All Bectu articles – Page 52
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MILLENNIUM TELEVISION - Dome comfort
For the BBC it's millennium fever as the countdown to the big day begins in earnest this autumn, but for other broadcasters 'millennium schmillennium' might be a more accurate description. Peter Keighron reports.
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Think tank probes media regulation
The Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) is to launch a year-long programme of research and debate to scrutinise programming, new technologies and media regulation.The project, which comes in the wake
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BBC LAUNCHES INTERACTIVE SAFETY COURSE ON CD-ROM
BBC training and development has produced an interactive safety training course on CD-Rom, inspired by Bectu's June conference which highlighted a 'deficit of health and safety instruction in an increasingly untrained
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REACTION FROM AROUND THE INDUSTRY
Voice of the Listener and Viewer chairman Jocelyn Hay'We recognise the BBC will need an increase in revenue ... but we consider that a small increase in the licence fee, based
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NEWS ANALYSIS SPECIAL - The devil in the detail
What does the Davies report mean for BBC Resources, public service broadcasting and BBC Worldwide?
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BECTU OFFERS CAREERS ADVICE FOR FREELANCES
TV and radio freelances are being invited to apply to Bectu's newly launched training and careers advice service, Skillsbase. The initiative offers confidential one-to-one advice to help freelances 'develop their skills
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INTERVIEW - A passion for radio
Jenny Abramsky has been far from idle since she succeeded Matthew Bannister as BBC director of radio. But how will her review of commissioning - which, she says, will let creatives create - go down with the industry?
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Happy landing?
As new head of BBC Resources, Margaret Salmon will handle big budget shows like Navy In Action. Is she out of her depth, asks Dominic Timms.
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Salmon replaces Lynch as Resources head
BBC director of personnel Margaret Salmon has been confirmed as the new chief executive of BBC Resources, writes Dominic Timms.She replaces outgoing head Rod Lynch who quit last week (Broadcast, 11.6.99).He
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BECTU OFFERS MERGER TALKS
Broadcasting union Bectu is to invite the National Union of Journalists for talks about a possible merger (Broadcast, 11.6.99). A motion proposing the two unions amalgamate was debated at Bectu's annual
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Trouble at the Mill
The past year has seen more than 100 jobs axed at Pebble Mill. Can new chief Kate Marsh restore BBC's Birmingham fortunes? Tim Dams trains his binoculars on HQ.
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Resources chief in surprise departure
BBC Resources Ltd chief executive Rod Lynch has suddenly quit the corporation.The news comes just two weeks before the publication of the corporation's Annual Report, which will reveal the latest figures
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Bectu mulls merger with rival union
Broadcasting union Bectu is considering a merger with the National Union of Journalists, writes Tim Dams.
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Freelances set to endorse pay rises
Freelance members of broadcasting union Bectu are next week expected to endorse a 12 per cent rise in minimum pay rates with independent production companies.The move follows a deal struck by
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BECTU FIGHTS UTV CUTS
Ulster Television (UTV) announced 35 redundancies across its technical, journalistic and production staff this week. Broadcasting union Bectu said it would fight any compulsory redundancies. Assistant general secretary Gerry Morrissey said:
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BECTU TO HOLD SEMINARS ON RADIO ISSUES
Trade union Bectu has announced a day of radio seminars to take place next Thursday (27 May), including a demonstration of digital radio. Issues of copyright, contracts and qualifications will also
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Trade body backs Resources complaint
A trade body representing commercials producers has made a submission to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) accusing BBC Resources of undercutting independents in a bid to attract commercials work, writes
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Opportunity knock-off?
The failure of Hughie Green's action against a New Zealand TV station for allegedly copying Opportunity Knocks showed how difficult it is to prove plagiarism. Will a new code make it any easier, asks Tim Dams.
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BECTU AND YORKSHIRE TALK
Broadcasting union Bectu has held talks, supervised by Acas, with Yorkshire Television over the current Granada Media-wide pay dispute that has led to union members taking their statutory 12-hour breaks between
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Broadcasters sign code on theft of ideas
Terrestrial broadcasters have signed up to a ground-breaking code of practice for the handling of TV proposals, designed to prevent the theft of ideas pitched by independents and freelances.The code sets