K.J. Yossman Broadcasting and crew union Bectu has met with U.K. broadcasters today to discuss the “unprecedented” work drought in unscripted that has seen many freelancers looking for jobs outside of TV.
As Variety reported last month, the unscripted sector is currently in crisis following a perfect storm of disrupted pipelines and economic downturn that has meant unscripted commissioning has almost ground to a halt.
As a result, many freelancers in the unscripted community have had to take on other jobs from hospitality to temp work to pay their bills.
Bectu is now liaising with broadcasters in an attempt to remedy the situation. “Following Bectu’s recent poll that revealed nearly half of U.K.
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