The latest edition of the Pact UK TV Exports Report shows that exports of British-owned TV programmes have returned to growth after several unsettling years in global markets, despite ongoing challenges.
Earlier this year, HMRC introduced important changes to Certified Reliefs for the creative industries, aimed at streamlining claims and enhancing transparency. Here’s a reminder of the key things you need to be aware of and details of additional resources and information to help you claim.
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.
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.
