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Consumer Champion Martin Lewis Rails Against “Piss Poor” Pay & Conditions In UK TV Industry – Edinburgh
Martin Lewis has talked the BBC, Watchdog and working conditions in TV as he picks up the outstanding achievement award at the Edinburgh TV Festival.
Consumer champion Martin Lewis has railed against “piss poor” pay and working conditions in the TV industry, which is paired with a “hangover attitude” that sees people told “it’s glamorous but you’re treated like s**t.” Lewis used several examples, pointing out that some production companies making shows over Christmas will fire their freelancers and then rehire them in January to avoid paying them at the end of December. Lewis returned to remarks made several months ago slamming the BBC for parring down consumer finance show Watchdog, which he called “poor,” while he criticized public broadcasters for failing to inform viewers properly about the cost-of-living crisis.
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