All Bectu articles – Page 31

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    Tough act to follow up

    13 September 2007

    Grade's big vision for ITV sounds good - but there are tricky questions behind the gloss

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    Bectu slams ITV regional news cuts

    12 September 2007

    Bectu has slammed ITV's plans to cut its regional news services from 17 flagship programmes to a nine region structure warning the move could cost hundreds of jobs. [ALL]

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    Bectu warns of ITV job cuts

    12 September 2007

    Bectu has slammed ITV's plans to cut its regional news services from 17 flagship programmes to a nine-region structure, warning the move could cost hundreds of jobs. [ALL]

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    Broadcast Letters - 10 August 2007

    9 August 2007

    Letters to the editor from issue of Broadcast dated 10 August

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    Industry unites against auction

    1 March 2007

    A campaign to ring-fence the spectrum that radio microphones and talkback systems operate on gained pace this week as broadcasters, lobbyists and Bectu all lent their weight to its cause.

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    BBC strike action called off

    22 February 2007

    The BBC will not face strike action on 26 February after management assured the unions that the number of potential voluntary redundancies would be reduced.

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    BBC threatens Bectu over Pudsey Bear

    20 February 2007

    The BBC has threatened broadcasting union Bectu with legal action for using an image of Pudsey Bear in a campaign against the closure of seven of the corporation's nurseries.

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    BBC News strike date set

    9 February 2007

    BBC News faces 24-hour strike action on 26 February as journalists protest against compulsory redundancies.

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    New work experience guidelines unveiled

    6 February 2007

    New guidelines were published yesterday to promote fair treatment of work experience people in the TV industry. Recommendations include hours being limited to 40 a week. Non-subscribers go here.

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    Thompson and unions set date for licence fee showdown

    24 January 2007

    BBC director general Mark Thompson has agreed to meet with unions next month to discuss what cuts the corporation plans make as a result of the lower than expected licence fee settlement.

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    Choppy waters for C4 as 200 complain about Shipwrecked

    23 January 2007

    Channel 4 has found itself defending another reality show after almost 200 people complained about a contestant on Shipwreckedwho labelled black people 'really bad'.

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    BBC moves to sell-off BBC Resources

    17 January 2007

    The BBC has hired a project director to prepare the sell-off of BBC Resources, in the face of opposition from staff.

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    Balloting begins over BBC News redundancies

    15 January 2007

    Broadcasting union Bectu will begin to ballot members tomorrow (17 January) on whether to take strike action over 10 compulsory redundancies in BBC News.

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    ITN strikes called off

    11 January 2007

    Strikes by ITN staff that had threatened both ITV and Channel 4 news coverage this month have been called off after the news provider offered revised proposals to make up a 6% shortfall in pension contributions.

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    Unions to ballot over BBC news compulsory job cuts

    10 January 2007

    Unions will ballot BBC news staff over taking strike action after the corporation said it would push ahead with plans for compulsory job cut jobs within the department.

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    Unions and MPs in last bid to improve licence fee

    10 January 2007

    The government has been warned it will starve the BBC of the resources required to maintain quality broadcasting if the Cabinet endorses a below-inflation increase in the licence fee tomorrow (11 January).

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    TUC 'disturbed' by licence fee deal

    8 January 2007

    The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has hit out at the government's plans to impose a lower than expected licence fee settlement on the BBC.

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    ITN to face two strikes this month

    5 January 2007

    Bectu and the NUJ claim ITV and Channel 4's news programming will be reduced to a minimum when ITN staff walkout for two days of strikes on the 16 January and the 23 January.

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    ITN to face January strikes

    5 January 2007

    Bectu and the NUJ expect ITV and Channel 4's news programming to be reduced to a minimum when ITN staff walkout for two days of strikes on 16 January and 23 January.

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    Kids and local TV in jeopardy at BBC

    4 January 2007

    The BBC's plans for kids programming and local TV services could be put at risk by the leaked licence fee settlement. The prospect of further job cuts is also looming.