16-09-2023, 11:51 AM
On the commissioning note reports this week C4 is set to lift it's commissioning freeze in the weeks ahead.
BECTU though believe industry wide issues mean 75% of freelancers are out of work whilst the rush to build studios when production was booming now sees vast complexes struggling to fill their space - and the US strikes aren't helping either with many US studios bankrolling the ventures.
Whether it's a post-pandemic correction remains to be seen - I think the hope is that is the case rather than a terminal decline.
Does seem though perhaps C4's own woes have been exaggerated somewhat and they were possibly just a bit more honest about the industry wide issues following a bit of stock piling post-covid and the subsequent advertising downturn.
www.theguardian.com
BECTU though believe industry wide issues mean 75% of freelancers are out of work whilst the rush to build studios when production was booming now sees vast complexes struggling to fill their space - and the US strikes aren't helping either with many US studios bankrolling the ventures.
Whether it's a post-pandemic correction remains to be seen - I think the hope is that is the case rather than a terminal decline.
Does seem though perhaps C4's own woes have been exaggerated somewhat and they were possibly just a bit more honest about the industry wide issues following a bit of stock piling post-covid and the subsequent advertising downturn.
www.theguardian.com