UK Broadcasters & Streamers Chided For Failing To Help On Rising Costs
deadline.comUK broadcasters and streamers have “not been understanding or tried to help with costs” since the recession started biting, according to nearly half of UK producer respondents to a Pact survey, with indies reporting costs rocketing by 10% to 20%.
Around 42% of respondents to the trade body’s Increased Cost Of Living And Cost Of Production Report chided the broadcasters and streamers for failing to provide the necessary help as prices continue to rise.
The BBC was called out as the biggest culprit, with 39% saying the pubcaster had “not been helpful”, followed by Channel 4 (34%) and Paramount-owned Channel 5 (27%).
Netflix was below the 20% mark. In the networks’ defense, 35% said the opposite, that they “had been understanding and tried to help with costs,” while the rest of the respondents were in the middle.
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