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Odds and ends from last night's RTS Awards at the Hilton on Park Lane. Those bored with proceedings could spend time counting the number of Sky News employees who went on stage when the beleagured operation won News Channel of the Year. Two dozen ? Thirty ? A full day shift ? Not like controlling John Ryley to stand for that sort of behaviour - though some say it was because he said it would be alright.

Not enough awards to keep you from sleep ? Fergal Keane, up for news coverage of Yemen, called for a Producer of the Year category. Victoria Derbyshire, about to lose Louisa Compton to Dispatches, called for Editor of the Year.

Gabriel Gatehouse paid tribute to his former Newsnight editor Ian Katz; Emily Maitlis was brasher, with a shout-out to 'Comrade Katz' - 'We miss you'. Mr Katz was not present, but incoming Newsnight editor Esme Wren was watching her new charges from a Sky News table.

On the #metoo front, C4's Dorothy Byrne was revealing and upbeat. After telling the audience of a sexual assault when she was a young producer, she had a message. "To any men here who are considering that some woman they see tonight could be their victim - she could be your boss tomorrow".