All Freelancers articles
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Behind The ScenesHow I turned a career dry spell and a chaotic podcast into an unexpectedly raw documentary
Shot on a phone, BBC2’s Miriam Margolyes Made Me Me offers an unvarnished look at its star and the industry, says director Simon Draper
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NewsBBC, All3Media and Banijay board ScreenSkills’ passport programme
Health and safety, cybersecurity and financial modules added to training initiative
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CommentToo much true crime is suffocating the documentary sector
Exec producer Neil Grant reveals his disillusionment at the glut of predictable films and his fears for the genre’s future
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NewsFilm and TV Charity launches mental health principles for production
Nine-strong list is part of a refresh of The Whole Picture Toolkit support offering
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NewsFTVC: three-quarters of workers considering leaving industry
Money Matters report sounds alarm over worsening financial pressures facing workers
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NewsIn brief: C4 lands festive bump, The 1% Club, Prime Pathways expands freelancer scheme
Broadcaster reported its biggest Christmas week since 2012 for linear share
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CommentCollaboration musn’t be used as a euphemism for exploitation
Expecting development producers to accept they may only get paid if a show is made will squeeze them out, an anonymous freelancer warns
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NewsITV partners with FTVC on freelancer support programme
The ITV Green Room is designed to support freelancers seeking their next role
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NewsGovernment confirms apprenticeship reform for small to medium-sized TV and film companies
Industry broadly welcomes measures, but unions highlight ongoing concerns over freelancer support and lack of targeted creative industry interventions
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NewsAction for Freelancers names project director
Pan-industry group appoints Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service exec producer James Taylor-Tovey
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NewsPrime Video to train freelancers in adjacent industries and fund six EPs
Streamer splashing £2.2m on range of initiative including courses in podcasting and project management
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NewsWales Screen Summit: execs call for freelancer reset
Rates and staff jobs in the spotlight as senior figures discuss the financial challenges facing the production sector
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NewsFilm and TV Charity returns to industry finances survey
Organisation urges sector focus on Money Matters after stark findings on wellbeing of behind-the-scenes workers
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NewsBectu boss slams ‘flawed’ skilled worker visa changes
Union joins outcry over creative roles added to government temporary shortage list despite freelancer crisis
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NewsIn brief: Freelancers; MasterChef: The Professionals; DCMS shuffle; EastEnders axing; C4 casting; BBC phone votes
Bectu backs Fabian Society report to highlight TV freelancer plight
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NewsAfF seeks project director
Ally Castle in acting role after Michelle Woods unable to take up appointment
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NewsStreamers and super-indies join Action for Freelancers’ working groups
All3Media, BBC Studios and Disney commit to collaborate over key industry issues
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NewsAdvertised TV jobs vacancies 50% lower than 2019 levels
Data from industry site The Talent Manager reveals the number of available jobs continues to fall, but the rate is slowing
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NewsBectu welcomes ‘critical’ crackdown on late payments for freelancers
The government claims its small business plan features the toughest laws on late payments in the G7
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CommentFreelancers need more than a credit and a wrap drink
Bournemouth University’s Richard Wallis on the case for Supportive Offboarding