David Beckham set to speak at Royal Television Society event in London

Former football star David Beckham has joined a host of industry leaders speaking at this year’s Royal Television Society (RTS) Convention in London.

On September 17, Beckham will be joined in the conversation by Jane Featherstone, co-founder and creative director of content company Sister. The former athlete, married to Spice Girl Victoria Beckham, has captured the hearts of audiences with his My first meeting documentary series on Netflix last year, which garnered 3.8 million viewers in its first four days of release in October.

New speakers at the one-day event focusing on the UK media and TV industry include Rachel Corp, CEO of ITN, Dame Melanie Dawes, chief executive of the UK media regulator Ofcom, Cécile Frot-Coutaz, CEO of Sky Studios and head of content, and Lisa Nandy, UK culture secretary.

The 2024 convention, titled Next Episode: Maintaining Our Creative Edgewill be chaired by Netflix’s Anna Mallett, VP of Production EMEA/UK, with Netflix serving as the event’s title sponsor. The convention will be opened by Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos.

Its line-up also includes Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon, journalist and presenter Amol Rajan, former quiz show co-host Richard Osman, widely known as the author of the best-selling crime novel The Thursday Murder Club – AND The Guardian columnist Marina Hyde.

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