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ITV asks UK govt to exempt some TV staff from quarantine

UK broadcaster seeks production staff exemptions after govt expands list of critical workers.

ITV is in talks with the British government to exempt some TV staff from quarantine rules.

Chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall said the UK’s so-called “ping-demic” is proving a difficult situation for production, particularly news and daytime programmes.

“I would be lying if I said it wasn’t a difficult situation from a production point of view, because clearly it is,” she said.

“We have people on set – we’ve got crews and cast – and don’t want to lose anybody to self-isolation.”

She added: “We have been in talks with the (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) about exemptions for certain aspects of production for television, because we do some vital services as a public service broadcaster.”

The UK Government recently extended a list of critical workers to be tested to avoid Covid self-isolation to 1,200 key businesses and employers, on top of the 800 already identified.

While the Government is considering ITV’s request, a decision is unlikely until mid-August.

Meanwhile ITV said that the worst of the coronavirus pandemic is behind it after the company’s total revenue rallied £372m ($A703m), or 26%, in the first half of 2021.

Source: Yahoo

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