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Closed hiring culture in creative industries, study suggests

Union warns that many talented workers are being left out in the cold.

Evening Standard

Seven out of 10 women in creative industries experience bullying and harassment, survey finds

Exclusive: Only half of victims report incidents – and of those who do, 42% say response was insufficient

The Guardian - UK

Unions urge UK theatres to limit at-seat alcohol sales as staff face ‘unacceptable abuse’

Rowdy audience members have disrupted performances with heckling, violence and even copulation in the stalls

The Guardian - UK

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Why is the BBC airing the new season of MasterChef?

Here’s everything we know about the MasterChef controversy:

Evening Standard

TV union and women’s group call for this year’s MasterChef to be shelved

Bectu and Fawcett Society say airing show will distress those who complained about Gregg Wallace and John Torode

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of BBC jobs at risk as broadcaster considers major outsourcing drive

Exclusive: BBC understood to be speaking to US tech giants as it desperately seeks cost savings

The Guardian - UK

TV freelancers fearful of speaking up, union leader says after firing of Gregg Wallace

Bectu chief says junior staff in industry feel vulnerable and she is not surprised by further claims about Wallace

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BBC executives ‘draw a line in the sand’ after workplace culture review

The review was announced in 2024 in the wake of the furore over disgraced former newsreader Huw Edwards.

The Independent UK

Calling all fashion models … now AI is coming for you

As fashion brands create AI ‘twins’ with models’ permission, some believe this is just another form of exploitation

The Guardian - UK

Scottish soap River City to finish in 2026 after more than 20 years

The show set in the fictional Glasgow district of Shieldinch has been broadcast by BBC Scotland since 2002.

Evening Standard

‘One slip and I’d be lost in the flood’: shocking report reveals dangers of jobs in the arts

From dancers breaking bones to camera crews forced to take terrible risks, stage and screen jobs can be hugely hazardous, says a scathing new report. We meet workers who feel ‘disposable’ – and the groups pushing for change

The Guardian - UK

Staff working in ‘brutal’ conditions at some of UK’s biggest festivals, union says

Some staff work 18-hour days, some sleep on floor and some have no access to drinking water, finds research

The Guardian - UK

‘I fell asleep driving around London’: TV workers on fear, danger and fatalities in an industry in crisis

Accidents on set and road collisions suffered by exhausted crew are on the rise. But the demand for great shows continues. Are broadcasters pushing staff too far?

The Guardian - UK

More than half UK’s film and TV workers still unemployed after Hollywood strikes

Bectu survey shows just 6% of workers have seen a full recovery in employment a year on from joint industrial action by Sag-Aftra and the Writers Guild of America

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Evening Standard

Channel 4 calls in law firm to investigate after death of TV producer working on true crime show

An external law firm has been brought in to examine the case

The Guardian - UK

Carey Mulligan and Keira Knightley join calls for UK creative industries anti-harassment body

Emerald Fennell, Cara Delevingne and Naomie Harris also among 25 signatories asking companies to fund the the Creative Industry Independent Standards Authority

The Guardian - UK

Sacked S4C chief calls for investigation into Welsh-language channel

Exclusive: Siân Doyle asks culture secretary to launch inquiry into taxpayer-funded channel and its chair

The Guardian - UK

Most TV and film crews feel safety has been compromised, says survey

Survey honouring cameraman who died filming a car stunt in 2017 has found safety protocols and training need to improve

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The Independent UK

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

A ‘tentative agreement’ has been reached between US actors’ union Sag-Aftra and the Alliance of Motion Picture and TV Producers.

The Guardian - UK

UK film and TV workers: share your experience of finding work

We want to hear from people in the UK film and TV industry about their experiences and if they’ve changed career

The Independent UK

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

The Celebrity Stylist Union hopes to improve conditions for creatives. By Katie Wright.

The Guardian - UK

Toby Hayward-Seers obituary

Other lives: Union official responsible for recruiting many new members for Bectu and, in his spare time, a popular DJ at east London venues

Daily Record

Union hits back at Doune the Rabbit Hole organisers blame over 'boycott' calls

The news was confirmed on Wednesday evening - with the organisers saying the festival would not return.

Insider UK

Bands and staff at cancelled Scottish music festival 'owed more than £1 million'

Doune the Rabbit Hole festival organiser in dispute with union over upfront payment of performers and crew

Daily Record

Doune the Rabbit Hole festival cancelled as ticketholders told to contact bank for refunds

The move comes in the wake of calls for performers and other people working at the event to be paid ahead of working.

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