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Annual Report 2012 ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY ANNUAL REPORT 2012 AGM 23 May 2013 at 6:00pm at the RTS 3 Dorset Rise, London EC4Y 8EN Patrons Principal Patrons RTS Patrons BBC APTN BSkyB Autocue Channel 4 Television Bloomberg ITV Channel Television Digital Television Group International Patrons Granada Television HIT Entertainment NBC Universal Ikegami Electronics UK RTL Group ITV Anglia Viacom International Media Networks ITV London Walt Disney Company ITV Meridian ITV Tyne Tees ITV West Major Patrons ITV Yorkshire PricewaterhouseCoopers Channel 5 Quantel Deloitte Raidió Teilifís Éireann Enders Analysis Reuters Television FremantleMedia University College, Falmouth IMG Media House UTV Television ITN Vinten Broadcast Jonathan Shalit/ROAR Global KPMG S4C STV Group UKTV 2 R OYAL T ELEVISION S OCIETY REPORT 2012 Contents Patrons 2 Board of Trustees report to members 4 1 Achievements and performance 4 National events 2012 4 Centres report 2012 24 2 Structure, governance and management 34 3 Objectives and activities 34 4 Financial review 35 5 Plans for future periods 35 6 Administrative details 36 Independent auditors’ report 38 Financial statements 39 Notes to the financial statements 42 Notice of AGM 2013 49 Agenda of AGM 2013 50 Form of proxy 51 Minutes of AGM 2012 52 Picture credits 55 Who’s who at the RTS 56 The Board of Trustees (who are also the directors of the Royal Television Society for the purposes of company law) presents its report and consolidated accounts for the year ended 31 December 2012. 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). Cover (from top): 1 ‘The first digital Olympics’ was a triumph for television; 2 Veteran Paralympian Margaret Maughan during the opening ceremony of the 2012 Paralympics , which were broadcast by Channel 4; 3 RTS Futures Summer Party; 4 Debate at an RTS early-evening event; 5 Anne Sweeney, co- chair of Disney Media Networks and president of Disney/ABC Television Group, was the international keynote speaker. She was interviewed by RTS president Sir Peter Bazalgette. R OYAL T ELEVISION S OCIETY REPORT 2012 3 RTS Board of Trustees Report 1 Achievements and Performance The Trustees’ Report highlights the ways in which the Socie- Society will remain contemporary, relevant and representa- ty’s activities have provided real benefit to the public at large, tive; whether by extending the reach of its publications and web- ± Partnerships and alliances The Society will actively seek based initiatives or by engaging with the public in ways that relationships with other societies and bodies where the are easier and more affordable. It has also sought to target combined effect of co-operation will enable the Society to particular audiences that might in the past not have been increase its impact, influence, involved in the debate, discussion and learning opportunities reach and effectiveness; that the Society offers. ± Public lecture series The Society will formalise and extend During the year, the Board of Trustees decided that the RTS its current public lecture series into an annual programme to should implement the five-year strategic plan for growth that be delivered in different locations in the UK. had been developed for the Society by T Wise Consulting in After the plan was agreed, and in view of the retirement of May 2012. Simon Albury in November 2012, a search was initiated for The key components of the plan are initiatives that include: a new chief executive in July 2012. Theresa Wise, of T Wise ± Grow the membership base The Society has set itself a goal Consulting, who had previously held senior roles at Accen- to attract and retain a membership of 7,000 in the next five ture and Disney, was appointed and joined the Society in years, lifting it to a level never reached by the Society in its March 2013. history. Critical to this will be a broad, contemporary agenda During the year the RTS maintained its unique and influ- in events and activities and the empowerment of its mem- ential role in furthering public understanding of the trans- bership to define the areas of interest it wishes follow; formative changes affecting British television through its ± Digital hub The Society will undertake a significant invest- publications, website and the wide range of public events it ment in the development of its online and digital presence; has staged. ± Connect with the young The Society will formalise its inter- face with a number of establishments to provide scholar- RTS Digital World Conference ships, bursaries and research grants. The purpose is to sup- The RTS Digital World Conference Advisory Committee was port talent at the early stages of their development/career chaired by John Smith, then BBC Worldwide CEO. The con- progression as well to help bridge the gap between the needs ference took place in September in the immediate afterglow of the television industry and the activities of various educa- of the Olympics and Paralympics. The “Going for gold” ses- tional bodies; sion looked at how television had shaped – and been shaped ± Careers and jobs As well as providing capabilities via by – the Olympics, and was chaired by Rt Hon Dame Tessa the digital hub for support concerning careers, the Society Jowell MP. intends to establish a mentoring service for members of the The panellists were: David Abraham, chief executive, Chan- Society; nel 4; Alex Balfour, head of new media, London Organising ± Special Interest Groups The Society will ena- Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Locog); ble the formation of SIGs on any topic that is Mike Darcey, then COO, BSkyB; Ralph Rivera, director of of interest to a defined quorum of members. future media, BBC; Cindy Rose, executive director of digital This means that any interest entertainment, Virgin Media; and Gary Zenkel, president, in any aspect of television can NBC Olympics, and operations, strategy, NBC Sports Group. and will be represented by “People talk about this being the digital Olympics, but it was the Society – in this way a triumph of linear, live viewing… a reminder of the power of members’ interests can be TV,” said Abraham. represented, encouraged The conference was opened by Anne Sweeney, co-chair and developed. Thus the of Disney Media Networks and president of Disney/ABC8 Left: RTS Digital World Conference speaker will.i.am. Opposite: In the ‘Going for gold’ session at the RTS Digital World Conference the panellists were: 1 Gary Zenkel, president, NBC Olympics, and operations, strategy, NBC Sports Group; 2 Alex Balfour, head of new media, London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Locog); 3 Mike Darcey, COO, BSkyB; 4 Ralph Rivera, director of future media, BBC; 5 Cindy Rose, executive director of digital entertainment, Virgin Media; and 6 David Abraham, chief executive, Channel 4. 7 The ‘All fun and games’ session (from the left) was chaired by Ed Vaizey MP, minister for culture, communications and the creative industries, with panellists: writer Steven Moffat; Sefton Hill, co-founder and game director of Rocksteady Studios; and Henrique Olifiers, gamer-in-chief, Bossa Studios. The ‘Apportunity knocks’ session panellists were: 8 Simon Daglish, commercial director, ITV; 9 Nick Hall, director of operations for digital media, Endemol UK; and 10 Luke Bradley-Jones, brand director, TV products, BSkyB. 11 International keynote speaker, Anne Sweeney, co-chair of Disney Media Networks and president of Disney/ABC Television Group 4 R OYAL T ELEVISION S OCIETY REPORT 2012 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R OYAL T ELEVISION S OCIETY REPORT 2012 5 8Television Group. In her international keynote address, director of programmes, Channel 5; and Julian Bellamy, crea- “Innovation that empowers”, she argued that broadcasters tive director and head of production and development for sell stories, so they need to harness new technologies, audi- Discovery Networks International. ence research – and creative failures – to tell better stories. Two successful venture capitalists, Brent Hoberman, co- In terms of creative failure, she confessed that Disney had founder of lastminute.com, and Daniel Waterhouse, investor previously become obsessed with urgently developing new hit in Spotify and a partner in tech investor Wellington Partners, animation. It poured resources into pilots and series. “Every added their commentary on the start-ups’ pitches. quarter we needed to develop 12 scripts, three pilots, and pick The winning pitch was made by Fansauce, which promised up one series,” she said. “We became a machine for mediocrity “real pics, from real fans, shared instantly” with live televi- because our business model favoured quantity over quality. sion shows – all three broadcasters wanted to strike a deal. “We soon learned what others already knew: the most Turner Laing said: “It’s a bit of a no-brainer for Sky News… important ingredient in crafting a hit show, especially in the [Live viewing is] where advertisers want to be.” world of animation, is a singular, distinctive creative voice The conference finished with a spirited digital keynote that cuts through the rest of the animated landscape. from will.i.am, the entertainer, producer and digital entrepre- Learning that lesson delivered Disney’s biggest franchise, neur, who insisted that, “Television is yesterday. Broadcast- Phineas and Ferb, “because it was a true original, not cobbled ers, unfortunately, will go bust as they are.” The Black Eyed together by a development team staring down the barrel of Peas frontman said: “Their business is television, [which an arbitrary timeline”. they] monetise with ad spaces, and that’s it. It is not true The “Apportunity knocks” session considered how broad- innovation.” casters and producers appear to be finally getting the hang of Curiously, delegates seemed to enjoy the multi-Grammy- using apps to boost engagement with their shows.
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