All Freelancers articles
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NewsThe TV Festival announces Manchester dates, venues and cost predictions
Landmark industry conference pushed back a week and likely to be significantly cheaper in new city, organisers tell Broadcast
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NewsEditor of 14 Days in May and The Duty Men dies aged 74
Andrew Willsmore edited acclaimed and iconic docs
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NewsPrime Video offers 30 free tickets to freelancers to attend AI Creative Summit
UPDATE 2.30pm: Huge demand means tickets are no longer available Broadcast publisher MBI has partnered with Prime Video Pathway to offer freelancers the chance to secure one of 30 free tickets to its upcoming AI Creative Summit, which takes place at the BFI in ...
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NewsGovernment appoints first two freelance champions
Leila D’Aronville and Lizzie Crump to take up advocate role
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PodcastTalking TV: What are we doing to support freelancers? (Plus Ed Gamble’s unacceptable TV opinion)
Action for Freelancers’ project director James Taylor-Tovey explains what the group is doing to help the workforce
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NewsTV industry bigwigs throw weight behind Action for Freelancers’ work-life guidelines
BBC, ITV, C4, UKTV and super-indies support principles for out-of-hours contact
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NewsScreenSkills and Prime Video Pathway support job sharing initiative
Up to 20 job-share pairs will be funded with up to £8,000 and bespoke support
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NewsScreenSkills: commissioning volume, AI and talent pipeline challenging workforce
Training body outlines critical industry issues in latest report
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FeaturesFive takeaways from the first Freelancer Fest
Breaking down silos, shaking up recruitment practices and expanding careers discussed at first of two conferences to support freelancers
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CommentWhistleblowing protections are crucial – but on their own, they’re not enough
Everyone must feel supported to speak up before change can really happen, says Culture Shift chief executive Gemma McCall
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NewsFilm and TV Charity launches fifth Looking Glass Survey
Organisation calls on every industry worker to take part regardless of role
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Behind The ScenesHow I turned a career dry spell and a chaotic podcast into an unexpectedly raw documentary
Shot on a phone, BBC2’s Miriam Margolyes Made Me Me offers an unvarnished look at its star and the industry, says director Simon Draper
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NewsBBC, All3Media and Banijay board ScreenSkills’ passport programme
Health and safety, cybersecurity and financial modules added to training initiative
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CommentToo much true crime is suffocating the documentary sector
Exec producer Neil Grant reveals his disillusionment at the glut of predictable films and his fears for the genre’s future
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NewsFilm and TV Charity launches mental health principles for production
Nine-strong list is part of a refresh of The Whole Picture Toolkit support offering
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NewsFTVC: three-quarters of workers considering leaving industry
Money Matters report sounds alarm over worsening financial pressures facing workers
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NewsIn brief: C4 lands festive bump, The 1% Club, Prime Pathways expands freelancer scheme
Broadcaster reported its biggest Christmas week since 2012 for linear share
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CommentCollaboration musn’t be used as a euphemism for exploitation
Expecting development producers to accept they may only get paid if a show is made will squeeze them out, an anonymous freelancer warns
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NewsITV partners with FTVC on freelancer support programme
The ITV Green Room is designed to support freelancers seeking their next role
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NewsGovernment confirms apprenticeship reform for small to medium-sized TV and film companies
Industry broadly welcomes measures, but unions highlight ongoing concerns over freelancer support and lack of targeted creative industry interventions