to a in conjunction with Ofcom. James Strickland of Freeview large and enthusiastic audience of academics, students and explained how the free platform endeavoured to offer choice RTS members. and quality, including HD transmissions, in those areas of A second lecture in March was in response to an invitation Wales where the terrain made television reception difficult. from the South Wales Royal Institution. The speaker, Lyn T RTS members ended the year as they had begun it, in front Jones, delivered an English-language version of a lecture he of an enthusiastic student audience. The forum on careers in had originally given to the Wales Centre in Welsh at the 2006 broadcasting was chaired by John Denton, manager of BBC Eisteddfod, on the history of broadcasting in Swansea. platforms, who was also a panellist at the Hay Festival. The The AGM in April was followed by an address by Michael meeting was organised in conjunction with Skillset and the Wilson, whose company, UTV Television, was named as the University of Glamorgan. preferred bidder for the Labour Government’s Independently The Centre Committee thanks S4C for its support, particu- Funded News Consortium for Wales – a project since larly in hosting Committee meetings, and Jim Bartlett, the abandoned by the Coalition Government. custodian of the Centre’s website. The Centre Committee approached the organisers of the Tim Hartley, Chair Hay Festival with a view to collaborating on a project to attract younger visitors to this international literary event. The outcome was an ambitious Festival Youth Forum enti- tled “Breaking into television”, which was presented in con- Yorkshire junction with Skillset Media Academy Wales. A panel of dis- tinguished media professionals was chaired by Sky News’s The Centre had a successful year. Adam Boulton and attracted the largest audience the Centre In May Trinity University College was the venue for has ever achieved. the Centre’s annual Big Debate, which celebrated the breadth July saw a technical visit to the Wenvoe transmitter in the and depth of talent within the region. Vale of Glamorgan, which has been in the vanguard of digital A strong panel of guests demonstrated just how important switchover. the creative industries are to Yorkshire Centre’s area. The

30 R oyal T elevision S ociety Report 2010 6 event was a very positive counterpoint to the previous year’s Big Debate, which had been held in the shadow of ITV’s deci- sion to close the main YTV studios in Leeds. In June the Annual Programme Awards matched the previ- ous year in terms of the quality of the entries, the size of the audience and the overall impact of the evening. Yorkshire-born comedian Barry Cryer OBE again hosted the evening, but also took home one of the awards: the RTS Yorkshire Centre Lifetime Achievement in Television Award. In November the Student Awards were held at the Reel Cinema in and attracted a record audience of more than 400 very enthusiastic students and guests. Channel 4 presenter Shona Collins hosted a great showcase for the future talent in the region. Entries were received from more than 30 production teams in nine universities and colleges. In the same month the Centre joined forces with the regional screen agency, Screen Yorkshire, to put on a special event looking at the potential impor- tance of connected TV. The evening, which was chaired by Paul Bader, creative director for Screenhouse Productions, provided a great deal of food for thought about the consolidation of linear TV, VoD, games and web content onto one platform. After many years of sterling service as Chair of the Centre, Terry Mounsey stepped down and his place was taken by Mike Best. The Centre Committee also lost one of its enthusiastic and prominent members with the death of Ian Bolt (Bolty to his many friends), who died after a short illness. Mike Best, Chair 7

R oyal T elevision S ociety Report 2010 31 ± One person elected by the Advisory Council; Volunteers ± One person elected by the Centre Chairs; ± One person elected by the Principal Patrons Group; The Society is supported by a team of up to 11 full-time staff, ± No more than one additional person co-opted by the Board but the success of its activities is dependent on the expertise of Trustees; and and dedication of the many volunteers who plan and deliver ± The Chair of the Board of Trustees. different aspects of its programme Trustees receive a briefing document that includes rules and background on the governance of the Society. The Society ensures that trustees are fully aware of their duties and responsibilities to the charity and these are dis- Fundraising activities cussed at the regular meetings of the Board of Trustees and the Centre Officers. The Society’s two wholly owned subsidiaries, RTS Enter- prises Ltd, which organises awards events and conferences, and RTS (IBC) Ltd, continued to generate surpluses which have been covenanted back to the charity during the year to Risk management fund charitable activities. RTS Enterprises Ltd held a number of awards events and a The major risks to which the Society is exposed as identified conference during the year. RTS (IBC) Ltd holds an 18% inter- by the Board of Trustees are and will continue to be regularly est in the IBC conference and exhibition. reviewed and systems have been and will be established, and, where appropriate, professional advisors have been or will be appointed to mitigate those risks.

2 Structure, governance and management 3 Objectives and activities

Constitution The Society’s objects and its principal activity are the advancement of public education in the science, practice, is a company limited by guarantee technology and art of television; and the advancement of the and a registered charity governed by its Memorandum and arts and culture, in particular by promoting and encouraging Articles of Association. the achievement of high standards of creativity in television and allied fields. The Society seeks to maintain and strengthen its posi- tion as the leading impartial platform for delivering these Organisational structure objects through events organised nationally and through its 13 regional Centres. The Society is UK based with its head office in London. It has The wider public can access and contribute to the charity’s Centres in Bristol, Devon & Cornwall, , London, activities though its magazine, website and open events. The Midlands, North East and the Border, North West, Northern Trustees meet four times a year to consider the strategy for Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Southern Counties, delivering public benefit and specialist committees are estab- Thames Valley, Wales and Yorkshire. lished to organise events. The Society has two trading subsidiaries, RTS Enterprises Limited and RTS (IBC) Limited, whose principal activities are the organising and staging of courses, exhibitions and other events related to television and broadcasting. Activities 2010 The Society’s governing body is the Board of Trustees, which comprises: In 2010 the Society has produced a large number of events ± The Honorary Officers from time to time of the Society; to fulfil its strategic and charitable objects. Some of the most

32 R oyal T elevision S ociety Report 2010 significant events are detailed in other parts of this report. The Society is fortunate to be able to call on leading special- Funding sources ists from the television community and allied fields to work together on planning and delivering its programme. The principal funding sources during the year continued to be the profits gifted by the charity’s subsidiaries, patron donations and membership fees. The charity’s wholly owned subsidiaries, RTS Enterprises Limited and RTS (IBC) Limited, gifted profits of £436 (2009: £131,034) and £989,603 (2009: £852,877), respectively. The 4 Financial review funds gifted are used by the charity to meet its charitable expenditure. The Trustees are satisfied with the current performance of both subsidiaries, which provide sufficient additional funds for the charity to meet its charitable objectives. Reserves policy Voluntary income remains an invaluable source of income for the charity. During the year income from patrons was In line with Charity Commission guidance, the Board of Trus- £289,155 (2009: £308,545) and membership fees raised were tees has adopted a formal reserves policy. £118,144 (2009: £134,086). This recognises that the income of the society does not arise evenly year on year, or across the year, and so it is pru- dent to hold appropriate reserves to enable the Society to properly plan its activities. Investment powers, policy The policy also recognises that the reserves that represent the fixed assets and the restricted and designated funds of and performance the Society are not freely available and thus need to be dis- tinguished from free reserves. Under the Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Furthermore, the ease of digital transport and copying, Society has the power to make any investment that the Board and the proliferation of new delivery channels and reception of Trustees sees fit. devices, has continued to lead to greater uncertainties about The Board of Trustees’ policy typically favours low-risk the future structure of television, broadcasting and related investments to ensure that a reasonable return is generated audio-visual enterprises. For the Society, as for the industry, while securing charity funds. the past no longer provides a useful compass for charting As can be seen from the balance sheet, investments are the future. held in bank deposits, which also ensures that funds are The recession is having a negative impact in television and available as and when required to facilitate the charity’s related areas and on the organisations who are currently our reserves policy as detailed below. main funders. This will impact on our major sources of rev- As at the year-end the charity had cash balances of enue. £5,500,812 of which £5,304,907 was held on deposit, gener- We plan to maintain annual expenditure during a period in ating interest income of £52,396 over the course of the year. which revenues will remain insecure and uncertain. In the consolidated balance sheet an investment of £54,000 It is therefore the intention of the Board of Trustees to hold is shown representing an 18% interest in the International free reserves representing no more than four years’ average Broadcasting Convention. annual expenditure. This investment generated income of £1,004,639 during The Board have taken account of the subsidiaries’ reserves the year and the Board of Trustees is happy with the contin- when determining this figure. ued return on this investment. Based on the results for the two years ended 31 Decem- ber 2010, the Society’s reserves policy would stipulate an amount of free reserves of no more than £6.5m. The level of free reserves as at 31 December 2010 is £5.5m and it is the Board of Trustees’ anticipation that free reserves will fall in the coming years. 5 Plans for future periods The Board of Trustees reviews the reserves policy and the level of reserves at least once a year in the light of current and anticipated levels of income and of the Society’s planned The Society will be maintaining the full range of its activities activities. and reviewing its strategy for the Nations and Regions.

R OYAL T ELEVISION S OCIETY REPORT 2010 33 6 Administrative details

Legal details

Legal entity Governing instrument Date of incorporation Charity number Company limited by guarantee Memorandum and Articles of 12 July 1930 313728 and registered charity Association Company number 00249462

Administrative details

Registered office and Bankers Solicitors Auditors principal address National Westminster Bank Plc Farrer & Co Arram Berlyn Gardner 5th Floor Kildare House PO Box 11302 66 Lincoln’s Inn Fields 30 City Road 3 Dorset Rise 332 High Holborn London London EC1Y 2AB London EC4Y 8EN London WC1V 7PD WC2A 3LH

Patron Vice Presidents Chair HRH The Prince of Wales Dawn Airey Jane Lighting Wayne Garvie Sir David Attenborough om David Lynn (January-June 2010) President ch cvo cbe frs Sir Trevor McDonald obe Carolyn Fairbairn Peter Bazalgette Andy Duncan Ken MacQuarrie (July-December 2010) Trevor Phillips obe John Hardie John Smith Vice-Chair Lorraine Heggessey Sir Howard Stringer Carolyn Fairbairn Mark Thompson (January-June 2010) Iona Jones Wayne Garvie (July-December 2010)

34 R OYAL T ELEVISION S OCIETY REPORT 2010 Directors and Trustees Trustees’ responsibilities

The Trustees of the charitable company (“the charity”) are its The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Annual Report Trustees for the purposes of charity law and throughout this and the financial statements in accordance with applicable report are collectively referred to as the Board of Trustees. As law and regulations. set out in the Articles of Association the Chair of the Board Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial of Trustees is elected by the Board of Trustees for a two-year statements for each financial year. Under that law the Trustees term. The Trustees serving during the period of the report are have elected to prepare the financial statements in accord- as follows: ance with Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and appli- Chair of the Board of Trustees cable law). The financial statements are required by law to Mike Darcey give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Society at the year end and of its incoming resources and resources Chair expended during that year. In preparing those financial state- Wayne Garvie (January-June 2010) ments, the Trustees are required: Carolyn Fairbairn (June-December 2010) ± To select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; Vice-Chair ± To make judgements and estimates that are reasonable Carolyn Fairbairn (January-June 2010) and prudent; Wayne Garvie (July-December 2010) ± To prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Society Honorary Secretary will continue in business. David Lowen The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time Honorary Treasurer the financial position of the Society and enable them to ensure Grant Murray that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of Paul Corley (Elected by the Advisory Council) the Society and hence for taking reasonable steps for the pre- Jane Lighting (Co-opted by the Board of Trustees) vention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Graeme Thompson (Elected by the Centre Chairs) The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and Caroline Thomson (Elected by the Principal Patrons Group) integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the Society’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom Chief Executive governing the preparation and dissemination of financial Simon Albury statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

Deputy Chief Executive Statement of disclosure to auditor Claire Price 1 So far as the Trustees are aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the Society’s auditors are unaware, and Audit Committee 2 They have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken Jane Lighting (Chair) as Trustees in order to make themselves aware of any rel- Paul Corley evant audit information and to establish that the Society’s Carolyn Fairbairn auditors are aware of that information. Caroline Thomson Approval This Report was approved by the Board of Trustees on Remuneration Committee 23 March 2011 and signed on its behalf by: Paul Corley (Chair) Carolyn Fairbairn David Lowen Mike Darcey Grant Murray Chair of the Board of Trustees

R oyal T elevision S ociety Report 2010 35 Consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2010

Independent auditors’ report to the Members of the RTS

We have audited the financial statements of Royal Television Opinion on financial statements Society for the year ended 31 December 2010, which comprise In our opinion the financial statements: the Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities/Income ± Give a true and fair view of the state of the group’s and and Expenditure Account, the Group and Charity’s Balance the parent charitable company’s affairs as at 31 December Sheet and the related notes. The financial statements frame- 2010 and of the group’s incoming resources and application work that has been applied in their preparation is applicable of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United King- year then ended; dom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). ± Have been properly prepared in accordance with United This report is made solely to the charitable company’s Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and Members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 ± The financial statements have been properly prepared in of The Companies Act 2006 and section 43 of, and the regula- accordance with the Companies Act 2006 and the Charities tions made under section 44 of, The Charities Act 1993. Our Act 1993. audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity’s Members those matters we are required to state to Opinion on other matter prescribed by the Companies them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the Act 2006 fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume In our opinion the information given in the Trustees’ Annual responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the char- Report for the financial year for which the financial state- ity’s Members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or ments are prepared is consistent with the financial state- for the opinions we have formed. ments. Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and Auditors Matters on which we are required to report by exception As explained more fully in the Trustees Responsibilities We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters Statement set out on page 35, the Trustees (who are also the where the Companies Act 2006 and the Charities Act 1993 directors of the charitable company for the purposes of com- requires us to report to you if, in our opinion: pany law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial ± The parent charitable company has not kept adequate and statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and sufficient accounting records, or returns adequate for our fair view. audit have not been received from branches not visited by We have been appointed auditor under the Companies Act us; or 2006 and Section 43 of the Charities Act 1993 and report in ± The parent charitable company financial statements are accordance with those Acts. Our responsibility is to audit and not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or express an opinion on the financial statements in accordance ± Certain disclosures of trustees’ remuneration specified by with applicable law and International Standards on Auditing law are not made; or (UK and Ireland). Those standards require us to comply with ± We have not received all the information and explanations the Auditing Practices Board’s Ethical Standards for Auditors. we require for our audit. Scope of the audit of the financial statements An audit involves obtaining evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements sufficient to give rea- Date: 11 April 2011 sonable assurance that the financial statements are free from material misstatement, whether caused by fraud or error. Paul Berlyn (Senior Statutory Auditor) This includes an assessment of: whether the accounting For and behalf of policies are appropriate to the charitable company’s circum- Arram Berlyn Gardner stances and have consistently been applied and adequately Chartered Accountants disclosed; the reasonableness of significant accounting esti- Statutory Auditor mates made by the trustees; and the overall presentation of 30 City Road the financial statements. London EC1Y 2AB

36 R OYAL T ELEVISION S OCIETY REPORT 2010 Consolidated statement of financial activities/ income and expenditure account for the year ended 31 December 2010

Notes 2010 2010 2010 2009 Restricted Unrestricted Total Total £ £ £ £ Incoming resources Incoming resources from generated funds: Voluntary income 3 – 407,299 407,299 442,631 Activities for generating funds 10 – 1,515,648 1,515,648 1,646,755 Investment income 4 917 51,479 52,396 81,394

Incoming resources from charitable activities: Events, conferences and awards 5 – 268,005 268,005 309,276 Magazine sales and other 5 – 12,042 12,042 5,236

Total incoming resources 917 2,254,473 2,255,390 2,485,292

Resources Expended Costs of generating funds: Fundraising costs of generating voluntary income 6 – 103,418 103,418 122,684 Fundraising trading; cost of goods sold and other costs 6 – 696,263 696,263 856,055

Charitable activities: Events, conferences and awards 6 1,374 1,028,234 1,029,608 1,101,776 Magazine publications 6 – 139,226 139,226 162,693

Governance costs 6 – 43,801 43,801 41,307

Total resources expended 1,374 2,010,942 2,012,316 2,284,515

Net incoming (outgoing) resources before transfers (457) 243,531 243,074 200,777 Gross transfers between funds – – – –

Net movements in funds (457) 243,531 243,074 200,777 Total funds brought forward 100,755 5,620,392 5,721,147 5,520,370

Total Funds carried forward 13,14 100,298 5,863,923 5,964,221 5,721,147

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.

R oyal T elevision S ociety Report 2010 37 Consolidated balance sheet as at 31 December 2010

Notes 2010 2009

£ £ £ £

Fixed assets Tangible assets 9 3,086 6,196 Investments 10 54,018 54,018

57,104 60,214 Current assets Debtors 11 693,748 665,316 Cash at bank and in hand 5,500,812 5,296,550

6,194,560 5,961,866 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 12 (287,443) (300,933)

Net current assets 5,907,117 5,660,933

Net assets 5,964,221 5,721,147

Funds Restricted Memorial funds 13 100,298 100,755

Unrestricted General fund 14 5,486,816 5,233,340

Designated Property fund 14 204,162 204,162 Other funds 14 172,945 182,890

Funds 15 5,964,221 5,721,147

Approved by the Board of Trustees on 23 March 2011 and signed on its behalf by

Mike Darcey, Chair of the Board of Trustees

38 R OYAL T ELEVISION S OCIETY REPORT 2010 Society balance sheet as at 31 December 2010

Notes 2010 2009

£ £ £ £

Fixed assets Tangible assets 9 3,086 6,196 Investments 10 4 4

3,090 6,200 Current assets Debtors 11 741,013 704,334 Cash at bank and in hand 5,410,500 5,223,828

6,151,513 5,928,162 Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year 12 (190,382) (213,215)

Net current assets 5,961,131 5,714,947

Net assets 5,964,221 5,721,147

Funds Restricted Memorial funds 13 100,298 100,755

Unrestricted General fund 14 5,486,816 5,233,340

Designated Property fund 14 204,162 204,162 Other funds 14 172,945 182,890

Funds 15 5,964,221 5,721,147

Approved by the Board of Trustees on 23 March 2011 and signed on its behalf by

Mike Darcey, Chair of the Board of Trustees

R OYAL T ELEVISION S OCIETY REPORT 2010 39 Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2010

apportionment of general overheads. 1 Accounting Policies ± Governance costs include those incurred in the govern- ance of the charity and its assets and are primarily associated with constitutional and statutory requirements. 1.1 Accounting convention ± Support costs, which include central office functions, have The financial statements are prepared under the historical been allocated across the categories of charitable expendi- cost convention and in accordance with applicable account- ture, governance costs and the costs of generating funds. The ing standards. The financial statements have been prepared basis of the cost allocation has been explained in the notes in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice, to the accounts. Accounting and Reporting by Charities (SORP 2005) issued in March 2005, applicable UK Accounting Standards and the 1.5 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation Companies Act 2006. Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less depreciation. The Society has taken advantage of the exemption in Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the Financial Reporting Standard No. 1 from the requirement to cost less estimated residual value of each asset over its produce a cash flow statement on the grounds that it is a expected useful life, as follows: small group. Leasehold improvements Straight line over the life of 1.2 Group financial statements the lease These financial statements consolidate the results of the Computer equipment Three years straight line Society, its centres and its wholly-owned trading subsidiar- Fixtures, fittings and equipment Five years straight line ies, RTS Enterprises Limited and RTS (IBC) Limited, on a line by line basis. 1.6 Investments A separate Statement of Financial Activities and Income Fixed asset investments are stated at cost in accordance with and Expenditure account are not presented for the charity paragraph 297(b) of the SORP 2005. itself following the exemptions permitted by section 408 of the Companies Act 2006 and paragraph 397 of the SORP. The 1.7 Centres total incoming resources for the charity for the year ended Centres’ income and expenditure is recognised in the period 31 December 2010 were £1,870,826 (2009: £1,967,764) with in which the group is entitled to receipt and the amount can the positive net movements in funds being £243,074 (2009: be measured with reasonable certainty. Income is deferred £200,777). only when the Society has to fulfil conditions before becom- ing entitled to it. 1.3 Incoming resources Voluntary income is recognised upon receipt and is deferred 1.8 Funds accounting only when the Society has to fulfil conditions before becom- Funds held by the Society are: ing entitled to it or when the donor has specified that the Unrestricted general funds – these are funds that can be income is to be expended in a future period. No amounts are used in accordance with the charitable objects at the discre- included in the financial statements for services donated by tion of the Board of Trustees. volunteers. Designated funds – these are funds set aside by the Board of Income from trading activities is recognised as earned (as Trustees out of unrestricted general funds for specific future the related goods and services are provided). purposes or projects. Investment income is recognised on a receivable basis. Restricted funds – these are funds that can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the Soci- 1.4 Resources expended ety. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when Expenditure is recognised in the period in which it is incurred. funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. A designated fund is established for expenditure which has Further explanations of the nature and purpose of each been committed to projects but remains unspent at the year- fund is included in the notes to the accounts. end. ± Costs of generating funds are those costs incurred in attract- 1.9 Foreign currency translation ing voluntary income, and those incurred in trading activities Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign cur- that raise funds. rencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ± Costs of charitable activities comprise all expenditure ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign cur- identified as wholly or mainly attributable to achieving the rencies are recorded at the rate ruling at the date of the trans- charitable objectives of the charity. These costs include staff action. All differences are taken to the income and expendi- costs, wholly or mainly attributable support costs and an ture account.

40 R oyal T elevision S ociety Report 2010 2 Surplus for the year 4 Investment income

Surplus for the year is stated and interest after charging: 2010 2009 2010 2009 £ £ £ £ Group Bank interest receivable 52,396 81,394 Depreciation of tangible assets 4,658 57,439 Auditors’ remuneration Audit 17,000 16,600 Non audit 1,170 1,710 5 Incoming resources Company from charitable activities Depreciation of tangible assets 4,658 57,439 Auditors’ remuneration Audit 11,250 11,000 The income was primarily from the Royal Television Society’s Non audit 450 900 charitable activities 2010 2009 £ £ Events, conferences and awards 268,005 309,276 3 Voluntary income Magazine sales and other 12,042 5,236 280,047 314,512

2010 2009 £ £ Patrons 289,155 308,545 Members 118,144 134,086

407,299 442,631

6 Total resources expended

Direct Support 2010 2009 costs costs total total £ £ £ £ Costs of generating funds: Fundraising costs of generating voluntary income – 103,418 103,418 122,684 Fundraising trading; cost of goods sold and other costs 374,276 321,987 696,263 856,055

374,276 425,405 799,681 978,739

Charitable activites: Events, conferences and awards 358,698 670,910 1,029,608 1,101,776 Magazine publications 139,226 – 139,226 162,693

497,924 670,910 1,168,834 1,264,469

Governance costs 10,288 33,513 43,801 41,307

Total resources expended 882,488 1,129,828 2,012,316 2,284,515

R oyal T elevision S ociety Report 2010 41 7 Allocation of support costs

The charity allocates its support costs as shown in the table below.

Cost of Charitable Governance generating funds activities costs Total £ £ £ £ Support costs Management and other costs 50,919 136,998 5,918 193,835 Premises costs 86,997 132,242 1,750 220,989 Employee costs 261,776 348,955 – 610,731 Finance, legal and professional and IT costs 25,713 52,715 25,845 104,273

425,405 670,910 33,513 1,129,828

Support costs included within expenditure in the SOFA have been allocated on the basis of salary percentage or on the proportion of floor area occupied by the activity. The cost allocation includes an area of judgement and the charity has had to consider the cost benefit of detailed workings and record keeping.

8 Taxation

The company is a registered charity and no provision is considered necessary for taxation. In the accounts of RTS Enterprises Limited there was no tax charge (2009: £nil) and for RTS (IBC) Limited there was a tax charge of £3,719 (2009: £2,600).

9 Tangible assets

Land and buildings Fixtures, leasehold fittings and (short) equipment Total £ £ £ Group and Society Cost At 1 January 2010 143,370 160,835 304,205 Additions – 1,548 1,548 Disposals – (370) (370)

At 31 December 2010 143,370 162,013 305,383

Depreciation At 1 January 2010 143,370 154,639 298,009 Charge for year – 4,658 4,658 Disposals – (370) (370)

At 31 December 2010 143,370 158,927 302,297

Net Book Values At 31 December 2010 – 3,086 3,086

At 31 December 2009 – 6,196 6,196

42 R oyal T elevision S ociety Report 2010 10 Fixed Asset Investments

Group Society

2010 2009 2010 2009 £ £ £ £ Shares in subsidiary undertakings – – 4 4 Other unlisted investments (at cost) 18 18 – – Other investments 54,000 54,000 – –

54,018 54,018 4 4

All the fixed asset investments are held in the UK. The Board of rusteesT considers it appropriate to state the fixed asset investments at cost. At 31 December 2010, the Society owned all of the ordinary share capital of RTS Enterprises Limited and RTS (IBC) Limited, which organise and stage courses, exhibitions and other events related to the television industry. At 31 December 2010, the aggregate amount of these companies’ assets, liabilities, share capital and reserves was:

RTS Enterprises Limited RTS (IBC) Limited

2010 2009 2010 2009 £ £ £ £ Total Assets 221,105 241,671 490,024 437,064 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year (221,103) (241,669) (490,022) (437,062) 2 2 2 2 Represented by: Share capital and reserves 2 2 2 2

As at the year-end £68,575 (2009: £66,260) of incoming resources had been deferred in the accounts of RTS Enterprises Limited, with £66,260 (2009: £73,025) being released to the profit and loss account. RTS Enterprises Limited and RTS (IBC) Limited pay their profits to the charity by a deed of covenant. A summary of the trading results of each subsidiary is shown below:

RTS Enterprises RTS Limited (IBC) Limited Total 2010 2010 2010 2009 £ £ £ £

Turnover 511,009 1,004,639 1,515,648 1,646,755 Cost of sales (372,077) – (372,077) (505,043)

Gross profit 138,932 1,004,639 1,143,571 1,141,712 Administration expenses (140,734) (9,829) (150,563) (155,673)

Operating (loss) / profit (1,802) 994,810 993,008 986,039 Other interest receivable and similar income 2,238 402 2,640 2,440 Interest payable – (1,890) (1,890) (1,968) Taxation – (3,719) (3,719) (2,600)

Profit on ordinary activities after taxation 436 989,603 990,039 983,911 Payment under deed of covenant (436) (989,603) (990,039) (983,911)

Retained profit for the year – – – –

R oyal T elevision S ociety Report 2010 43 11 Debtors

Group Society

2010 2009 2010 2009 £ £ £ £ Trade debtors 106,085 172,396 58,028 65,495 Amounts due from subsidiary undertakings – – 130,025 28,002 Other debtors 587,663 492,920 552,960 610,837

693,748 665,316 741,013 704,334

12 Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

Group Society

2010 2009 2010 2009 £ £ £ £ Trade creditors 51,604 61,034 39,681 52,594 Taxes and social security costs 31,854 33,284 28,135 30,784 Other creditors 189,905 97,909 108,486 87,391 Deferred income 14,080 108,706 14,080 42,446

287,443 300,933 190,382 213,215

13 Restricted Funds

London Awards Shiers Memorial Beresford-Cooke Fund Fund Fund Total Group and Society £ £ £ £ At 1 January 2010 3,359 67,206 30,190 100,755 Interest received 14 623 280 917 Expenditure – (1,300) (74) (1,374)

At 31 December 2010 3,373 66,529 30,396 100,298

The Society received a bequest from the estate of the late Mrs F Shiers to establish the George and May F Shiers Memorial Fund. The income of the fund that is under the control of the Society’s Board of Trustees is to be devoted to the study, collection and presentation of material concerning the history of television.

The Society received a bequest from the estate of the late Mrs Beresford-Cooke to establish the RTS Young Television Engineer Award. The income of the fund is under the control of the Society’s Board of Trustees and is to be used to assist the recipient of the Award to attend the IBC Conference in Amsterdam.

The London Awards Fund has been set up so as to recognise excellence in a young technologist.

44 R oyal T elevision S ociety Report 2010 14 Unrestricted funds

General Property Other Fund Fund Funds Total Group and Society £ £ £ £ At 1 January 2010 5,233,340 204,162 182,890 5,620,392 Expenditure 9,945 – (9,945) – Surplus for the year 243,531 – – 243,531

At 31 December 2010 5,486,816 204,162 172,945 5,863,923

The designated Property Fund represents the amount committed by the Board of Trustees to the costs of relocation.

Other funds comprise £60,000 representing a New Projects fund, committed by the Board of Trustees to specific charitable projects at the year-end, and £112,945 representing an IT fund, which is designated to the furtherance of the Society’s objectives through the use of new technologies.

15 Reconciliation of 17 Liability of members

movement in funds The Society is limited by guarantee without any share capital. In the event of the Society being wound up, each member is liable to £ contribute for the payment of the debts and liabilities of the Society Group and Society such amount as may be required, but not exceeding £1. Surplus for the year 243,074 Funds at 1 January 2010 5,721,147

Funds at 31 December 2010 5,964,221

16 Analysis of net assets between funds

Fund balances at 31 December 2010 are represented by:

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Funds Funds £ £ £ Tangible fixed assets 3,086 – 3,086 Investments 54,018 – 54,018 Net current assets 5,806,819 100,298 5,907,117

Total net assets 5,863,923 100,298 5,964,221

R oyal T elevision S ociety Report 2010 45 18 Employees 19 Financial commitments

The average number of employees of the Group during the As at 31 December 2010, the Society had annual commit- year was as follows: ments under non-cancellable operating leases as follows:

2010 2009 2010 2009 £ £ Management and other 2 2 Expiry date: Membership 2 2 Within one year 91,980 – Events and conferences 6 7 Between one and two years – 116,280 Finance and IT 2 2 91,980 116,280 12 13

2010 2009 £ £ Employment Costs 20 Capital commitments Wages and salaries 519,765 515,558 Social security costs 53,692 54,270 Other pension costs 29,458 28,172 As at 31 December 2010, the Society had capital commitments, which had been contracted for, totalling £9,945 (2009: £nil). 602,915 598,000

The number of employees who received emoluments in excess of £60,000 was as follows:

2010 2009

£60,001–£70,000 – – £70,001–£80,000 – – £80,001–£90,000 – – £90,001–£100,000 1 1 £100,001–£110,000 – – £110,001–£120,000 1 1

The total contributions in the year to money purchase pension schemes for higher paid employees were £20,484 (2009: £20,484). The number of higher paid employees to whom retirement benefits are accruing under such schemes is 2 (2009: 2). No members of the Board of Trustees received any remuneration in the year. Certain members of the Board of Trustees are reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred by them in carrying out their duties for the Society. The total expenses incurred by the trustees during the year was £566 (2009: £385).

46 R OYAL T ELEVISION S OCIETY REPORT 2010 Royal Television Society

Annual General Meeting 2 011

25 May 2011, 6:00pm

R oyal T elevision S ociety Report 2010 47 Notice of AGM: 25 May 2011 AGM

The 82nd Annual General Meeting of the Royal Television Agenda Society will be held on Wednesday 25 May 2011 at: 1 T o approve the minutes of the previous Annual General Kildare House Meeting held on 26 May 2010. 3 Dorset Rise 2 To approve the 2010 Annual Report. London EC4Y 8EN 3 To receive the Financial Report, Balance Sheet and at 6:00pm. Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2010. 4 To elect Godfrey Hall as a Member of Council. Voting by proxy 5 To appoint Arram Berlyn Gardner as auditors for Under Article 24, members of the Society are empowered 2011/12 and to authorise the Board of Trustees to fix to appoint a proxy to attend and vote at the AGM. The their remuneration. completed proxy form, on page 47, should reach Head Office 6 Any other business. no less than 48 hours before the meeting.

48 R OYAL T ELEVISION S OCIETY REPORT 2010 Form of proxy

If you wish to I, ...... appoint another member please of ...... insert the name of your proxy here. being a member of the above named Society and entitled to vote hereby appoint You may delete reference to the ...... , ­Honorary Treasurer and Chair. Initial or, failing him, the Honorary Treasurer, or, failing him, the Chair of the meeting, as my proxy to vote for the alteration me and on my behalf at the AGM of the Society to be held on 25 May 2011 at 6:00pm and at any adjourn- ment thereof. In respect of the resolutions referred to in the Notice of the Meeting, I desire my proxy to vote as indicated: For Against Abstain

Please insert ‘x’ 1.0 Approve minutes of the previous meeting held on in the appropriate 26 May 2010: box if you wish to instruct your proxy AGM on how to vote 2.0 Approve the 2010 Annual Report:

3.0 To receive and adopt Financial Report, Balance Sheet and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2010:

4.0 To elect as a member of the Advisory Council Godfrey Hall:

6.0 To appoint Arram Berlyn Gardner as auditors for 2011/12 and to ­authorise the Board of Trustees to fix their remuneration:

(If this form is signed without any indication as to how the proxy shall vote, the proxy will exercise his or her discretion both as to how he or she votes or abstains from voting)

Signature ...... Date ......

Form of proxy 1 Under Article 24, members of the Society are empowered to vote at the AGM by proxy. To notes be valid, this form of proxy must be deposited at the Royal Television Society, Kildare House, 3 Dorset Rise, London EC4Y 8EN not less than 48 hours before the meeting. 2 The proxy, who must be a member of the Society, must attend the meeting in person to ­represent you. 3 Unless otherwise directed, the proxy will vote or abstain as he or she sees fit.

R oyal T elevision S ociety Report 2010 49 RTS Advisory Council election manifesto 2011 AGM Godfrey Hall MA, Dip.Ed, F.Coll.P.

>Sponsors: Michael Cox, Norman Green, Denis Lomax, David Poyser, David Thomas

I have been a member of the RTS for many years. My links Wide Eye series of DVDs; Baby IQ; and, most recently, a New with educational and children’s television are various and Zealand DVD production company. stem from more than 20 years in mainstream education. My links with the Red Cross and Children in Conflict have During my time as vice-principal of a London school I was involved me in -related resources. involved in providing support material for BBC Schools Tele­ I am currently on the Royal Commonwealth Society Coun- vision and Radio. This then led to several publications for the cil, working in part on the RCS Essay Competition and Vision BBC and Channel 4. Awards, which are concentrated around young Common- I generated ideas for broadcast on both No73 and Motor- wealth film-makers. mouth and provided ideas and children’s material in the early I am the education adviser to ELC/Mothercare and have days for broadcast on both Sky and the Children’s Channel. written over 150 children’s non-fiction books. I have been a For the past 22 years I have been an educational adviser member of House for 10 years. and writer, producing materials for a wide range of clients. I I would like to use my experience to strengthen regional have worked with bodies such as: Unesco, developing peace issues and build on the opinions of ordinary members out- materials, including video for children around the world; the side the London area.

50 R oyal T elevision S ociety Report 2010 Minutes of AGM 2010

Minutes of the 81st Annual General Meeting of the Royal The Society held large amounts on deposit and the invest- Television Society, held on Wednesday 26 May 2010 at the ment income had also taken a big hit, down from £262,000 Royal Television Society, Kildare House, 3 Dorset Rise, Lon- in 2008 to £81,000. don EC4Y 8EN Membership income held up well – £147,000 in 2008, £134,000 in 2009. The membership fee was held for a third Present: year. Wayne Garvie (in the chair); David Lowen, Honorary Sec- Costs in 2008 were £2.3m and £2.2m in 2009 – not a bad retary; Grant Murray, Honorary Treasurer; Simon Albury, position. The RTS has reserves to provide the Society with Chief Executive; Claire Price, Deputy Chief Executive; Charles security in times like these. Byrne; Paul Corley; Fiona Chesterton; Mars Elkins; Denis Last year the IBC contribution was £867,000 – down very Lomax; Arthur Pigott; Paul Berlyn, Arram Berlyn Gardner, slightly from the previous year. This, combined with reserves Auditors. and savings, had got the Society through a difficult period for the industry and therefore for the RTS. Wayne Garvie welcomed everyone to the Annual General Arthur Pigott pointed out that the income from IBC on P37 Meeting and asked all present to introduce themselves. was 192% of voluntary income – not healthy. Grant Murray thought it was a very healthy return from the Society’s origi- 1.0 Approval of Minutes of previous meeting, held on nal investment at a time when we haven’t been increasing AGM 27 May 2009 membership and holding on to Patron income. Arthur Pigott drew attention to Charitable Activity on page Matters Arising: 35 – what were the support costs? Arthur Pigott pointed out that his name had been misspelt Simon Albury said this covered all financial support for throughout. The chair apologized. the Society’s activities – all Centre costs, staff costs, venue The Minutes of the Annual Report 2008 were approved charges. These had been reduced from £2.36m in 2008 to unanimously. Six proxy votes were cast – five in favour, one £2.28m in 2009. abstention. Paul Corley wanted to put on record thanks to the Head Office staff who had struggled hard with the events this year. 2.0 Approval of the 2009 Annual Report Grant Murray said the Society had made pro-active deci- Wayne Garvie said it had been a sad year for the Society with sions in relation to things like the awards and continued to the passing of the RTS President Sir Robert Phillis in Decem- get large numbers along to events at a difficult time. ber 2009. Arthur Pigott asked why fundraising costs were over It had been a tough year financially for the Society and £500,000. Grant Murray said that all commercial awards for many of its key Patrons. This had led to difficult choices, and events were included and Simon Albury added that including the postponement of the appointment of the this expenditure had led to a profit for RTS Enterprises of Regional Development Director. £274,000. However, the Annual Report indicated that the Society was Arthur Pigott regretted that the RTS was no longer for ordi- in rude health with events around the country with leading nary members who were not on expense accounts. It was figures in the industry. He highlighted RTS Futures, a very not the Society he had joined. Simon Albury pointed out that good Cambridge Convention and a great line-up at RTS Vet- London Centre ran events twice a month at no cost at all. erans events. These were subsidised. David Lowen drew attention to the level of activity in the The 2009 Financial Report and Accounts were approved regions where life had been hard during the past year, and unanimously. Seven proxy votes were cast – all in favour. praised the contributions of the volunteer committee mem- Proposed by: Denis Lomax bers. Seconded by: Paul Corley The 2009 Annual Report was approved unanimously. Seven proxy votes were cast – all in favour. 4.0 Election of Members of the Advisory Council 3.0 Financial Report, Balance Sheet and Accounts for Wayne Garvie said that as there were 10 members present the year ended 31 December 2008 the meeting was quorate. Claire Price had received some Grant Murray highlighted some figures. It had been a tough apologies and proxy votes. The meeting would vote by a year in the Industry and this was reflected in the revenues show of hands plus the proxy votes. the Society received during the year. However the finances Wayne Garvie moved the proposals: had stood up pretty well, partly because of additional savings due to the postponement of the appointment of a Regional 4.1 Elect as a member of the Advisory Council: Development Director. IBC came in strong, notwithstanding Fiona Chesterton the state of the Industry Elected unanimously. Six proxy votes were cast – five in He drew the meeting’s attention to page 31. Total revenues favour, one abstention. in 2009 were £2.5m – down just under £500,000 on the pre- vious year. The main contributing factor was the fall-off in 4.2 Elect as a member of the Advisory Council: Patron income, £480,000 in 2008 down to £380,000 last year. Tony Edwards This was partly due to smaller Patrons falling away and partly Elected unanimously. Seven proxy votes were cast – five in to larger Patrons contributing less. favour, two abstentions.8

R oyal T elevision S ociety Report 2010 51 Minutes of AGM 2010 AGM

4.3 Elect as a member of the Advisory Council: Grant Murray thanked Arram Berlyn Gardner – they had Mars Elkins done a great job with the accounts and turned them round Elected unanimously. Six proxy votes were cast – five in very quickly. favour, one abstention. Paul Berlyn thanked the Society for choosing them again – they considered the RTS a prestigious client. 4.4 Elect as a member of the Advisory Council: Proposed by: David Lowen Emma Scott Seconded by: Fiona Chesterton Elected unanimously. Six proxy votes were cast – four in favour, two abstentions. 6.0 Any other business Wayne Garvie congratulated all four and welcomed them to Arthur Pigott asked that a free RTS diary for members should the Advisory Council. be considered. Wayne Garvie said it would be considered by the Executive Committee. 5.0 Appointment of Auditors He thanked the staff of the RTS for another great year. It Arram Berlyn Gardner were appointed as auditors for was a privilege to work with them. 2010/11 and the Board of Trustees authorised to fix their Wayne Garvie closed meeting at 6.24pm and thanked eve- remuneration. Seven proxy votes were cast – all in favour. ryone for making the effort to attend.

52 R OYAL T ELEVISION S OCIETY REPORT 2010 Picture credits

Page 4: All – Paul Hampartsoumian Page 5: All – Simon Albury Page 6: All – Paul Hampartsoumian Page 7: 2, 3, 9 Paul Hampartsoumian; 4 BBC/Apple Page 8: All – Paul Hampartsoumian Page 9: All – Paul Hampartsoumian Page 10: 1-3 Paul Hampartsoumian; 4 Simon Albury Page 11: All – Simon Albury Page 12: 1 BBC/ITV/Gordon Jamieson; 2 Paul Hampartsoumian; 3 BBC; 4-8 Simon Albury Page 13: BBC Page 14: Gordon Jamieson Page 15: 2 Simon Albury/Apple/BBC/S4C/RTS; 3-4 ITV/Gordon Jamieson Page 16: 1-3 Simon Albury; 4-7,12 Paul Hampartsoumian Page 17: All – Paul Hampartsoumian Page 18: BBC Page 19: 3 BBC; 4 BSkyB; 5-6 Richard Kendal; 7 Channel 4 Page 20: IBC Page 21: 2-4 Paul Hampartsoumian; 3 Simon Albury Page 22: Denis Lomax Page 23: 2-3 Denis Lomax; 4 BBC; 5 Graeme Thompson Page 24: 1 David Thomas Page 25: 5-7 Graeme Thompson Page 26: 2 Charles Byrne; 3, 5 Graeme Thompson Page 27: Office of the President, Republic of Ireland Page 28: 1 iStockPhoto; 2 BSkyB; 3 Paul Hampartsoumian Page 29: 4 Gordon Jamieson Page 30: 1, 3-5 Mari Griffith; 2 S4C Page 31: 6 Daniel Easton; 7 TMC

R oyal T elevision S ociety Report 2010 53 Who’s who at the RTS

PATRON BOARD OF TRUSTEES HRH The Prince of Wales Mike Darcey (Chair) Paul Corley Carolyn Fairbairn PRESIDENT Wayne Garvie Peter Bazalgette Jane Lighting David Lowen VICE PRESIDENTS Grant Murray Dawn Airey Graeme Thompson Sir David Attenborough om ch cvo cbe frs Caroline Thomson Andy Duncan Greg Dyke ADVISORY COUNCIL Lorraine Heggessey Mike Best John Hardie Charles Byrne Ashley Highfield Fiona Chesterton Iona Jones Isabel Clarke Jane Lighting Alex Connock David Lynn Gordon Cooper Sir Trevor McDonald obe Paul Corley Ken MacQuarrie Neil Dormand Trevor Phillips obe Henry Eagles John Smith Tony Edwards Sir Howard Stringer Mars Elkins Mark Thompson Carolyn Fairbairn Wayne Garvie OFFICERS Tim Hartley Jeremy Hibbard Chair Sophie Jones Carolyn Fairbairn Jonathan Levi Vice Chair Denis Lomax Wayne Garvie David Lowen Honorary Secretary John Mair Grant Murray David Lowen Lucy Pilkington Honorary Treasurer Sue Robertson Grant Murray Emma Scott Andrew Shaw David Thomas Graeme Thompson Committee Chairs

54 R OYAL T ELEVISION S OCIETY REPORT 2010 committee chairS CENTRE chairS (Also Members of RTS Advisory Council) Awards Policy and Fellowship Bristol Denis Lomax David Lowen Devon and Cornwall Jeremy Hibbard Communications London David Thomas Sophie Jones Midlands Isabel Clarke Craft & Design Awards North East and the Border Graeme Thompson Nigel Pickard Northern Ireland Denis Wolinski North West Alex Connock Diversity Republic of Ireland Charles Byrne Lucy Pilkington Scotland Henry Eagles Early Evening Events Southern Gordon Cooper Dan Brooke Thames Valley Neil Dormand History and Archives Wales Tim Hartley John Trenouth Yorkshire Mike Best IBC Conference Liaison Terry Marsh HEAD OFFICE Chief executive Simon Albury RTS Futures (National Chair) Deputy chief executive Claire Price Andy Duncan Personal assistant/office managerSarah Ramsay RTS Futures (London Chair) Accountant Breda O’Donoghue Camilla Lewis Office administrator/receptionist Lucy Martin Television Journalism Awards Archivist Clare Colvin (part-time) Richard Sambrook Centre liaison Maggie Greenhalgh (part-time) Programme Awards Events David Liddiment Events manager Lindsey Cran Events manager Jo Mitchell Student Television Awards Events assistant Jamie O’Neill Peter Salmon Membership Innovation Awards Membership administrator Yessra Nawaz Jeff Henry Information technology RTS Veterans Web communities manager Sophie Goodwin Publications Television editor Steve Clarke (freelance) Television, production and design Gordon Jamieson (freelance)

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