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New U.K. Unscripted TV Fund Launches for Skills Development
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The BBC, Channel 4, Sky, A+E Networks UK and Discovery UK have joined forces with ScreenSkills and Pact to create the Unscripted TV Skills Fund.
The new fund aims to address skills gaps and shortages in unscripted television as it builds a wider pool of off-screen crew and talent in the nations and regions, with a focus on building a more inclusive workforce and future-proofing the industry. Significant upfront funding has been provided by the BBC and Channel 4.
Areas of skills development to be supported by the fund include production management, development, self-shooting skills and postproduction. The new initiative replaces the ScreenSkills TV Skills Fund, which relied on broadcaster contributions alone, and the Indie Training Fund. It aims to raise in the region of £3 million a year by 2024 with contributions by production companies, broadcasters and SVOD services.
UK broadcasters back unscripted fund
A group of UK broadcasters, including the BBC and Channel 4, have unveiled a fund aimed at covering crew shortages and skill gaps and diversifying production crew and talent in unscripted TV.
Seetha Kumar
The Beeb and C4 are founding investors in the Unscripted TV Skills Fund along with A+E Networks UK, Sky and Discovery UK.
The fund has been announced in partnership with non-profit organisation ScreenSkills and UK indie producers association Pact. Launched on June 1, it will see training investment in unscripted TV rise from £370,000 (US$510,000) to £3m a year.
The scheme unites and replaces the ScreenSkills TV Skills Fund, which accepted broadcaster donations, and the Indie Training Fund, which took independent contributions.
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