Gary Lineker and Amelia Dimoldenberg Announced as Headline Speakers at Edinburgh TV Festival
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Max Goldbart
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Gary Lineker and Amelia Dimoldenberg have been announced as the two highest-profile speakers at the Edinburgh TV Festival 2026. Lineker, the former Match of the Day host currently presenting a Netflix World Cup special in New York, will speak on the festival's opening day in conversation with chair Adam Hawkins. Dimoldenberg, a prominent UK creator known for interviewing major Hollywood stars, will appear on the same day. Lineker is also expected to discuss ambitions for his Goalhanger Entertainment production company.
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· 3 pulledGary Lineker and Amelia Dimoldenberg are the two most high-profile speakers to be unveiled for the Edinburgh TV Festival so far.
The former Match of the Day host, who is currently in New York presenting a daily Netflix World Cup special, will speak on the first day of the fest next month in conversation with Edinburgh chair Adam Hawkins.
Dimoldenberg, arguably the UK's best known creator who has interviewed some of the most famous Hollywood movie stars of our age, is appearing on the same day as Lineker.
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