The Edinburgh International Television Festival brought to you by YouTube and BT is one of the most prestigious media events in the UK – bringing together all parts of the television and digital world to celebrate the creativity, diversity and inspirational talent in our field, and to debate the major issues facing us as an industry. The Festival draws around 2000 delegates from the major networks and production companies internationally.

We’ve attracted some of the world’s most influential, powerful and exciting industry players to take part in the Festival – including; Kevin Spacey, Al Gore, Rupert Murdoch, Ted Turner, Ricky Gervais, Vince Gilligan, Germaine Greer, Nicola Sturgeon, Martin Freeman, Jamie Oliver, Simon Cowell, Ted Sarandos, Sharon Horgan, Shane Smith and Elisabeth Murdoch.