The surprising crisis in British television – Podcast | Television industry
“I had a career for 17 years and what am I doing now? What happened to my life? I had something I was so proud of and the thing I love doesn’t love me.”
Stef Loughrey He is a producer who has worked on some of the largest television programs in the United Kingdom. But in 2023 the constant flow of work to which he had suddenly remedied.
The Guardian’s Media Editor, Michael Savagesay Helen Pidd That Loughrey is not only: it is believed that about 70% of freelancers within the television industry is without work, which affects everything, from games to dramas, from the most experienced to those at the beginning of their career.
Savage moves to a perfect storm of factors, including the accident that followed the post-crovid boom and more structural problems, such as the rise of streamers and the changing vision habits. The serious decline of British productions can affect the type of programming that spectators will see and create a situation in which only those with the deepest pockets can work in the sector.
Savage explains that while some ask for greater government support or an increase in risk from the commissioners, others hope to use their abilities in other sectors.
