The Latest Breaking News from the Edinburgh TV Festival

Plans unveiled for new Scottish festival as Edinburgh event moves to England

PLANS for a new Scottish TV and screen festival have been unveiled after the Edinburgh TV Festival announced it was ending its 50-year run in the…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 28

Amol Rajan urges Government to ‘stop dithering’ on BBC funding

The Today presenter was speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival on Thursday.

Evening Standard · Aug 27

BBC confirms Top Gear is coming back four years after Andrew Flintoff crash

The BBC’s director of entertainment Ed Havard confirmed the news at the Edinburgh TV Festival on Thursday.

Evening Standard · Aug 27

Davina McCall ‘can’t quite believe’ outstanding achievement award honour

The presenter will appear in conversation at the Edinburgh TV Festival on August 27, reflecting on her wide-ranging career.

Evening Standard · May 14

BBC ‘not institutionally antisemitic’, says Observer’s editor-in-chief

James Harding delivered this year’s James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival.

Evening Standard · Aug 20, 2025

Louis Theroux says there’s an ‘atmosphere of anxiety’ in TV industry during MacTaggart lecture

Documentary maker told crowds at the Edinburgh TV Festival that ‘playing it safe’ had ‘never worked for me’

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023

‘Unusual and odd’ that ITV did not know about Schofield – TV company boss

During the opening debate at the Edinburgh TV Festival, a panel reflected on how a number of issues with high-profile presenters have arisen lately.

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023