All Freelancers articles – Page 50
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NewsComedy producer Thompson dies
Renowned comedy producer Harry Thompson died last night following a short battle with lung cancer.
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NewsBBC Scotland recognises Bectu as union of freelancers
Bectu has claimed a major coup for freelancers after BBC Scotland agreed it as the recognised union for all its freelance workers.
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BBC factual to phase out DigiBeta cameras
The BBC's plan to cut production costs has gone a step further, with its factual and learning department's proposal to phase out the use of DigiBeta cameras for the department's programmes.
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What life's like for TV's freelancers
From protests about unpaid work experience to job cuts at the BBC, freelancing has rarely been as newsworthy as it is now. In an effort to understand what makes an increasingly large part of the workforce tick, Will Strauss analyses a major piece of research and finds that not all ...
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Meet TV's average Joe
The great and good of the freelance community might consider themselves anything but average but Broadcast has exposed what the typical TV freelancer is like.
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NewsBroadcast Freelancer job site launches
Broadcast will launch a new job-finding website for tele-vision freelancers on Monday (17 October).
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Bectu helps NHU crew to win pay deal
Freelance wildlife camera crew at the BBC's Bristol Natural History Unit have agreed a new pay deal - the first since winning collective bargaining rights through union Bectu last year.
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Kit companies: on the record
The demise of hire outfit VFG earlier this has year taught those working in the hire business a valuable lesson: if you're not succeeding as a one-stop shop in the face of dwindling TV production budgets, then diversify.
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NewsSlashed budgets hit freelancers
Pact chief executive John McVay has accused broadcasters of fuelling the exploitation of freelancers by using the new indie terms of trade to pay less for programmes.
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NUJ slams BBC for freelancer policy
The NUJ has claimed freelancers are being treated as 'second-class citizens' by the BBC, and is asking them to contact the union with examples of unfair treatment. The row has been sparked after recent negotiations on pay - staff were given a 3.5% pay rise, but this did not apply ...
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Happy, but feeling the pressure
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
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
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?
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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NewsBectu targets The Bill over long hours
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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NewsUS reality shows branded 'sweatshops'
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?
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
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
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?
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?