All Bectu articles – Page 28
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Blog: Freelancers fight for fair pay
TV is no place to make a fast buck but freelancers should still be paid fairly and not exploited for their passion, writes Joe Mahoney.
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NewsBBC slammed over drama launches
The BBC has defended spending almost£164,000 on four drama launches during 2008, a year in which it cut 2,000 jobs.
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NewsBBC Resources staff win reprieve
BBC Resources staff in Birmingham and Bristol are to escape compulsory redundancy despite the commercial facilities company's plan to cease trading at the two cities.
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NewsUTV talks break down
UTV staff will be facing widespread redundancies in the New Year after negotiations broke down between the National Union of Journalists, Bectu and the broadcaster.
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NewsRedundancies loom at UTV
UTV workers could be facing large scale redundancies before Christmas after redundancy negotiations broke down between the National Union of Journalists, Bectu and the broadcaster.
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CommentBlog: No credit where credit's due
In today's competitive TV market, broadcasters squeeze the size of the credits to make way for trails. But the effect is being felt by the freelance community and production staff who feel there ought to be credit where credit is due, according to Malcolm Treen.
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NewsBBC Resources to axe 210 jobs
BBC Resources could cut as many as 210 jobs as part of a restructure at the corporation-owned facilities business.
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NewsNUJ and Bectu slam BBC Trust rejection
The National Union of Journalists says regions face a “significant decline in regional journalism” after the BBC Trust rejected plans to create a network of 65 online video news services this morning.
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NewsNUJ calls off ITV regions strike ballot
The National Union of Journalists has called off its strike ballot in ITV Regional news after a new voluntary redundancy deal was reached with the commercial broadcaster.
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NewsUTV petitioned to halt job cuts
The leaders of all the major political parties in Northern Ireland have united to implore northern Irish broadcaster UTV to halt its plans to cut 35 jobs from the service.
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NewsUTV's Michael Wilson hits back at Bectu
UTV managing director Michael Wilson has rejected Bectu's claims that the Northern Irish ITV franchise holder is failing to negotiate over plans to make 28 redundancies in its news division, calling the union's campaign against the company “disingenuous”.
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NewsBectu attacks UTV over redundancies
Media and entertainment union Bectu has launched a public attack on Northern Irish ITV franchise holder UTV, claiming the broadcaster is failing to negotiate over its plans to make 28 redundancies.
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NewsNUJ rejects ITV redundancy package
NUJ members have rejected the voluntary redundancy package that ITV is offering to employees in regional newsrooms.
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FeaturesThe bad news at ITV regions
ITV is making deep cuts to regional news. Kate McMahon reports on what the changes will mean.
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NewsITV to close Granada Factual North
ITV is to close Granada Factual North, the production team behind Martin Clunes: A Man and His Dogs, resulting in 26 redundancies.
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NewsITV/NUJ talks continue
Representatives from ITV, the National Union of Journalists and BECTU have vowed to continue talks after no conclusions were reached at yesterday's meeting.
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NewsITV regions attack ‘the enemy within'
Furious ITV regional news staff have rounded on their employer after it announced plans to slash 429 jobs from the division, claiming they and their viewers have been “steamrollered” by the commercial broadcaster.
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CommentKeep Casualty in Bristol
As the BBC locate more production outside of the M25, creating regional 'super-hubs', Rob Champion is campaigning to keep BBC drama Casualty based in Bristol and brands the regional map 'an utter nonsense for the drama genre'.
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Behind The ScenesOn location: Unbreakable
Executive producer Chris Kelly on an extreme series that tested the crew as much as the competitors.