Post by Mz on Apr 6, 2005 12:01:30 GMT -5
Ant and Dec Show Disrupted
Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway will be pre-recorded this week due to strike action by ITV staff.
Up to 700 production staff across the UK are to stage a 36-hour walkout on Friday and Saturday in a pay protest.
Broadcasting unions Amicus and Bectu say members, due to strike from 07:00 on Friday, have been asked to work overtime to complete the pre-recording.
Parkinson and Friday's This Morning may also be disrupted by the strike, unions claim.
Staff in London, Leeds and Manchester will stage a strike beginning at 07:00 on Friday through to 19:00 on Saturday.
Bectu members in Nottingham, Birmingham, Norwich and at ITV's southern transmission centre in London will also take part in a two-hour stoppage from 12:00 to 14:00 on Friday.
Filming schedules of Emmerdale, Heartbeat and Coronation Street could also be affected, although ITV has said it is unlikely viewers will notice any difference.
Members of the Bectu and Amicus broadcasting unions voted to strike after rejecting a 3.3 per cent pay offer.
Just in case anyone was interested.
Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway will be pre-recorded this week due to strike action by ITV staff.
Up to 700 production staff across the UK are to stage a 36-hour walkout on Friday and Saturday in a pay protest.
Broadcasting unions Amicus and Bectu say members, due to strike from 07:00 on Friday, have been asked to work overtime to complete the pre-recording.
Parkinson and Friday's This Morning may also be disrupted by the strike, unions claim.
Staff in London, Leeds and Manchester will stage a strike beginning at 07:00 on Friday through to 19:00 on Saturday.
Bectu members in Nottingham, Birmingham, Norwich and at ITV's southern transmission centre in London will also take part in a two-hour stoppage from 12:00 to 14:00 on Friday.
Filming schedules of Emmerdale, Heartbeat and Coronation Street could also be affected, although ITV has said it is unlikely viewers will notice any difference.
Members of the Bectu and Amicus broadcasting unions voted to strike after rejecting a 3.3 per cent pay offer.
Just in case anyone was interested.
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