News & Updates

Overall, our negotiations with Equity have been constructive, but the union is balloting its members on whether they would be prepared to refuse digital scanning on set.

Proposed new deal to be voted on by MU members in January and a grace period for holdover of the existing rates can be applied until Sunday 1st March 2026. 

Independent Review of Creative Scotland Report includes recommendations to change Screen Scotland funding processes and allow it to act more independently.

The Directors UK Blanket Agreement, which governs the conditions of engagement of directors on productions commissioned by UK broadcasters has been updated following months of negotiations between Pact and Directors UK (DUK).

Ofcom has published its final statement confirming updates it is making to production quotas following a consultation it ran earlier in the year, which Pact submitted a response to.

Whilst our negotiations continue, we have agreed that the existing Cinema Films Rates will remain effective until at least Monday 5th January 2026.