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# Bectu OB Branch

Representing Outside Broadcasts within BECTU

## Sitemaps

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## Posts

- [News](https://bectuob.org.uk/news/)
- [What Your Branch Is Working On-August 26](https://bectuob.org.uk/2026/08/what-your-branch-is-working-on/) - The Bectu OB branch is continually working on issues affecting our members across the industry. We recognise that branch members do not always hear about this work while it is happening. Some issues involve ongoing discussions with employers, Bectu officials or other organisations. Additionally, there may be periods when there is little we can usefully
- [For Members Affected by the Current Middle East Situation](https://bectuob.org.uk/2026/03/for-members-affected-by-the-current-middle-east-situation/) - The link below is the union's statement on the current situation in Iran and the wider region: Prospect statement on the Middle East conflict | BectuIf there are members who are working there or are due to work in the affected countries then please advise them to check the Foreign Office's travel advice and register their
- [3 Month free for New Joiners to OB Branch March 2026](https://bectuob.org.uk/2026/02/heart-union-week/) - Membership has confirmed that any new OB joiners in March 2026, will receive 3 months free membership. They have given the OB Branch this code for you to share -OB3MF. It doesn’t matter if anyone joins without putting it on the form, it just helps the Membership team with the admin. If you could encourage new
- [CMA Investigation Results from the OB Branch Poll](https://bectuob.org.uk/2025/06/cma-investigation-results-from-the-ob-branch-poll/) - How to Shape the Future The Outside Broadcast Branch sought to find out how people felt about the recent CMA report into the price fixing of freelancer pay in Sports and Events and launched a poll in May 2025. The CMA discovered approximately fifteen instances between 2014 and October 2021, where at least two companies
- [Competition and Markets Authority- Infringement decision and settlement](https://bectuob.org.uk/2025/04/competition-and-markets-authority-infringement-decision-and-settlement/) - 21 March 2025: the CMA issued an infringement decision to 5 companies involved in the production and broadcasting of sports content, and imposed fines totalling over £4 million. The CMA’s decision encompasses 15 separate bilateral infringements of competition law. The CMA has found in each instance the disclosure and receipt, or the exchange, of competitively
- [Bectu OB Branch CMA Webinar](https://bectuob.org.uk/2025/04/bectu-ob-branch-cma-webinar/) - Zoom Webinar Wednesday 30th April at 7PM Webinar Register Link: https://prospect-orguk.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RLetXSXUTnaXks2LSRy-Pg Shape The Future: What Does It Mean for OB Crews This meeting is open to all and has been organized to analyse and formulate the Outside Broadcast Crew's response to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) report concerning freelancer pay and price fixing by
- [EMG's Response to their Website wording](https://bectuob.org.uk/2024/08/emgs-response-to-their-website-wording/) - The CEO of EMG Live, Peter Bates, has responded to Bectu’s letter from Phillipa Childs, Head of Bectu, concerning the recent statement on the EMG Live website. The OB Branch is proud of the actions that Bectu and other leading freelancers have taken to stand up for the dignity and respect that our fellow freelancers
- [Stage Screen and Radio - Crews Call For Action](https://bectuob.org.uk/2024/10/stage-screen-and-radio-article-autumn-2024/) - bectu_ssr2024autumn Cover storyDownload
- [Bectu's Response to EMG Website Wording](https://bectuob.org.uk/2024/07/bectus-response-to-emg-website-wording/) - Following an appalling statement on the EMG Live Website that came to light earlier this week disparaging freelancers, the Head of Bectu Philippa Childs sent this letter to the CEO of EMG on Wednesday morning. "Dear Peter, I am writing to you concerning a statement on your website regarding freelance crew. The statement reads as
- [Contracts and Payments for Freelance OB Crew](https://bectuob.org.uk/2024/07/contracts-and-payments-for-freelance-ob-crew/) - A Quick Guide to Contracts and Payments for Freelance OB Crew Following the well-publicised discussions with Cloudbass over late payments and early results from our late payment survey, we thought it would be helpful to produce a simple overview of contract law with good practice suggestions for members. We hope this will clarify where you A Quick Guide to Contracts and Payments for Freelance OB Crew Following the well-publicised discussions with Cloudbass over late payments and early results from our late payment survey, we thought it would be helpful to produce a simple overview of contract law with good practice suggestions for members. We hope this will clarify where you
- [Cloudbass Latest News](https://bectuob.org.uk/2024/07/cloudbass-latest-news/) - Discussion on Late Payment In recent months, Bectu has been in discussions with Cloudbass Limited, regarding delays in invoice payments. We have raised significant concerns among our members, especially in light of the recent liquidations of Presteigne, Televideo and Arena, which have already impacted many of you. Over the past year, Bectu has detailed these
- [Health & Safety Questionnaire](https://bectuob.org.uk/2024/04/hs-questionnaire/) - In our first endeavour as the new OB Branch, we hope to start discussions with production teams and facilities companies regarding on-site health and safety. To this end, we have prepared a brief questionnaire to gather people's views on H&S in and around OBs. All responses will be totally anonymous, and we aim to use
- [Freelance Working in the EU for UK Members](https://bectuob.org.uk/2024/04/freelance-working-in-the-eu-for-uk-members/) - Working in the European Union (EU) has become a bureaucratic challenge for freelancers since Brexit. As a freelancer, it’s crucial to comply with local laws and regulations in every country you work in. The rules and procedures may vary, depending on individual circumstances and country-specific regulations for non-EU workers. It is essential to check the
- [Welcome...](https://bectuob.org.uk/2024/04/hello/) - ... to the Bectu OB Branch! This branch has been set up to reflect the needs of members working in outside broadcast and, with more effective representation, to address the growing list of bad experiences suffered by all those in this part of the television industry. BECTU is the largest sector of the Prospect union

## Pages

- [About Us](https://bectuob.org.uk/) - Welcome to the Bectu Outside Broadcast Branch We are currently investigating late payments. Please help us by submitting examples of late payments, paid and unpaid, to assist with building up a wider picture. Late Payment Survey The Outside Broadcast Branch exists to represent the people who work across the OB industry and to make sure
- [Contact Us](https://bectuob.org.uk/contact-us/) - Would you like to drop us a line? Please leave your details and comments and we'll get back to you as soon as possible. Please be assured, all industry feedback or concerns will be kept anonymous & confidential.
- [Resources](https://bectuob.org.uk/resources/) - Published resources from the committee are listed here. Documents covering-protests-and-demonstrations-as-a-journalist-or-media-worker-a-bectu-briefing-aug-002- bectu-recommended-rates-and-terms-april-2023-final-v2 bectu-combined-rates-and-terms-ob-sound-freelancers-v1.1 All-About-the-Perimenopause-and-Menopause-Easy-Read-REDUCED Links
- [BECTU OB Branch](https://bectuob.org.uk/bectu-ob-branch/) - Hello and welcome. People in TV are not ordinary. They are Extraordinary. In the aftermath of the pandemic, a single message was sent out in September 2022, posing a simple yet powerful question: "What can we do to make things better?" The response was overwhelming. Within a mere six hours, 400 people had already joined
- [Join Us](https://bectuob.org.uk/join-us/) - BECTUs successes were brought about by its membership. That is you. Encouraging others to join can only make us stronger. Getting involved as a rep can only make us stronger. We already have a voice that is heard. Together we can shout a little louder. If you have an existing problem and you are seeking
- [Privacy Policy](https://bectuob.org.uk/privacy-policy/) - Who we are Our website address is: https://bectuob.org.uk. Comments When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided

## Categories

- [Health & Safety](https://bectuob.org.uk/category/health-safety/)
- [Information](https://bectuob.org.uk/category/information/)
- [Surveys](https://bectuob.org.uk/category/surveys/)

## Tags

- [OB Crew](https://bectuob.org.uk/tag/ob-crew/)
- [Freelance payments](https://bectuob.org.uk/tag/freelance-payments/)
- [contracts](https://bectuob.org.uk/tag/contracts/)
- [EMG](https://bectuob.org.uk/tag/emg/)
- [Freelancers](https://bectuob.org.uk/tag/freelancers/)
- [#EMG #OBbranch #bectu #PhillipaChilds](https://bectuob.org.uk/tag/emg-obbranch-bectu-phillipachilds/)