The Edinburgh TV Festival has shortlisted Edinburgh, Greater Manchester, and Newcastle to host the event from 2027.
The British television industry gathering announced plans to potentially relocate last year, and organizers have now selected three bids to move forward for review.
A total of eight bids were submitted as part of the Edinburgh TV Festival strategic review, aimed at broadening access to the event and its affordability, meaning five cities have missed out.
Campbell Glennie, CEO of the TV Festival and TV Foundation, said: “We are honoured to have received eight incredible bids and have been blown away by the level of enthusiasm, ingenuity and consideration each of the bidding cities brought to their submissions.
“It is enormously meaningful to us to see the esteem in which the Festival is clearly held and the recognition of the value an event like this can bring both culturally and financially,
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