The Royal Television Society (RTS) has named Tia Shenton as its RTS Young Technologist of the Year.
The award, presented in memory of AM Beresford-Cooke, aims to advance education in the science, practice, technology and art of television and its allied fields, and was decided by a panel of industry experts chaired by Digital Media Consultant, Terry Marsh.
Shenton, a broadcast engineer at Techex, began her career as a degree apprentice at Channel 4, where she was instrumental in a number of key achievements for the broadcaster, including creating and supporting a simulcast stream of last year’s UK General Election, which reached more than 750,000 viewers.
An active participant in the industry, she spoke at SMPTE’s 2024 Young Innovators session and served as project manager for the IBC Connect and Produce Anywhere (CAPA) Accelerator 2024 programme, coordinating deployments across Formula E, MPTS 2024 and IBC 2025. Shenton is an official IET volunteer, producing her first panel session for IBC 2025 and project managing the IBC Incubator: Changing the Game Again!
As winner of the award, she will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to IBC 2025.
Terry Marsh, chair of the RTS Young Technologist of the Year Award Jury, said, “Tia Shenton brings a rare mix of hands-on engineering, creative curiosity, and initiative well beyond her years. She’s helped deliver live broadcast innovations, spoken at major industry events, and led work on accessibility with her digital BSL signer. She’s not just technically gifted — she’s thoughtful, committed, and already shaping the future of broadcasting.”
Commenting on the award, Shenton added, “I want to thank the RTS and panellist judges for awarding me the title of Young Technologist of the Year 2025. As somebody who grew up in the creative world of production, I was familiar with the RTS and the amazing work and support it offers the community. It is that fact which makes me even more proud in my personal career journey to have been awarded a technology-focused award from the organisation.
“I want to thank my amazing team at Channel 4 who pushed me throughout my degree apprenticeship and nurtured my nature to be curious and eager. And I hope that within my new role at Techex I will be able to grow more and be apart of the industry push into the future.”
Sean Jones, broadcast engineer apprentice at Channel 4, was runner-up and recipient of the Coffey Award for Excellence in Technology 2025
