Gary 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.

Lineker will discuss ambitions for his Goalhanger Entertainment indie while reflecting on a career that has most recently seen him leave the BBC under a cloud.

Dimoldenberg will “reflect on the craft she has been refining over the past ten years – from performance direction and casting, to the editorial architecture of an awkward beat.”

More session announcements are to come for the fest, which will be the last in Edinburgh before the event relocates to Manchester. The annual MacTaggart lecture will be delivered by YouTube EMEA boss Pedro Pina.

Edinburgh takes place August 25-28.