Viva La PD News

PRESS RELEASE: New report highlights problems in the UK’s unscripted television industry

Post-pandemic research co-produced by Viva La PD into the UK’s television industry finds shocking management practices persist across the...

State of Play Survey 2021: Preliminary Report

Publication date: 11 January 2021 NB: A PDF version of this report is available to download here: Introduction The State of Play survey...

State of Play Survey: Written Testimonies

Bectu, Bournemouth University and Viva la PD – State of Play Survey Worker’s Testimonies “The initial statistical data from the State of...

Viva La PD Partners with Bectu and Bournemouth University for Latest Survey

Viva La PD has teamed up with Bectu and Bournemouth University's Faculty of Media & Communication to launch an important survey for...

Viva La PD member Mandy featured in Watford Observer

A few weeks ago, Viva made a video about our member, Mandy who like thousands of others had fallen through the gaps of the government's...

Viva La PD blog picked up by Broadcast

Viva La PD admin, James Taylor's blog about Excluded Freelancers was picked up by Broadcast Magazine. Click the picture below to take you...

Viva La PD Admin on BBC News

Viva La PD Co-Administrator, James Taylor was featured in a piece on BBC News, interviewed by Business Editor, Simon Jack about people...

Viva La PD featured on BBC News

Since the Covid-19 lockdown we've been banging the drum for TV freelancers falling through the gaps. This BBC News article features 3...

Broadcast Magazine featuring Viva La PD #6lostmonths Survey

Reaction to our follow-up Coronavirus survey results with our stats quoted in the below Broadcast magazine article. Click the preview...

Reaction to Q&A with Tracy Brabin

We've had a write up to our recent Q&A with Tracy Brabin in Broadcast Magazine. Click the picture below for the original (paywall), or...

Broadcast Magazine feature on Viva La PD Survey

Industry magazine Broadcast published a piece based on our Viva La PD Report "Freelancers: Fighting For Survival". Click the image below...