All Freelancers articles – Page 49
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NewsRDF searching for edit producers
There are 166 freelance television jobs available on Broadcast Freelancer right now including edit producer positions with RDF, a floor runner gig at Hewland and a series producer role with Ruggie Media.
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NewsAl Jazeera helps launch freelancer fund
Al Jazeera is to help the families of freelancers who have been captured or killed while working in the Middle East through a new partnership with the Rory Peck Trust.
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Find yourself a new TV job
There are 185 freelance television jobs currently available on Broadcast Freelancer. This could be your chance to make a new start or help a friend who is looking for a fresh challenge.
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NewsBectu wants freelance recognition at the BBC
Broadcasting union hopes to get the backing of the freelance community to help it contest a new corporation-wide rate card.
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NewsProducer/directors in most demand
New research by Broadcast Freelancer shows that producer/directors are the most sought after people in the TV freelance industry.
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NewsBECTU fights BBC pension plans
Broadcasting union Bectu is calling on its members to help stop BBC plans to raise the corporation's retirement age and increase staff pension payments, by showing their opposition in the consultation process.
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NewsTV's learning curve
Broadcasters are waking up to the need to structure training for freelancers
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NewsComment - Why training matters
C4's Janey Walker asks what is being done to get a wide range of people into the industry and then trained properly
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Bectu seeks central negotiator status
Broadcasting union Bectu has hit back at BBC plans to standardise freelance rates by demanding that it should become the central negotiator for all its freelance members working for the corporation.
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NewsWomen in broadcasting survey
Broadcast unveils the results of a major survey into how women are fairing in the broadcasting industry
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Opening the window of competition
The Window of Creative Competition aims to let some fresh air into the BBC, but, while in-house production staff are worried about the resulting job cuts, many indies are still sceptical about the new system's fairness. Geoff White sheds some light on how the WoCC will work.
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How to stay alive in a hostile situation
Increasingly, journalists are risking their lives to report from war zones, but, with the dangers rising, news organisations are paying more attention to keeping their staff safe from harm. Robert Gray reports.
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Life at the bottom
Young people starting out in TV do months of unpaid work and then only get an average salary of£12,000. Geoff White spoke to five people in their 20s about life in the industry.
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Soho Editors expands worldwide
Post-production talent agency Soho Editors is to plough around£4m into expanding its business worldwide, to cover the Middle East, West Coast USA, South Africa and Ireland.
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Keeping us posted
Our end-of-year round-up finds facilities struggling to find the cash to invest in HD while at the same time the advent of desktop editing is putting pressure on them to cut their rates. By Simon Meek.
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NewsNews retreat from Iraq
Sky News and ITN admitted this week that the worsening security situation in Iraq has made it almost impossible to report accurately from the war-torn country.
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NewsTributes pour in for Thompson
A stream of tributes from senior industry figures followed the death earlier this week of Harry Thompson, one of the UK's best-known comedy producers.
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NewsFreelance cameramen and journalistshonoured at Rory Peck Awards
8am: Freelance news journalists and cameramen that revealed the truth about three of the worst human disasters of the last twelve months were rewarded at last night's Rory Peck Awards.