All Bectu articles – Page 40
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18 ITN staff set to be axed from Five News
The Five News team will lose 18 ITN staffers when BSkyB takes over production of the programme at the end of the year.
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NewsBays looses out in Five News job application
Five News reporter James Bays is among several ITN staff who have been told they will not have jobs when BSkyB takes over production of the programme at the end of the year.
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ITN to vote on rights for news staff
ITN will this Friday vote on new terms for staff hoping to move to BSkyB when it takes over the Five News contract at the end of the year and could strike if they are rejected. The NUJ and Bectu have been locked in talks with ITN and Five since ...
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Bectu calls off BBC Technology strike
Broadcasting union Bectu has been forced to call off this weekend's planned strike over the sale of BBC Technology after receiving a renewed offer from its proposed buyer Siemens. The strike was due to take place for two days from Friday (30 July). Another two-day strike from 13 August, which ...
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NewsBBC Technology strike set for Olympics opening
Managers could be drafted in to keep BBC services on the air after broadcasting union Bectu announced it would take strike action over the weekend of the Olympic Games opening ceremony.
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Bectu to confirm technology strike date
Bectu is expected to confirm the dates for BBC Technology's industrial action this Friday (23 July). BBC sources maintained that the strike will not affect output or the TV schedule and claimed to have a contingency plan in place, details of which were not disclosed.
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Strike threat to BBC sports coverage
A walkout by BBC Technology staff could hit coverage of sports events such as Grand Prix Athletics from Crystal Palace after Bectu members opted to strike on a Friday and Saturday.
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NewsBBC Technology faces strike action
Union members at BBC Technology are set to strike over plans by the corporation to sell the division to German electronics group Siemens.
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Siemens is chosen for bbc Technology
Siemens has been selected as the preferred single bidder for BBC Technology. The bid, which has not been disclosed, must now be approved by the BBC governors, the secretary of state for media Tessa Jowell and the EU Competition Commission. If it is passed Siemens will take a 10-year contract ...
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Unions and BBC Worldwide reach pay deal
Unions have settled their pay dispute with BBC Worldwide following an improved offer from the company. Staff will now receive a 2.8% rise - up from 2.6% - plus improved bonuses from 1 July after Bectu and the National Union of Journalists agreed to drop a strike ballot. The unions ...
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NewsStrike action looms at BBC
Broadcasting union Bectu and the National Union of Journalists are set to call for an industrial action ballot against the BBC after the unions rejected a 2.7% pay offer.
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Bectu warns against weakening PSB
Broadcasting union Bectu has warned MPs that setting up an Arts Council of the Air to redistribute licence fee money to commercial broadcasters would weaken PSB. In evidence to the media select committee on BBC's Charter renewal, Bectu said the proposal 'would have the effect of seriously weakening a viable ...
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NewsBBC Technology staff balloted over strike
BBC Technology staff are threatening strike action over potential redundancies arising from the sale of BBC Technology.
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BBC strike threat
Staff at BBC Worldwide are on the verge of strike action following a disagreement over its latest pay offer. BBC Worldwide has offered to pay an inflation-inked 2.6% increase but has turned down union demands for a 5% rise. In response, the National Union of Journalists and broadcast union Bectu ...
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NewsBectu calls for halt of BBC Technology sale
Broadcasting union Bectu has written to the new BBC chairman Michel Grade calling on him to review recent decisions, including the sale of BBC Technology.
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Industry tackles lapse in training
An initiative to tackle the growing lack of skills training across the audio-visual industries was launched by a group of broadcasting organisations this week.
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Far-right tries to 'hijack' C4 social documentary
Channel 4's multicultural remit seems to have backfired this week after the British National Party 'hijacked' a documentary, which includes a section in which Asian men groom young white girls for sexual abuse.
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Production on Location - Rough cut.
Maxim Jago on the many motivations for people who pursue a career - or even a life - in the media.
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NewsBectu secures BBC freelance deal
The BBC has been forced to negotiate key rights for freelance cameramen at its Natural History Unit (NHU) - including hours of work, rates of pay and holiday pay.
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Production - Crews take aim at novice producers.
Hiring a young, inexperienced producer may have its advantages, but for many crews and equipment hire firms, it marks the start of a disastrous or at least difficult relationship. Richard Dean finds out why.