{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a107b764c45d20ee2a4e1a7/6a906f508c8478d6097f9468?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Edinburgh TV Festival Special","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a107b764c45d20ee2a4e1a7/1787850515392-66864be4-d6d2-46d5-bd3e-f4a0e4f5b18c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Join the Talking TV team on the ground at the EICC for what will be the final Edinburgh TV Festival… or will it?</p><p>With YouTube taking centre stage this year, the annual event asked the big questions about the health of the UK production ecosystem and crucially, who is contributing to it. The Broadcast team spoke to the festival’s executive chair Fatima Salaria on her hopes for the event as it says goodbye to Edinburgh, as well as key attendees, who tell us what's stood out at the festival, what the atmosphere has been like and their favourite sessions.</p><p>We also catch up with former BBC News chief Deborah Turness about her new job.</p><p>The TV Festival moves to Manchester next year - but there's a twist! One of the conference’s big open secrets has been the arrival of another Scottish telly event that's been brewing in the background. Former Edinburgh TV Festival creative director Rowan Woods is taking the lead on a new gathering set to take place in the Scottish capital in August next year. Watch this space!&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>To read the Broadcast team's in-depth coverage of the festival, visit https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/</p><p>Here's a few of the stories mentioned in the show:</p><p>Pedro Pena's MacTaggart Lecture https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/broadcasters/youtube-emea-boss-hits-back-at-psb-prominence-push/5219803.article</p><p>Ben Frow's session: https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/channel-5/ben-frow-opens-5-doors-to-comedy/5219753.article</p><p>Amol Rajan suggests mutualising the BBC https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/bbc/amol-rajan-calls-for-bbc-to-be-mutually-owned-by-public/5219793.article</p><p><br></p><p>Manori's piece about the financial realities of YouTube: https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/broadcast-magazine/analysis-can-indies-really-make-money-on-youtube/5219512.article</p><p>Heather's profile of RangaBee: https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/broadcast-magazine/funny-business-why-ranga-bee-refuses-to-pick-a-lane/5219530.article</p>","author_name":"Broadcast"}