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February 2019 Deborah Turness: News pioneer Digital Purchase Order Throw away your P.O. books and go digital with Digital Purchase Order Controlling cost is crucial when managing a production and our digital purchase order system allows decision makers and controllers to approve costs before payments are made. DPO simplifies the traditional purchase order workflow, providing a fully integrated process which removes the need for multiple emails and physical circulation. Digital Purchase Order benefits: Create POs in seconds Control costs Customised approval chains Multi currency; 24/7 access Digital Travel Authorisations To find out how you can save time and go paperless on your next production, visit the Digital Production Office® website www.digitalproductionoffice.com or contact us for more information: T: +44 (0)1753 630300 E: [email protected] www.sargent-disc.com www.digitalproductionoffice.com @SargentDisc @DigiProdOffice /SargentDisc /digitalproductionoffice Journal of The Royal Television Society February 2019 l Volume 56/2 From the CEO It may only be Febru- I am very grateful to Alex Wootten, Day with a special all-female episode. ary but 2019 has got Chair of RTS Futures, our exhibitors, I am thrilled that the screenwriter off to a lively start for session producers and panellists for responsible for the programme, Max- the RTS. At the Soci- making the TV Careers Fair such a ine Alderton, found time to write this ety’s London HQ we vibrant success. month’s TV Diary. have been busy host- Our latest screening was held at Elsewhere in this edition, we look at ing the juries for the Soho’s Curzon cinema last month, what are bound to be two of the year’s 2019 RTS Television Journalism and when a large crowd had the opportu- biggest issues for our sector – the RTS Programme Awards. nity to see two episodes of 4 Blocks, a impact of Brexit and the debate over Elsewhere, our events programme brilliant TNT Serie crime series, fol- BBC financing of free TV licences for is very much up and running. In Janu- lowed by a Q&A with one of the stars the over-75s. ary, I was so thrilled to attend our and members of the production team. As we all know, these are complex busiest RTS Futures TV Careers Fair Thanks to all who made this happen. matters that are concentrating the to date. More than 1,350 people came With International Women’s Day minds of politicians and policy- to the event, which was so bustling coming up on 8 March, it’s especially makers. I am grateful to John McVay that exhibitors didn’t have the chance fitting that our cover story is Andrew and Torin Douglas for their clear- to draw breath. Billen’s interview with Deborah Tur- headed analysis. There was a very enthusiastic ness, one of the great innovators take-up of the CV clinic, and the working in TV news. After spells at panel sessions were particularly pop- ITN and NBC, Deborah is now blazing ular this year. One panel was devoted a trail at Euronews. to the question of how to make it as a ITV’s super soap Emmerdale will be Facebook/Instagram brand. celebrating International Women’s Theresa Wise Contents Maxine Alderton’s TV Diary BBC faces free-fee quandary Maxine Alderton is thrilled to know that her home The vexed question of free TV licences for the 5 is steeped in the history of Coronation Street 20 over-75s is concentrating minds at the BBC and beyond. Torin Douglas unpicks the arguments Reinventing TV news Andrew Billen asks Deborah Turness, the first female ‘I’m paid to wiggle my finger in the air’ 6 editor of a British TV news show, about her latest canvas Channel 5’s director of programmes, Ben Frow, tells for modernisation, Euronews 22 Caroline Frost where he wants to spend the money freed up by axing Big Brother The Brexit conundrum John McVay provides a user’s guide to how leaving the Freeview shifts up a gear 10 EU is likely to affect Britain’s production community As Freeview rolls out its new mobile app, Steve Clarke 24 talks to the man behind the initiative, Jonathan Thompson, Our Friend in the Midlands CEO of Digital UK Guz Khan wants TV to try harder to reflect the 13 uniqueness of Birmingham in all its glorious authenticity The gangs of Berlin Matthew Bell hears the makers of the acclaimed The ultimate professional 26 TNT Serie drama 4 Blocks explain how they broke Lisa Campbell profiles Fiona Bruce, whose new role as the mould of the TV crime show 14 presenter of Question Time is already proving controversial Getting social with Facebook Watch Patrick Walker, the platform’s EMEA director of media 16 partnerships, tells Steve Clarke what he’s looking for Cover: Monica Schipper/FilmMagic Editor Production, design, advertising Royal Television Society Subscription rates Printing Legal notice Steve Clarke Gordon Jamieson 3 Dorset Rise UK £115 ISSN 0308-454X © Royal Television Society 2019. [email protected] [email protected] London EC4Y 8EN Overseas (surface) £146.11 Printer: FE Burman The views expressed in Television News editor and writer Sub-editor T: 020 7822 2810 Overseas (airmail) £172.22 20 Crimscott Street are not necessarily those of the RTS. Matthew Bell Sarah Bancroft E: [email protected] Enquiries: [email protected] London SE1 5TP Registered Charity 313 728 [email protected] [email protected] W: www.rts.org.uk Television www.rts.org.uk February 2019 3 Your guide to upcoming events. Book online at RTS NEWS www.rts.org.uk STEVE HEWLETT MEMORIAL NORTH WEST Venue: Winchester Guildhall, The National events LECTURE 2019 Tuesday 26 February Broadway, Winchester SO23 9GH Tuesday 24 September RTS North West Student RTS AND SKY ATLANTIC Speaker TBC Television Awards 2019 April 2019, date TBC PRESENT Venue: TBC 6:30pm-9:30pm Meet the Professionals Monday 18 February Venue: The Lowry, Pier 8, A chance for students from In conversation with RTS MASTERCLASSES The Quays, Salford M50 3AZ production-based courses Stephen Graham Tuesday 5 November and ■ Rachel Pinkney 07966 230639 across the south to meet Interviewed by Save Me co-star Wednesday 6 November ■ [email protected] informally with a wide range of Alice Feetham. 6:30pm for 6:45pm RTS Student Masterclasses media production professionals Venue: Kings Place, 90 York Way, Venue: IET, 2 Savoy Place, NORTHERN IRELAND to discuss current TV issues, London N1 9AG London WC2R 0BL Tuesday 26 March opportunities and professional RTS Northern Ireland Student and career development RTS FUTURES RTS AWARDS Television Awards 2019 Venue: Bournemouth University, Tuesday 19 February Monday 25 November Venue: TBC precise venue TBC Screening of Flack and RTS Craft & Design Awards 2019 ■ John Mitchell ■ Stephanie Farmer scriptwriting Q&A London Hilton on Park Lane ■ mitch.mvbroadcast@ ■ [email protected] Meet the writer, producer and 22 Park Lane, London W1K 1BE btinternet.com commissioner behind UKTV’s THAMES VALLEY first scripted drama series, Flack. REPUBLIC OF IRELAND ■ Tony Orme Panellists: Oliver Lansley, writer Local events ■ Charles Byrne (353) 87251 3092 ■ [email protected] of Flack; Mark Talbot, producer ■ [email protected] at Hat Trick Productions; and DEVON AND CORNWALL WALES Pete Thornton, head of scripted ■ Jane Hudson SCOTLAND Wednesday 27 February at UKTV. 18:45-9:30pm ■ RTSDevonandCornwall@rts. Tuesday 16 April RTS Cymru Annual Lecture Venue: London Transport org.uk RTS Scotland Student 2019: Jane Tranter, Bad Wolf Museum, Covent Garden Piazza, Television Awards 2019 Productions London WC2E 7BB EAST The awards are supported by 6:00pm Thursday 14 March STV, which will film the awards Venue: Lecture Theatre 0.06, RTS AWARDS RTS East Awards 2019 ceremony and show the event School of Journalism, Media and Wednesday 27 February Venue: TBC and the winning films on its Culture, Cardiff University, RTS Television Journalism ■ Nikki O’Donnell digital platform. 6:00pm 2 Central Square, Cardiff CF10 1EP Awards 2019 ■ [email protected] Venue: Argyle Street Arches, ■ Hywel Wiliam 07980 007841 Sponsored by Guestbooker.com 253 Argyle Street, Glasgow G2 8DL ■ [email protected] Venue: London Hilton on Park LONDON Lane, London W1K 1BE ■ Daniel Cherowbrier Wednesday 12 June WEST OF ENGLAND ■ [email protected] RTS Scotland Television Sunday 24 March RTS AWARDS Awards 2019 RTS West of England Tuesday 19 March MIDLANDS Venue: The Old Fruitmarket, Awards 2019 RTS Programme Awards 2019 Monday 7 October Candleriggs, Glasgow G1 1NQ Venue: Bristol Old Vic, King In partnership with Audio Network RTS Midlands Careers Fair ■ April Chamberlain Street, Bristol BS1 4ED Venue: Grosvenor House Hotel, Venue: TBC ■ [email protected] ■ Belinda Biggam 86-90 Park Lane, London W1K 7TN ■ [email protected] Friday 29 November SOUTHERN RTS AWARDS RTS Midlands Awards 2019 Wednesday 6 March YORKSHIRE Friday 28 June Venue: TBC In conversation with Chris Wednesday 27 February RTS Student Television ■ Jayne Greene 07792 776585 Packham RTS Yorkshire Student Awards 2019 ■ [email protected] With Chris Packham, wildlife TV Awards 2019 Sponsored by Motion presenter, photographer, writer, The awards are sponsored by Content Group NORTH EAST AND THE BORDER film-maker and campaigner Daisybeck Studios and pre- Venue: BFI Southbank, Belvedere Saturday 23 February Venue: Bournemouth University, sented by Calendar’s Christine Road, London SE1 8XT RTS North East & the Border Fern Barrow, Poole BH12 5BB Talbot. 6:30pm-10:30pm Awards 2019 Venue: Leeds College of Music, RTS CONFERENCE 6:00pm onwards Friday 8 March 3 Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7PD 18-20 September Venue: Hilton Newcastle RTS Southern Centre Awards ■ Lisa Holdsworth 07790 145280 RTS Cambridge Gateshead Hotel NE8 2AR Hosted by ITV Meridian’s Fred ■ lisa@allonewordproductions.