The U.K.'s public service broadcasters have come together to call on the British government to financially support freelancers working in the industry who have been impacted by the ongoing coronavirus crisis
The BBC, ITV and Channel 4 are among the signatories of a letter calling for income support to a beleaguered freelance community"as a matter of urgency."
The letter — signed by the heads off the BBC, ITV, Channel, Viacom-owned Channel 5 and Welsh broadcaster S4C — adds to a growing chorus from the trade bodies and unions urging the government to assist freelancers in a creative sector that has been practically shut down due to the pandemic. "So it is true to say that the global success and reputation of the U.K. creative industries depends on them," it added. "The very nature of the freelance community is that they do not have a single anchor employer; they work for the industry as a whole across TV and film, which makes them particularly vulnerable in current circumstances and therefore worthy of government support.
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