All Freelancers articles – Page 50
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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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NewsComment - 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.
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Soho Editors expands worldwide
Post-production talent agency Soho Editors is to plough around£4m into expanding its business worldwide, to cover the Middle East, West Coast USA, South Africa and Ireland.
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Keeping us posted
Our end-of-year round-up finds facilities struggling to find the cash to invest in HD while at the same time the advent of desktop editing is putting pressure on them to cut their rates. By Simon Meek.
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NewsNews retreat from Iraq
Sky News and ITN admitted this week that the worsening security situation in Iraq has made it almost impossible to report accurately from the war-torn country.
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NewsTributes pour in for Thompson
A stream of tributes from senior industry figures followed the death earlier this week of Harry Thompson, one of the UK's best-known comedy producers.
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NewsFreelance cameramen and journalistshonoured at Rory Peck Awards
8am: Freelance news journalists and cameramen that revealed the truth about three of the worst human disasters of the last twelve months were rewarded at last night's Rory Peck Awards.
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NewsComedy producer Thompson dies
Renowned comedy producer Harry Thompson died last night following a short battle with lung cancer.
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NewsBBC Scotland recognises Bectu as union of freelancers
Bectu has claimed a major coup for freelancers after BBC Scotland agreed it as the recognised union for all its freelance workers.
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BBC factual to phase out DigiBeta cameras
The BBC's plan to cut production costs has gone a step further, with its factual and learning department's proposal to phase out the use of DigiBeta cameras for the department's programmes.
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What life's like for TV's freelancers
From protests about unpaid work experience to job cuts at the BBC, freelancing has rarely been as newsworthy as it is now. In an effort to understand what makes an increasingly large part of the workforce tick, Will Strauss analyses a major piece of research and finds that not all ...