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Keira Knightley and Naomie Harris back calls for UK anti-harassment authority

Keira Knightley and Naomie Harris have joined calls for the creation of an Independent Standards Authority (ISA) to address bullying and harassment in the entertainment industry. The body would conduct investigations within the UK sector, offer ...

06 May 2022 at 00:25

Government’s autumn statement ‘neglects’ entertainment sector, trade bodies say

Entertainment industry reacts to autumn statement

The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has said the autumn statement does not go far enough and lacks clarity, as entertainment trade bodies and industry groups react to the Chancellor’s announcement. Jeremy Hunt delivered his autumn ...

17 Nov 2022 at 19:00

News

UK broadcasting union passes motions to defend public service broadcasting

The UK’s biggest broadcasting union has passed two motions to defend public service broadcasting, creative content and jobs. The motions were passed by Bectu at a national conference on Sunday. The conference noted that public service ...

13 Jun 2022 at 03:33

BBC chair Richard Sharp faces fresh scrutiny amid Gary Lineker impartiality row

BBC chairman Richard Sharp is facing growing pressure to resign as the corporation’s policy on impartiality has been challenged after Gary Lineker was told to stand down from presenting Match Of The Day. Mr Sharp, who was appointed ...

12 Mar 2023 at 22:42

Scotland

Bands and staff at cancelled music festival owed more than £1m, union claims

Bands and staff who were supposed to be at a cancelled music festival are owed “well over £1 million”, a union has claimed. Organisers of the Doune The Rabbit Hole festival due to take place in Stirlingshire in July cancelled the ...

21 Jun 2023 at 21:33

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Over 1,000 workers ‘suspended without pay in UK film industry’ amid strikes

More than 1,000 workers in the UK film industry are suspended without pay amid strikes by Hollywood writers and actors, according to a union. Productions that were filming in the UK – such as musical Wicked, Deadpool 3 and a ...

21 Aug 2023 at 21:56

Fashion & Beauty

UK fashion stylists have formed a union – here’s what you need to know

A group of stylists in the UK has formed a union with the aim of improving pay and working conditions in the industry. Fashion stylist Michael Miller founded the Celebrity Stylist Union, a branch of Bectu, the Broadcasting, ...

08 Aug 2023 at 16:39

Mental health and wellbeing in film and TV ‘moving in right direction’ – survey

The UK’s film and TV industry has seen “positive change” in culture and behaviours surrounding mental health and wellbeing, a Film and Television Charity survey has said. Dubbed the Looking Glass, the industry-wide review ...

16 Feb 2023 at 00:01

Anti-social behaviour from theatre audiences increasing, union warns

Theatre workers are suffering from increased anti-social behaviour from audiences, ranging from sexual harassment to physical assaults, new research suggests. A survey among 1,500 members of theatre union Bectu indicated ...

29 Mar 2023 at 11:27

Broadcasting union warns of ‘unprecedented’ lack of work for UK TV freelancers

Broadcasting union Bectu has warned of a crisis in the unscripted television industry after reports from UK freelancers about an “unprecedented” lack of work. The union, which represents more than 40,000 staff, contract ...

16 May 2023 at 21:14

Some productions ‘prepping again’ but actors’ strike ‘exposes UK reliance on US’

Some high-end TV productions have started “prepping again” following the actors’ strike coming to an end in America, a UK union has said. A “tentative agreement” between the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of ...

09 Nov 2023 at 15:23

Movies

UK unions welcome deal to end actors’ strike after ‘incredibly difficult period’

The end of the strike by US actors’ union Sag-Aftra comes after “an incredibly difficult period” for union members in the UK and “the whole UK film and TV industry”, creative industries trade union Bectu has said. ...

09 Nov 2023 at 12:13

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