All Bectu articles – Page 28
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Comment
ITV clarification about on-demand strategy
I was more than a little surprised to read in Broadcast that not only is ITV planning “to levy small charges for on-demand content” but that our plans are so far advanced that the service would “include flagship shows such as Britain’s Got Talent and The X Factor” and the ...
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News
BBC News sets voluntary redundancy deadline
BBC News staff have less than a month to decide whether they are interested in voluntary redundancy, as the corporation battles to get nearly 90 staff off its books by April 2010 - the end of the current financial year.
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News
Highs and lows of Grade's time at ITV
Over two and half years, Michael Grade has experienced highs and lows as executive chairman of ITV. Broadcastnow presents his best and worst moments.
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News
BBC journalists plan strikes
More than a thousand BBC journalists have voted to hold two one-day strikes against compulsory redundancies at the corporation.
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Features
Ripping up the rulebook at ITV
Following last week's dismal annual results, observers suggest that ITV needs to consider radical change - or it “could become the next Woolworths”.
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News
Bectu: Grade must go
Bectu general secretary Gerry Morrissey has called on ITV chief executive Michael Grade to step down following the commercial broadcaster's annual results, claiming he has lost the confidence of viewers and staff.
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News
Bectu: ITV management has lost its way
Bectu has condemned ITV's management as having “seriously lost its way”, and warned the broadcaster against closing its Leeds studio.
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Comment
Blog: Freelancers fight for fair pay
TV is no place to make a fast buck but freelancers should still be paid fairly and not exploited for their passion, writes Joe Mahoney.
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NewsBBC slammed over drama launches
The BBC has defended spending almost£164,000 on four drama launches during 2008, a year in which it cut 2,000 jobs.
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NewsBBC Resources staff win reprieve
BBC Resources staff in Birmingham and Bristol are to escape compulsory redundancy despite the commercial facilities company's plan to cease trading at the two cities.
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NewsUTV talks break down
UTV staff will be facing widespread redundancies in the New Year after negotiations broke down between the National Union of Journalists, Bectu and the broadcaster.
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NewsRedundancies loom at UTV
UTV workers could be facing large scale redundancies before Christmas after redundancy negotiations broke down between the National Union of Journalists, Bectu and the broadcaster.
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CommentBlog: No credit where credit's due
In today's competitive TV market, broadcasters squeeze the size of the credits to make way for trails. But the effect is being felt by the freelance community and production staff who feel there ought to be credit where credit is due, according to Malcolm Treen.
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NewsBBC Resources to axe 210 jobs
BBC Resources could cut as many as 210 jobs as part of a restructure at the corporation-owned facilities business.
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NewsNUJ and Bectu slam BBC Trust rejection
The National Union of Journalists says regions face a “significant decline in regional journalism” after the BBC Trust rejected plans to create a network of 65 online video news services this morning.
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NewsNUJ calls off ITV regions strike ballot
The National Union of Journalists has called off its strike ballot in ITV Regional news after a new voluntary redundancy deal was reached with the commercial broadcaster.
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NewsUTV petitioned to halt job cuts
The leaders of all the major political parties in Northern Ireland have united to implore northern Irish broadcaster UTV to halt its plans to cut 35 jobs from the service.
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NewsUTV's Michael Wilson hits back at Bectu
UTV managing director Michael Wilson has rejected Bectu's claims that the Northern Irish ITV franchise holder is failing to negotiate over plans to make 28 redundancies in its news division, calling the union's campaign against the company “disingenuous”.