All Freelancers articles – Page 45
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The Broadcast InterviewAlan Clements, STV
Director of content Alan Clements tells Kate McMahon about his first year at STV, defends his decision to use opt-outs to fund home-grown content and reveals his plans for a US office.
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NewsMore than 80% don't have digital skills
TV companies are failing to equip their staff with the skills they need for the digital age, a Broadcast survey has found.
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NewsEstill in cross-platform talent move
James Estill, a former senior producer at Channel 4’s 4Talent Networks, has set up a company specialising in bringing new cross-platform talent to the attention of commissioners.
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NewsEvolutions to launch commercials studio
Evolutions plans to spend £750,000 on a boutique commercials studio after tempting a Flame artist and two producers to join the company from Smoke and Mirrors.
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Behind The ScenesNorthern Ireland: the window of opportunity
After years in the commissioning cold, the promise of more network series has rallied the Northern Irish indie community. But is there a pot of gold waiting?
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CommentInvest in training or face extinction
Investing in TV’s current and future workforce will play a big part in whether companies evolve or face extinction, writes Peter Dale.
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NewsMatchlight gets Scottish funding
Glasgow-based indie Matchlight will receive a £250,000 cash injection over three years from Scottish Enterprise to further support local programme making.
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NewsSkillset's biggest grant to train "next gen" leaders
Skillset has made its biggest ever training grant to help a creative leaders develop the skills to face TV’s most pressing issues, such as the emergence of multiplatform delivery and falling production budgets.
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NewsThe VFX Co opens post boutique
Specialist camera-effects house The Visual Effects Company will move into post-production this week when it opens a boutique facility in central London.
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FeaturesIBC: Resellers
With IBC looming, Andy Stout looks at the various routes that manufacturers in different sectors take when it comes to getting their products to market.
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News
Lumiere Studios moves into motion graphics
Lumiere Studios is adding broadcast design and motion graphics to its 3D animation and visual effects services, recruiting Beautiful TV co-founder Claire Plaskow as head of production.
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NewsBreathe rebrands and expands
Breathe Post Production has been renamed Air Post Production as it prepares to launch its third facility.
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CommentVideo journalists: Flying solo
Professional news gatherers are increasingly going it alone, meaning we have more unique voices but a need to replace the financial security previously provided by big production teams, writes Boaz Eshtai.
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NewsSlumdog supervisor starts Soho VFX outfit
The visual effects supervisor on Slumdog Millionaire has teamed up with a former head of imaging from Mill Film to start a Soho VFX company.
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Features
Surviving the downturn: Impact on indies’ businesses
Only 1% of respondents to the survey said their businesses had not been affected at all by the downturn.
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CommentShowcomotion: Dunkirk spirit
At the Showcomotion children’s media conference in Sheffield, Katherine Rushton finds a cash-strapped industry adopting a Dunkirk spirit and a buzz around the BBC’s move north.
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CommentCan you cope with cuts?
How many shows, like The Bill, are rising to the challenge of looking good for less?
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NewsThe Bill halves its staff and changes its tune
The Bill’s iconic theme tune will be scrapped as part of its 9pm relaunch, which will also see the ITV1 show’s 180-strong production team halved.
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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 ...