Fresh direction with actors producing programme (8)
I believe the answer is:
newscast
'programme' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Topical programme ' mean 'newscast' so perhaps 'programme' could also mean 'newscast')
'fresh direction with actors' is the wordplay.
'fresh' becomes 'new' ('new' can be a synonym of 'fresh').
'direction' becomes 's' (S is an example).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'actors' becomes 'cast' (I've seen this before).
'new'+'s'+'cast'='NEWSCAST'
'producing' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for newscast that I've seen before include "Broadcast of recent happenings" , "TV/radio current affairs report" , "media reports" , "Radio or TV current affairs update" , "Current affairs bulletin" .)