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OR Media, UK Producer Behind Tom Hollander Doc ‘Path Of Blood,’ Lays Off 18 Staff & Pays Freelancers Late Amid “Difficult” Financial Woes
OR Media: There have been layoffs and freelancer late payments at the producer of Tom Hollander doc 'Path Of Blood'
EXCLUSIVE: British producer OR Media, which has made shows for the Saudi state broadcaster, BBC and Tom Hollander-starring docu-feature Path of Blood, has laid off 14% of its workforce and failed to pay freelancers to the tune of what sources estimate could be hundreds of thousands of pounds. Deadline is told that numerous freelancers and suppliers haven’t been paid for months, with estimates from insiders placing the total owed across the board in the hundreds of thousands of pounds. One senior OR Media insider said concerns had been raised by a number of team members over a lack of mental health provision for people working on projects that feature disturbing footage.
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