![]() As well as running webinars, masterclasses and in-person networking events around the country for them to meet with indies, we’ve been sourcing jobs from other, non-TV sectors which suit our members’ transferable skills. Meanwhile their overheads continue to mount.Īt TM we’ve adopted the approach we took during Covid to try and help freelancers through. Many companies we speak to say they have a project ready to go but are just waiting for the final green light from the commissioner. ![]() Most anticipate a quiet period over Christmas but expect – and plan – to have been back working since March.įor indies, especially the smaller ones, it’s hard too. The reality – as people at the coalface can testify – is that the usual spring resumption of large-scale production has not materialised, as broadcasters try to clear the shelves of the surplus of shows commissioned last year and delay commissioning new ones.įreelancers have felt the impact acutely. More starkly, there have been 11% fewer jobs in the first five months than during the same period in 2021 and almost 1/3rd fewer than in 2019, the year before the pandemic. At The Talent Manager, the number of TV production job postings this year is down more than 40% on last year’s post-Covid boom. ![]() ![]() ![]() The anecdotal evidence of a production-drought is clear – and the statistical evidence is clear too. ![]()
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