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.
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).
MoU between Pact and the Producers Guild of India intends to lead to a more collaborative relationship between the UK and Indian production sectors and for both countries to share best practice, projects and ideas.
Panel sessions, speed pitching and... Guess the 80s Soap Star? Our Head of International, Ross Lewis, and Synchronicity Films CEO, Claire Mundell share their experiences of this year's edition of our annual two-day event connecting indies with international commissioners.
The latest edition of our annual report shows that total TV production revenues increased slightly - by 1.4 per cent to £3.66 billion in 2024 - with the sector navigating a challenging commissioning market at home and abroad.
Read our update on broken turnaround and the discussions we are having around this industry-wide challenge in our latest joint statement with Bectu and other key industry partners.
As summer comes to a close, our Director of Policy Emily Oyama shares her insights into an important Ofcom publication released in July that may have slipped under your radar at the time but has potentially important consequences for the sector.
A recent extrajudicial settlement means that the budget hotel chain will enter into the AVLA Licence Agreement, which will benefit creatives including producers.
5 (formerly known as Channel 5) has been notifying producers of its plans to exploit some of its longform content on its Channel 5-branded YouTube channel from September.
Directors UK has agreed to extend the current agreement with Pact and other parties until the end of September, whilst the finer points of a new deal are finalised.
The latest BBC reports show overall content spend was up over the last year. However, there has been a decline in the number of independent producers the Corporation has commissioned and it is lagging on contestability.
We are very pleased that Ofcom has listened to the sector's concerns and dropped its proposed changes to remove the prohibition of bundling and matching rights when negotiating a commission.
We are deeply disappointed by the broadcaster's move and concerned about the long-term impact this may have on independent producers and the many freelancers who contribute to making original UK children's programming.
We welcome the formal launch of new working groups, which should help to ensure that both rights holders and AI developers play a role in shaping the solutions which are needed to move the debate forward on AI and copyright.
