The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has launched a new grant programme, “Activate Skills Development Grants,” aimed at empowering creative freelancers and small companies in the region. The initiative, offering grants between £1,000 and £9,000, seeks to unlock skills and provide future growth and development opportunities for individual artists, freelancers, micro-enterprises, and small organisations across […]

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Parliamentary committee calls for fair remuneration of creative freelancers following evidence that creative freelancers like songwriters, musicians, writers and actors are not getting the “revenue rights” they deserve since the onset of artificial intelligence and streaming platforms. Famous creators give evidence and tell it like it is Many successful musicians, actors, writers and visual artists […]

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Conservative MP Lord Hannan of Kingsclere says the government and taxman should not be frightened of the freelancer revolution, nor should ministers stand in its way Lord Hannon is among a small yet possibly growing group of Conservative MPs that have suggested that the current government’s approach to the freelance workforce is outdated. Just this […]

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Screenskills has launched a new Unscripted TV Skills Fund to address skills gaps and shortages in the UK, Bectu has reported. The Fund will invest matched contributions from broadcasters and productions to address skills shortages, and those on board for launch are BBC, Channel 4, Pact, Sky, A+E Networks UK, Discovery UK and BBC Studios. Contributions […]

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