Since 1976 the James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture has been the centrepiece of the Edinburgh TV Festival. It provokes and inspires debate, conversation and change. Joining a long list of thinkers and luminaries, award-winning playwright and dramatist James Graham will deliver the 49th lecture. Laud...

Television’s best and brightest are taking the stage to pitch for a guaranteed commission with Channel 4’s Random Acts. This is a chance to see a shortlist of our Ones To Watch delegates in action, bringing new ideas and perspectives to the iconic strand. Eight 90-second pitches will be vying to ...

Looking for the freshest ideas to appeal to 16-24s? Come and hear them straight from the horse’s mouth at The Network Live Pitch. For the last 48 hours, delegates on our entry-level talent scheme The Network have been learning the secrets of development with a team from MultiStory Media. Now they...

Love a cliffhanger? For the last 48 hours, delegates on the Festival’s entry-level talent programme The Network have been learning the art of script and story with the team behind BBC Studios’ multi-award-winning soap EastEnders. Now it’s the moment of truth as cast members Emma Barton (Honey Mit...

The next generation of journalism and fact-based storytelling talent have been busy compiling all the issues and action from this year’s Festival. With the guidance of the CNN team, these Network delegates, armed with only their smartphones and a nose for a story have had just 48 hours to create ...