All Freelancers articles – Page 38
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NewsLess than half BBC Birmingham Vision staff to relocate
Proportionally fewer BBC staff are making the move from Birmingham to Bristol than moved for its high-profile relocation from London to Salford.
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FeaturesStanding up for your rights
Last week, Broadcast unveiled the key concerns revealed in the Freelancer Survey 2012. Here Catherine Neilan explores the causes and reveals the best – and worst – companies to work for.
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FeaturesFreelancer Survey 2012: ‘I can’t do this much longer’
With rising hours and fears over job security, the future is increasingly uncertain for many working in TV. Catherine Neilan reports on the results of Broadcast’s Freelancer Survey 2012.
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NewsTV freelancers feel the strain
TV freelancers are increasingly overworked, with almost half now clocking up more than 50 hours a week.
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CommentNormal life – who needs it?
Long hours and poor management are bad for freelancers – and TV.
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FeaturesTV Fast Train: A springboard to learning
Celebrating the third annual Fast Train event, TV executives, commissioners and creative talents gathered at White City to reconnect with the value of training.
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NewsLast chance: Freelancer Survey 2012
Broadcast is inviting freelancers working in TV to have their say on the industry in our annual Freelancers Survey.
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NewsFast Train seeking nominations
Fast Train, the free training day for freelancers, is seeking nominations for its new Six of the Best awards.
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NewsUnpaid invoices dog freelancers
Freelancers lost out on more than £500,000 in 2011 and face being even more out of pocket this year as a result of “significant” increases in bad debt.
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NewsChristopher Lunn plots third HMRC legal battle
Christopher Lunn & Company (CLAC) has signalled its intention to take HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to court for a third time in its long-running dispute with the tax body.
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NewsFast Train casting workshop to aid Expert Women
TV Fast Train, the free training event for freelancers, is running a masterclass to tackle the issues raised by Broadcast’s Expert Women campaign.
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NewsTop journalists Ware and White leave BBC
Two of the BBC’s highest profile current affairs journalists are taking voluntary redundancy, leaving next month.
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FeaturesFlying the flag for Wales
How Welsh are network shows filmed in Wales? Michael Burns looks at four major productions - and the talent employed both behind the scenes and in front of the camera.
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FeaturesOutside Broadcasting: summer of sport
The quick succession of Euro 2012 and the Olympics threatens a shortage of skilled crew. Adrian Pennington finds out how the UK’s outside broadcasters will cope.
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FeaturesRadio Fast Train: freelance skills
The BBC Academy’s training day for radio freelancers offered sessions from the likes of Radio 1 DJ Annie Mac and Woman’s Hour presenter Jane Garvey. Ben Dowell reports on the key events.
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NewsNext TV Fast Train lined-up
The next TV Fast Train, offering a day of free training to television freelancers, will be hosted by the BBC in May.
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CommentThe jewel in the year’s TV crown
The Jubilee will be a traditional affair – has the BBC got it right?
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DIA Media Group to target northern business
London-based training and crewing firms The Bridge and The Crewing Company will open a joint office in Manchester next week to meet the growing demand for freelancers and training in the north-west.
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NewsNorth One wins US order for Gadget Show pilot
US cable network G4 has commissioned a pilot episode of North One Television’s long-running technology entertainment show The Gadget Show, marking the indie’s first venture into the country.
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CommentPreparing freelancers for radio’s brave new world
Radio Fast Train may only be one day of training, but it’s a start, says Donna Taberer.