Action For Freelancers project lead James Taylor Tovey shares the group's latest updates with Broadcast's Heather Fallon, and Ed Gamble chats to Broadcast Intelligence's Alice Redman about his new show Unacceptable.

As the industry continues to adjust to world of tighter budgets and fewer commissions, James Taylor Tovey unpacks what he, AFF and fellow support organisation TV Mindset have been doing to aid the legions of affected freelancers - including establishing freelancer festivals in London and Glasgow, offering guidance on maitaining a healthy work/life balance and signposting existing support.

For more information on Action for Freelancers, visit: https://www.screenskills.com/action-for-freelancers

Comedy entertainment has been seen as a genre in decline in recent years - but a flurry of commissions suggest that is changing. Among them was Ranga Bee panel show Unacceptable, which launched earlier this month on TLC. Host Ed Gamble joins the pod to explore why the future is looking bright for the genre - as well as revealing his love of onscreen chaos and pitch meeting pet peeves.

Plus Heather and Broadcast's Rebecca Cooney chat about the personnel moves which have caught the industry's attention this week - Poppy Dixon's arrival at the BBC as head of documentaries and Seb Cardwell's departure from the role of head of scripted at 5.

For more on all this week's stories, check out www.broadcastnow.co.uk:

Rebecca's report on the freelancer festivals: https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/freelancers/five-takeaways-from-the-first-freelancer-fest/5217769.article

Seb Cardwell's departure from 5: https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/channel-5/seb-cardwell-set-to-leave-5/5218761.article

Poppy Dixon's appointment at the BBC: https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/bbc/poppy-dixon-lands-bbc-head-of-docs/5218711.article

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What's happening to support freelancers? (plus Ed Gamble's unacceptable TV opinion)

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What's happening to support freelancers? (plus Ed Gamble's unacceptable TV opinion)