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It's been quiet ish over the Summer months in the world of placements, but there's still some movement. Based on the work we've been doing and the 'back to school' vibe of September, we predict far more people news and moves in the coming weeks.
Rumpus Media has appointed?Adeel Amini to the newly created role of Head of Entertainment, also announcing Abby Kumar as Development Producer.
RAW has hired Sam Gordon to join its features team, working as a producer/executive producer.
UKTV has appointed Paramount commissioning exec, Claire Hookway, to the newly created role of Commissioning Executive.
Creative Diversity Network has announced the appointment of ex Amazon?DEI Lead Miranda?Wayland as its new Chief Executive. ?
Senior developer?Chris?Reindorp has joined 'Accused: Guilty or Innocent?' producer Brinkworth to expand its US unscripted output.?
Zai Bennett leaves his position as MD of Content at Sky to be CEO and Chief Creative Officer for BBC Studios Productions.?
Industry News Highlights
TP's Kimberly was in Edinburgh to speak on a TV Festival panel session called 'TV's Invisible Army: Tackling the Freelancer Crisis', where a new collaboration was announced between some of the industry’s biggest?organisations called 'Action for Freelancers' - set to build on the work of?Adeel Amini's Coalition for Change and the original Freelance Charter. Watch this space for progress updates.
Read our blog on the general vibe at the TV Festival, James Graham's MacTaggart and Carol Vorderman's Alternative MacTaggart lectures on 'class' and other sessions we attended too.
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The papers are full of discussion on 'class' too, and?this Televisual article on 'it's not what you know ...' is worth a read.
Updated stats from BECTU show that over?half the UK screen industry workers are unemployed . Slightly down from 68% in Feb (but could that be because people have already left?).
We're looking forward to hearing what the new Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport, The RT Hon Lisa Nandy MP, will be?stating as her priorities for the creative industries ?at the RTS Convention in September.
BBC sacks Jermaine Jenus? after allegations of bad behaviour in the workplace and is is seeking to recover?over ￡200k of salary from?Huw Edwards .?
Fremantle shuts down 'Hospital' and?'Five Guys a Week'?indie Label1. ?
And?Paramount is shutting down 'Paramount Television Studios ', as it embarks on a round of cost cutting layoffs.? ?
But there seems to have been an uptick in commissions, including:
Next week's ITK is our super popular 'Watch and Listen' edition jam packed with recommends for bingeing.
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