All Freelancers articles – Page 57

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    INDIE FINANCE - Testimony to the people of Britain.

    2002-07-19T11:38:08Z

    Testimony Films founder Steve Humphries' flair for making people open up to the camera has secured a string of commissions from the major broadcasters for his diversely themed oral histories of Britain

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    Three double wins at Bafta.

    2002-05-20T08:27:13Z

    The Blue Planet, The Way We Live Now and Othello each scooped two awards at the

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    Three double wins at Bafta

    2002-05-16T11:37:09Z

    The Blue Planet , The Way We Live Nowand Othelloeach scooped two awards at the third annual British Academy Television Craft Awards which this year were dominated by freelancers rather than staffers, ...

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    Two Bafta Craft Awards for The Blue Planet

    2002-05-15T13:58:51Z

    The Blue Planet, The Way We Live Now and Othello each scooped two awards at the third annual British Academy Television Craft Awards which this year were dominated by freelancers rather than staffers, writes Barbara Marshall

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    Rory Peck Trust help for freelancers

    2002-03-20T12:23:00Z

    Body moves to establish dedicated insurance scheme for freelancers

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    Trust help for freelancers.

    2002-03-15T00:00:00Z

    The Rory Peck Trust is stepping up its bid to establish a dedicated insurance scheme for freelancers and is conducting a worldwide survey to discover how many freelancers there are, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    B+ YOUNG TALENT AWARDS.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Broadcast's production supplement B+ has launched the B+ Young Talent Awards in association with BBC Resources. Nominations are being sought for each of the award categories. Producers, broadcasters and managers are

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    Redmond indie to revamp Grange Hill.

    2002-02-08T00:00:00Z

    Phil Redmond, the creator of BBC 1's long-running school drama Grange Hill, is set to take over its production through his independent company Mersey Television as part of an attempt to

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    Redmond indie to revamp Grange Hill

    2002-02-07T09:06:00Z

    Mainstay of BBC children's schedule to be given a shot in the arm as Mersey Television becomes first outside company producer

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    TWI scores World Cup output deal.

    2002-01-18T00:00:00Z

    TWI HAS SCOOPED a major contract to produce the bulk of the build-up and post-match programming for World Cup 2002, writes Simon Ellery.

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    New US office for Optomen.

    2002-01-11T00:00:00Z

    Optomen Television, producer of BBC 2's The Naked Chef, is to become the latest UK indie to launch an office in the US, writes Penny Hughes.

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    New US office for Optomen

    2002-01-10T11:07:00Z

    Indie becomes latest to set up shop in the States with 12-strong New York office

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    Pay for freelancers is 'soul destroying'

    2001-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Nearly half of the industry's substantial freelance workforce earned less than£20,000 in the year to June - well below average full-time earnings in the UK, according to the first industry

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    CENSUS - The broadcast sweatshops

    2001-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Last year's Skillset census revealed that freelancers are a vital part of the audiovisual industry, making up half the workforce. A new follow-up survey of freelancers received more than 1,000 responses. The results are startling.

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    TV freelance pay 'soul destroying'

    2001-11-15T11:34:00Z

    First freelance survey in eight years shows freelancers paid less than£20,000 per year - well below average earnings

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    News to me

    2001-10-22T16:51:00Z

    The life of a news cameraman can be far from easy. So what's the appeal of the job, asks David Collins

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    INTERVIEW - Backing the future

    2001-09-14T00:00:00Z

    After an illustrious career in the UK's most traditional broadcasting institution Roger Laughton is now fighting to create a more professional environment with the help of more structured training. By Peter Keighron.

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    Broadcasters need to open training

    2001-09-07T15:37:00Z

    Skillset/DCMS report calls on Ofcom to monitor amount broadcasters spend on training

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    Report calls for IT skills training

    2001-09-07T00:00:00Z

    Broadcasters need to open up their teaching facilities to third parties to prepare workers for the changing demands of the information age, according to the industry's leading training body, writes Katy Elliott.

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    BBC Radio acts to prevent ideas theft

    2001-08-24T08:11:00Z

    Corporation's radio arm signs code of practice designed to prevent the theft of ideas proposed by freelancers and independents