Royal Television Society

The Royal Television Society is a British-based society for the discussion, analysis and preservation of television in all its forms, past, present and future. It is the oldest and possibly the best-known television society in the world. It currently has fourteen regional and national centres in the UK, as well as branches in the Republic of Ireland, Canada and the USA.

Activities

The society regularly holds meetings and seminars, attended by professionals from various areas of the television world, and it also publishes the monthly magazine Television, covering a broad range of television topics.

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The society's highest profile event is the bi-annual Cambridge Convention, attended by delegates within the industry from all over the world. Other prominent events include the annual Fleming, Shoenberg and Huw Wheldon Memorial Lectures, which are delivered by high-profile television figures.

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The Society also holds a vast archive of printed, photographic and audio-visual material of great value to television historians and scholars.

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