The Wire Creator Confirmed for MGEITF

LONDON: The award-winning TV producer, journalist and author David Simon has signed on to deliver a Masterclass at this year’s MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival (MGEITF), taking place August 28 to 30.

Simon, a creator, writer and producer, will explore his early career as a crime reporter and how this inspired him to go on to create and produce a number of long-running U.S. TV series, including The Wire. Simon is also a contributor for The New Yorker, Esquire and The Washington Post.

The David Simon Masterclass will take place during the festival weekend, and he will join an array of speakers from across the industry. This year’s MacTaggart Lecture has recently been announced as James Murdoch, chairman and chief executive for Europe and Asia at News Corporation and chairman of BSkyB. Dominic West, star of The Wire and Channel 4’s The Devil’s Whore, will also be a guest at this yea’s MediaGuardian Edinburgh International TV Festival.