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Manchester Pride Went Bust: The £1.3 Million Scandal That Left Hundreds of UK Freelancers Penniless
The party is over. Hundreds of performers and production staff made Manchester Pride unforgettable. Now, the organisation behind the event has gone bust, owing over a million pounds. For the freelance creatives who powered the festival,…
Why movies aren’t making money anymore—and who pays the price
The film industry has been built and sustained by freelance talent. But what happens when the marketing budget of a film can come close to—or even exceed—the budget to make it? We analyse the new realities of film budgets and how they're…
Your mic is live: Pitch reactive news reels and get hired
Sadly, print's dead. News outlets want video, audio, and experts who can deliver fast and feed our attention spans. Here's how freelancers can cash in on the shift
News outlets are binning their print-first approach. For example,…
Film Review: One Battle After Another
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Paul Thomas Anderson's ambitious and fast-paced cinematic epic, One Battle After Another, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Chase Infiniti, updates '80s political paranoia to address contemporary culture wars and the US…
Theatre Opens ‘Second Stage’ Door for Ex-Offenders to Address Skills Crisis
A new charitable initiative, Second Stage, has launched to tackle the UK theatre sector’s chronic entry-level staff shortage by training and employing ex-offenders
The UK performing arts industry supports approximately 244,000…
Secure your share of $25m creative fund: Top bid writer reveals tips for non-London applicants
Is your creative business in Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region, the North East, West of England, West Midlands, or West Yorkshire? You could be in for a major cash injection if you meet the requirements. A bid writer explains how…
AI F*ups: Freelancers find new income stream fixing machine-made mistakes. But how long will it…
Companies turn to human workers to polish AI-generated content across multiple industries
The same companies that laid off human workers in favour of AI are now hiring freelancers to fix what their algorithms got wrong, according to a…
WPP slashes freelancer workforce by 25% as AI Agents replace external talent and sector looks to…
Advertising giant WPP's dramatic freelancer cuts signal industry shift toward automation and internal efficiency. But will its clients feel cheated on creativity?
Global advertising holding company WPP has dramatically reduced its…
AI scraping your content for “free training”? Not anymore.
As legal cases against tech giants mount, it's essential for freelancers and their clients to safeguard their digital assets. Learn how to prevent AI from freely training on your valuable content
Legal battle exposes widespread…
The Ghosting Game: How pandemic-era hiring has become psychological warfare for freelancers
The pandemic has turned many hiring managers and clients into apathetic ghosting gatekeepers, leaving freelancers battling psychological warfare. We look at the dangers of ghosting in recruitment and how candidates can come out the other…