Writers’ Guild Of Great Britain, Which Is Chaired By ‘Adolescence’ Co-Creator Jack Thorne, Set To Raise Mega-Merger “Red Flags” With Netflix
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Writers’ Guild Of Great Britain, Which Counts ‘Adolescence’ Co-Creator Jack Thorne As President, Set To Raise Mega-Merger “Red Flags” With Netflix

The Netflix Warner merger will be raised by the Writers Guild Of Great Britain at a meeting, which is led by 'Adolescence's Jack Thorne

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Week today: morning of Weds 6 Nov; members of #Bectu #Equity #MU & #WGGB in #Cymru /
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UK Industry Bodies Welcome WGA/AMPTP Deal, Urge End To Actors Strike

UK industry bodies Bectu and the Writers Guild of Great Britain are saluting the tentative agreement reached on Sunday by the WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers to end …

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Sandi Toksvig Of WGGB Urges Streamers To End "Buy-Out Agreements"

Sandi Toksvig, the President of the Writers Guild of Great Britain (WGGB), has urged streamers to end their practice of “buy out agreements” and embrace residuals, aligning with the WGA…

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WGGB's Sandi Toksvig Demands Changes to Streamer Payment Terms

The president of the Writers Guild of Great Britain (WGGB), Sandi Toksvig, is set to call for changes to the way in which streamers remunerate writers. Toksvig will speak at the Trades Union Congre…

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This is fantastic ~ Disabled writers are seriously under-represented in the #creative industries, so to reduce #access barriers for freelance #writers in broadcasting, film, theatre, publishing and the videogames industry, Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) has launched a#WritersAccessRider
Screenwriter Sukey Venables-Fisher, who helped to develop it said: ‘The #WGGB access rider and guidance helps to level the playing field for #disabled writers. By making it clear to producers what adjustments are needed, we can ensure that writers with disabilities are not disadvantaged when working in the industry.’ https://writersguild.org.uk/access-rider/
WGGB launches access rider for disabled writers  - Writers' Guild of Great Britain

Disabled writers are seriously under-represented in the creative industries, and in UK broadcasting alone make up only 5.4% of contributions, according to data this year from Project Diamond. To reduce access barriers for freelance writers in broadcasting, film, theatre, publishing and the videogames industry, WGGB today launches a Writers’ Access Rider. Access riders, sometimes referred to … Continued

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Here is my #introduction I am #Welsh born and bred but live in Lincolnshire now. Studying for a #PhD in #Drama I write for #theatre and run my own theatre company I am a full pro member of Writers Guild of Great Britain #WGGB and am interested in depictions of #WelshIdentity for the PhD looking at Anglophone Welsh plays 2010 - 2020 though I cover a far wider history of Welsh theatre in the work.