UK Unions Criticize Government Over Freelance Champion Delay EXCLUSIVE: UK unions representing freelancers in the TV and film industry have slammed the government for missing the deadline to appoint a Freelance Champion. As thousands of freelancers remain out of work, we are told Bectu head Philippa Childs contacted Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy late last year to express “deep disappointment” that her department missed its […]

UK Information Commissioner Launches Probe Into Major Film & TV Worker Data Breach The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has launched an investigation into a major data breach that affected thousands of film and TV workers. Deadline revealed in October that members of the Bectu union had personal details breached in a cyber attack on Prospect, Bectu’s parent union. Member information accessed included bank details, contact details, and […]

Women and non-binary filmmakers direct just 16% of films released in UK-Ire in 2025 This is the lowest figure since 2018.

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The UK screen industry responds to the Budget Statement Figures from across the UK's media and entertainment sector have reacted to Chancellor Rachel Reeves' second Budget statement The post The UK screen industry responds to the Budget Statement appeared first on TVBEurope.

UK Broadcasting Union Urges Government To Remove Controversial BBC Board Member Robbie Gibb: “A Distraction And Untenable” The broadcasting union representing thousands of BBC Staff and freelancers has publicly called for the removal of controversial board member Robbie Gibb, who it said is “actively part of a campaign to undermine the BBC and influence its political impartiality.” Bectu boss Philippa Childs has penned a letter to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy and BBC […]

‘This is a critical moment for the BBC’: reaction to Tim Davie’s decision to step down "The size, budget, scope and governance of the institution are all to play for, and this means the BBC starts the [Charter} negotiations with a much weaker hand," analyst Robert Ambrose tells TVBEurope The post ‘This is a critical moment for the BBC’: reaction to Tim Davie’s decision to step down appeared first on TVBEurope.

Cyber-Attack On Bectu’s Parent Union Sparks UK National Security Concerns EXCLUSIVE: The cyber-attack on Prospect, the parent union of film and TV group Bectu, has sparked fears that it could have compromised information pertaining to the UK’s national security. Deadline revealed earlier this month that the majority of Prospect’s 150,000 members had their data breached during an “IT security incident” in June. Our original report […]

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Bectu Members’ Personal Data & Bank Details Breached In “IT Security Incident” EXCLUSIVE: The personal information of thousands of Bectu members has been breached in an “IT security incident” at its parent trade union Prospect, Deadline hears. Members of the film and TV union were emailed this morning with information about the nature of the breach, which Prospect experienced in June. It is not clear who was […]

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