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Pioneer lands former Shark Week chief

NBC unveils UTAS UK as Monkey successor

Bectu: Trump's tariffs could be 'knockout blow' for UK freelancers

News | 6 May 2025

Bectu: Trump's tariffs could be 'knockout blow' for UK freelancers

24 Mar 2025

Creative UK backs call for freelancer commissioner

News | 21 Mar 2025

Sports broadcasters fined £4.2m for unlawful sharing of freelancer fees

News | 19 Mar 2025

Unions: River City axe is another 'killer blow' to talent pipeline

News | 12 Mar 2025

C4 agrees to strengthen freelancer wellbeing support

News | 6 Mar 2025

Report outlines ways to tackle freelancers' financial security

News | 20 Jan 2025

Campaigners urge action on post-production conditions

News | 6 Dec 2024

Sarah Swingler to head Action for Freelancers

News | 3 Dec 2024

Netflix's Eric scores trio of RTS Craft Awards

Career Advice | 28 Oct 2024

Tackling Working Hours in Film & TV

News | 24 Oct 2024

ScreenSkills outlines five-year training roadmap

15 Oct 2024

BFI unveils £1.5m industry wellbeing pilot

News | 3 Oct 2024

TV's mental health pressure points revealed

News | 30 Sep 2024

Freelancers: have your say on Diamond diversity data

News | 2 Sep 2024

Broadcasters launch freelancer push

News | 29 Jul 2024

Bectu: half of UK screen industry is out of work

News | 26 Jul 2024

Arts Council appoints freelancer champion

News | 19 Jul 2024

Call to for diversity efforts to look beyond entry level

News | 8 Jul 2024

Banijay UK chief: broadcaster 'genre audits' could help freelancers plan their futures

News | 5 Jul 2024

Bectu: Labour won't use BBC as a 'political football'

News | 12 Jun 2024

Producer who took his own life had branded TV 'exploitative'

News | 31 May 2024

Bectu: freelancers fear speaking out on harassment

News | 30 May 2024

Incubator launches to connect freelance executive producers with indies

News | 22 May 2024

Indielab: three-quarters of indies fear they will close in the next year

News | 20 May 2024

BBC, ITV and Sky shows sign up to training 'passport'

News | 14 May 2024

Skills shortages declining - but talent coordinator role is a concern

News | 24 Apr 2024

Labour promises better rights for freelancers

News | 23 Apr 2024

Creative UK: Government must invest in our sector's potential

News | 10 Apr 2024

Government urged to appoint 'freelancers' commissioner'

News | 20 Mar 2024

Bectu: C4 bosses bonuses are a "slap in the face" for freelancers

News | 13 Mar 2024

Petition urging government to act on freelancer crisis gains traction

News | 5 Mar 2024

Screen Scotland outlines jobs growth roadmap

News | 28 Feb 2024

Bectu calls on government to host 'urgent industry summit'

News | 30 Jan 2024

TV workers' financial struggles laid bare by Film and TV Charity

News | 24 Jan 2024

Big Brother producer named best place to work in TV

News | 23 Jan 2024

The Garden gears up for expansion with trio of senior promotions

News | 8 Dec 2023

Collective action urged to help crisis-hit freelancers

News | 7 Nov 2023

Studio Lambert on UK's freelancer "capacity problem'

News | 4 Sep 2023 | by The Talent Manager

Bectu survey: freelancer job crisis "raises alarm bells" for future of workforce

News | 3 Sep 2023

Cornish production gets £400K boost

News | 25 Aug 2023

Edinburgh: Freelancer crisis in the spotlight

News | 22 Aug 2023

BBC, C4 and NFTS target freelancers with free online scheme

News | 21 Aug 2023

Film & TV Charity ups support budget by £500,000

News | 18 Aug 2023

Edinburgh 2023: six essential sessions

Diversity & Inclusion | 2 Aug 2023

Marcus Ryder and Claire Tavernier to steer Film & TV Charity into its centenary year

News | 13 Jul 2023

True crime indies join forces to set out ground rules

News | 14 Jun 2023

Ian Katz highlights C4's support for freelancers and invites "big ideas for 2024 and beyond"

News | 5 Jun 2023

C4 bosses defer loyalty bonus payments

News | 31 May 2023

Bectu: Freelancers frozen out as C4 rewards staff loyalty

News | 16 May 2023

Bectu: unscripted TV freelancers are at crisis point as work dries up

News | 31 Mar 2023

ScreenSkills steps up HETV trainee placements as it boosts HETV Fund to £10.5m

News | 13 Mar 2023

BBC to review freelancer social media guidance

News | 16 Feb 2023

Looking Glass 22: Some improvements, but financial worries and burnout still take their toll

News | 16 Feb 2023

ITV and S4C join peers in signing up to freelance charter

News | 7 Feb 2023

ITV mental health conference to explore freelancer wellbeing

News | 12 Dec 2022

Bectu and Pact agree revised TV drama terms

Career Advice | 1 Dec 2022 | by The Talent Manager

Featured TM Pro Member - Kanwaljeet Singh Thind

News | 13 Apr 2022

International mentoring scheme opens

News | 12 Apr 2022

Film & TV Charity pilots 'Confidence Booster' programme

Diversity & Inclusion | 23 Mar 2022

Freelancer podcast launches

Diversity & Inclusion | 28 Feb 2022

Freelancer takes aim at 'toxic' TV culture as she quits industry

News | 3 Feb 2022

Time's Up: scrapping NDAs will help curb abuses of power

News | 31 Jan 2022

Bectu stokes debate with unscripted freelancers' ratecards

News | 21 Jan 2022

Scottish government backs more than 1,700 Covid-hit creative sector workers

News | 26 Oct 2021

Film & TV Charity opens freelancer wellbeing hub

News | 6 Oct 2021

Broadcasters back mental health campaign

News | 5 Oct 2021

US crews vote to strike over pay and conditions

News | 29 Sep 2021

Bectu pledges support for US freelancer strike

Diversity & Inclusion | 13 Sep 2021

Government urged to hire creative sector freelancer champion

Diversity & Inclusion | 7 Sep 2021

"Being a mother in TV was always a nightmare; now it feels impossible": working mothers speak out

Diversity & Inclusion | 7 Sep 2021

Dorothy Byrne: TV can't afford to waste talented mothers

News | 25 Aug 2021

Edinburgh: Freelance charter unveiled

News | 17 Aug 2021

Bectu study: 73% say unscripted recruitment is unfair

News | 16 Aug 2021

Bectu study: 'when you sign off on a job, it's as though your soul is theirs'

News | 16 Aug 2021

Bectu: unscripted TV freelance model is 'broken and unsustainable'

News | 5 Aug 2021

ScreenSkills pilots flexible apprenticeships

News | 21 Jul 2021

Report: Covid has claimed one in 20 screen industry jobs

News | 16 Jun 2021

Indie consultancy The Nest staffs up

News | 2 Jun 2021

Mental health in the pandemic: have your say

Diversity & Inclusion | 26 May 2021

Have your say: Who is TV's most inclusive employer?

News | 18 May 2021

Parents and carers: have your say on the impact of Covid-19

15 Mar 2021

Working parents face burnout after 'stolen year'

3 Mar 2021 | by Robin Parker

Budget 2021: a freelancer boost with strings attached

News | 22 Feb 2021 | by Robin Parker

ITV rules out review of Piers Morgan's tweets

News | 14 Feb 2021 | by Robin Parker

Chancellor pressured to stop self-employed 'slipping through the net'

News | 14 Feb 2021 | by Robin Parker

Welsh freelancers get further funding boost

7 Feb 2021 | by Robin Parker

Bectu: pay all crew affected by Covid shutdowns

1 Feb 2021 | by Robin Parker

Bectu: Industry must come together to stamp out bullying

17 Jan 2021 | by Robin Parker

Bectu exposes universal bullying and the 'Wild West' of recruitment

20 Dec 2020 | by Peter Block

New Report : Accessing databases in the UK broadcast industry: implications for improving the diversity of the workforce

7 Dec 2020 | by Robin Parker

Bectu polls freelancers over working conditions

24 Sep 2020 | by Robin Parker

Scottish freelancers offered £2,000 hardship grants

24 Sep 2020 | by Robin Parker

Chancellor 'turns a deaf ear' to freelancers with 'woefully inadequate' job support package

22 Sep 2020 | by Robin Parker

Film and TV Charity unveils £2m Covid-19 support fund

About TM | 17 Sep 2020

Gathering personal data helps TM monitor diversity

About TM | 17 Sep 2020 | by Robin Parker

Talent Manager launches freelance rate checker

1 May 2020 | by Tim Whiting

Covid-19 – Where Are We Now And When Will Government Start To Get Us Back To Work?

17 Apr 2020 | by James Taylor

Half of freelancers considering leaving TV, survey finds

8 Apr 2020 | by The Talent Manager

#ForgottenFreelancers - TM calls for urgent amendments to financial support schemes

7 Apr 2020 | by The Talent Manager

TM Webinar - What help is at hand? Advice on managing your finances and understanding the latest government support with David Thomas

3 Apr 2020 | by The Talent Manager

Humanise lobbying - the people behind the statistics

30 Mar 2020 | by Jane Merkin

Exec Prod Jane Merkin's notes from The TV Mindset’s webinar with David Thomas 28.3.20

27 Mar 2020 | by Ian Katz

Update from Ian Katz, Director of Programmes at Channel 4

Career Advice | 19 Feb 2020 | by The Talent Manager

Job Sharing

13 Feb 2020 | by The Talent Manager

Job Share - Two (freelancers) for the price of one!

Career Advice | 10 Feb 2020 | by The Talent Manager

Realscreen20 - Propelle

News | 11 Nov 2019 | by The Talent Manager

The Talent Manager LA Mixer Event

18 Sep 2019 | by The Talent Manager

Job sharing for a better balance - future proof your freelance career

21 May 2019 | by Roheel Hussain

The Talent Manager Cardiff Networking Event