All Freelancers articles – Page 6
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NewsBBC, C4 and NFTS freelance support programme kicks off
Sally Wainwright, John Yorke and Sara Putt among speakers for Freelancer Focus
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CommentAdam Jacobs: Digital commissioning could offer freelancers hope in uncertain times
Traditional TV is struggling, but the digital content space is open for business - and it still needs freelancers
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NewsFreelancer’s resignation letter to industry strikes a chord
Anonymous Reddit community launched called Transparency for TV Crew, sharing experiences of the slowdown
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NewsBectu calls out streamer ‘silence’ around freelancer crisis
Spencer MacDonald bemoans lack of response from employers
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NewsThree-quarters of film and TV workers out of work
Bectu boss says many freelancers questioning their future ‘should sound alarm bells’
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NewsFilm and TV Charity grant applications still soaring
800% applications increase as freelancer crisis discussed in Edinburgh
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NewsBectu open letter slams freelancer working conditions
Union outlines terms and conditions, working hours and invoice payments for freelancers in sound
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NewsBroadcaster challenges and freelancer crisis in the spotlight
Opening debate at Edinburgh grapples with major issues
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FeaturesGreenlight slowdown: ‘It feels pretty horrendous out there’
The TV ad market has crashed, the licence fee is frozen, inflation is rampant and streamers have slashed their spending. Five people offer an anonymous snapshot of their experiences
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NewsBBC, C4 and NFTS unite to support freelancers
Online training programme comes amid production slowdown
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FeaturesCommissioning slowdown: Freelancer #2
“The sad case is that talented freelancers are leaving the industry in droves”
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FeaturesCommissioning slowdown: Freelancer #1
“I had quite a few friends leave the industry in the 2008-9 recession – and this feels worse”
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CommentThe challenges of navigating a summer of discontent
Indies and freelancers face a tough period as inflation pushes up costs and commissioning falls, says Chris Curtis
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NewsBectu meets with broadcasters over freelancer crisis
Meeting with stakeholders seen as ‘positive first step’
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NewsIn brief: BBC4; Vice strike; Sorry I Didn’t Know; Angela Thorne
Broadcaster acquires Irish series Clean Sweep
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NewsDocfest analysis: class and disability to the fore
‘We are not an impoverished industry,’ says Donna Taberer
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NewsBectu hits out at £15m C4 pay-out amid commissioning slowdown
Philippa Childs contrasts permanent staff remuneration with “thousands of freelancers struggling to get by”
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CommentHow pots of funding can help middle ground indies
Candour Productions director of development Hannah Demidowicz on the vital support available to indies
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CommentComment: unpicking the slowdown with Talent Manager data
The volume of jobs being advertised is well down on pre-pandemic levels, says Sarah Lee
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NewsFeast to famine: unscripted indies and freelancers feel the pinch
The slowdown in commissioning across the board is the hot topic of conversation among label bosses and freelancers at many different levels