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BECS is recruiting a full-time, permanent Distribution Officer.  Based on our Covent Garden office, the Distribution Officer will join a small team that manages production and artist data from a growing number of European and UK sources, and coordinates and processes payment runs to performers' for their film, television and radio work. 

The starting salary will be in the region of £23-24k plus benefits.

For a full job description please contact Angela Lyttle by emailing becs@equity.org.uk or by calling 020 670 0350.

Those interested in applying will be asked to submit a CV with a covering letter outlining their suitability and interest in the role.  The closing date for applications is Thursday 2nd February.  

In July 2011, the European Commission published a Green Paper looking at the ways in which the audiovisual sector is changing in response to technology developments and consumer expectations.

It invited stakeholders to comment (by 18 November) on the challenges and opportunities facing audiovisual media service providers and, in particular, whether the regulatory and legal framework poses barriers to the cross-border availability of online services in the EU.

The Green Paper focuses in particular on the copyright licensing framework and discusses a number of regulatory approaches to licensing.  It also addresses remuneration of authors and performers for the online use of their works.

BECS has responded and outlined how the payments administered through BECS are an increasingly important means for actors and audiovisual performers to secure payment from the use of programmes in new video-on-demand and similar online services.

The BECS response can be viewed below.  

The Press release announcing the Consultation can be found at http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/11/868&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

The Green Paper itself can be found at  http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/consultations/2011/audiovisual_en.htm

BECS Response to EC Audiovisual Green Paper

This year's Annual General Meeting will be held in the beautiful surroundings of the Crush Room at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. 

The meeting will start at 1.30pm on Wednesday 7th December. 

Members are invited to attend from 1.15pm and also to join the members of the Board and BECS staff for drinks following the meeting.

Invitations are being posted to members in mid-November with the Annual Report. The Official Notice of AGM can be viewed here: 

Notice of AGM  

Members wishing to attend the AGM are asked to RSVP by calling 020 7670 0360 or by emailing their name and reference number to becs@equity.org.uk.

Two rule changes are being proposed at this year's AGM on 7th December.

The first proposal is to create a place on the Board of Directors for a representative of the Personal Managers' Association.  

The second proposal is to create a place on the Board of Directors for the Chief Executive Officer of BECS. 

The documents below show how the proposed changes would affect the Rules of the company. 

Option A shows how the rules would be amended should the AGM vote in favour of Board places for a nominee of the PMA and for the CEO.  Option B shows how the rules would change should the AGM vote against a place on the Board of a nominee of the PMA but in favour of a place for the CEO.   

Any questions about the rule change proposals can be directed to becs@equity.org.uk.

Proposal A

Proposal B

The 2011 Annual Report and full Financial Statements of the company to the end of April 2011 can be viewed below. 

Copies of the Annual Report will be mailed out to BECS members in mid-November. 

Any questions or comments on the Report or Financial Statements can be directed to becs@equity.org.uk. 

Annual Report 2011

Financial Statement to April 2011