Talent Trust Report Reveals "Silence Gap" Costing British TV Productions Time and Money Amid Welfare Concerns
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Max Goldbart
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Summary
A Talent Trust report using real-time reaction data from British TV productions reveals a "silence gap" where crew members feel unable to speak up about welfare concerns on set, costing productions time and money. The report comes amid the Married at First Sight UK scandal, which has raised questions about duty of care in unscripted television. Channel 4's Ian Katz acknowledged a gap between the broadcaster's perception of its decisions and the reality experienced by contributors who feel let down.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledIan Katz grew visibly emotional last week when he acknowledged there is a 'gap' between Channel 4 feeling it had 'made the right decisions' and 'a situation where you have contributors who have been through a show and feel very let down.'
A recent report using real-time reaction data taken from British TV productions, exclusively shared with Deadline, spotlighted a similar gap for behind-the-camera crew.
The Talent Trust report has estimated the cost of poor welfare amid the 'Married at First Sight' scandal on UK TV productions.
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