All Freelancers articles – Page 50

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    Happy, but feeling the pressure

    2005-07-14T08:00:00Z

    The second part of our lifestyle survey looks at how those in broadcasting feel about issues such as job satisfaction, career development and stress.

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    Try a little tenderness

    2005-07-07T08:00:00Z

    They may be under constant pressure to consider the bottom line but indies can't thrive unless they nurture the creativity and talent of their people, argues Andrew Jackson.

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    Flooded with work... and uncertainty

    2005-07-07T08:00:00Z

    While a slew of national events and major concerts has kept the OB market afloat this summer, the 2007 sale of BBC Resources looks set to create a few waves. Kevin Hilton reports.

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    Will film slump hit TV?

    2005-06-30T08:00:00Z

    With unfavourable exchange rates and the removal of tax breaks hitting profitability, many studio and post businesses which do TV work will be hard hit by the drop in their film work. Michael Grade is no stranger to bad news these days - whether it's in his role as BBC ...

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    Bectu targets The Bill over long hours

    2005-06-23T07:50:27Z

    Broadcast union Bectu is trying to sign up more than 400 staff working on ITV's The Billto a collective bargaining agreement to tackle claims of poor working conditions on the show.

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    US reality shows branded 'sweatshops'

    2005-06-22T10:38:21Z

    Working conditions on reality TV shows in the US are in the spotlight after the Writers Guild of America this week branded them modern 'sweatshops'.

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    Analysis - Toughest gig in town?

    2005-06-17T14:58:39Z

    Growing concern about the long hours culture in reality and factual TV has prompted Pact and Bectu to begin renegotiating terms for freelancers. But just what is the worst job in television? David Wood asks around.

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    Pact pay guidelines

    2005-06-16T08:30:00Z

    Pact has moved to address concerns that freelancers are not being given proper holiday pay by issuing new guidelines for members calling on them to make a separate payment for holiday at the end of a designated contract. Pact has also suggested that any description of payment should be written ...

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    Licence to skill

    2005-06-16T08:00:00Z

    From Tai Chi to camera operating and graffiti, National Skills Day offered a chance for broadcasting staff to try something new and better understand each other's jobs. But there was a serious message too.

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    Toughest gig in town?

    2005-06-16T08:00:00Z

    Growing concern about the long hours culture in reality and factual TV has prompted Pact and Bectu to begin renegotiating terms for freelancers. But just what is the worst job in television?

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    BBC and Pact say WOCC can roll

    2005-06-16T07:50:32Z

    The BBC's controversial Window of Creative Competition (WOCC), which opens up a further 25% of output to external suppliers, will be introduced before the end of the summer.

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    Pact acts over holiday pay

    2005-06-13T10:11:06Z

    Pact has moved to address concerns that freelancers are not being given proper holiday pay.

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    Analysis - Passing the buck?

    2005-06-10T12:50:14Z

    From the media secretary to Ofcom to the broadcasters, no one seems to want to take responsibility for policing freelance employment practices. So is Pact's voluntary register the answer?

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    The media's political machine

    2005-06-09T08:00:00Z

    The days when the gentleman's agreement dominated broadcasting regulation may be over, but behind every piece of legislation there is a complex web of lobbying and politicking.

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    It's time to move on

    2005-06-09T08:00:00Z

    Freelancers must move their campaign against exploitation to the next level if they are to make any kind of headway.

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    Passing the buck?

    2005-06-09T08:00:00Z

    From the media secretary to Ofcom to the broadcasters, no one seems to want to take responsibility for policing freelance employment practices. So is Pact's voluntary register the answer?

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    Pact opens door to new deal for freelancers

    2005-06-09T07:50:16Z

    Freelancers working on reality and factual formats could be set for a new deal on pay and hours after Pact this week agreed to renegotiate its Production Agreement with Bectu.

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    BBC mags arm under fire

    2005-06-07T11:05:17Z

    The BBC has today been hit by further protest action - this time at its magazine publishing arm, which produces the Radio Times.

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    Roundtable - Exploitation: how worried should we be?

    2005-06-06T10:04:31Z

    When TV Wrap handed Pact a report naming 30 indies it claims have exploited freelance workers, it prompted shock, denial and widespread consternation within the indie community. Broadcast brought the freelancers and indies together to fight it out.

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    The vital statistics for ITV's Love Island

    2005-06-02T11:58:51Z

    On the vexed subject of Celebrity Love IslandITV's director of programmes, Nigel Pickard, stated in last week's Broadcast(27.5.05): 'These days it's rarely just about winning and losing, it's about the profile of the audience you're getting.'