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Union: pay TV talent show contestants

Source: The Guardian

London : United Kingdom | 2 months ago

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Television talent shows are using contestants as "cheap" labour, thereby undercutting professional performers in the entertainment industry, a union has warned. The actors' union Equity has rounded on shows such as Britain's Got Talent and The X Factor , which do not pay contestants a penny for their...

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