All Freelancers articles – Page 49
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NewsITV factual 'powerhouse' faces job losses
ITV Productions is set to cut up to 30 jobs from its Leeds-based factual department leaving it to focus only on archive-based commissions.
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NewsIWC searches for freelancers
There are 196 jobs available on www.broadcastfreelancer.comtoday including researcher, director and assistant producer roles with IWC Media in Glasgow. Click hereto find out more.
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NewsCelador founder takes up director role at Waddell Media
Celador Films founder Paul Smith has returned to his native Northern Ireland to join indie Waddell Media as a non-executive director.
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Golden Sq sets up Shanghai office
Golden Square has become the first UK post house to establish a presence in China - in the same week that it announced a deal with media giant News International and unveiled a£750,000 new facility in Soho.
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F&L: freelancers fight back
The BBC must have been hoping that its freelance workforce would simply roll over and accept the corporation's latest initiative to standardise pay rates for freelancers at its Factual & Learning department (F&L).
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NewsRDF searching for edit producers
There are 166 freelance television jobs available on Broadcast Freelancer right now including edit producer positions with RDF, a floor runner gig at Hewland and a series producer role with Ruggie Media.
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NewsAl Jazeera helps launch freelancer fund
Al Jazeera is to help the families of freelancers who have been captured or killed while working in the Middle East through a new partnership with the Rory Peck Trust.
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Find yourself a new TV job
There are 185 freelance television jobs currently available on Broadcast Freelancer. This could be your chance to make a new start or help a friend who is looking for a fresh challenge.
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NewsBectu wants freelance recognition at the BBC
Broadcasting union hopes to get the backing of the freelance community to help it contest a new corporation-wide rate card.
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NewsProducer/directors in most demand
New research by Broadcast Freelancer shows that producer/directors are the most sought after people in the TV freelance industry.
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NewsBECTU fights BBC pension plans
Broadcasting union Bectu is calling on its members to help stop BBC plans to raise the corporation's retirement age and increase staff pension payments, by showing their opposition in the consultation process.
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NewsTV's learning curve
Broadcasters are waking up to the need to structure training for freelancers
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Comment - Why training matters
C4's Janey Walker asks what is being done to get a wide range of people into the industry and then trained properly
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Bectu seeks central negotiator status
Broadcasting union Bectu has hit back at BBC plans to standardise freelance rates by demanding that it should become the central negotiator for all its freelance members working for the corporation.
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NewsWomen in broadcasting survey
Broadcast unveils the results of a major survey into how women are fairing in the broadcasting industry
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Opening the window of competition
The Window of Creative Competition aims to let some fresh air into the BBC, but, while in-house production staff are worried about the resulting job cuts, many indies are still sceptical about the new system's fairness. Geoff White sheds some light on how the WoCC will work.
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How to stay alive in a hostile situation
Increasingly, journalists are risking their lives to report from war zones, but, with the dangers rising, news organisations are paying more attention to keeping their staff safe from harm. Robert Gray reports.
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Life at the bottom
Young people starting out in TV do months of unpaid work and then only get an average salary of£12,000. Geoff White spoke to five people in their 20s about life in the industry.