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Universal household levy offers viable alternative to BBC licence fee – report

A universal household levy could offer a viable alternative to the BBC licence fee, a new report has suggested. The Lords Communications and Digital Committee said the model, in which each household would be required to pay a flat fee regardless of ...

18 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Dorries interview interrupted by off-screen altercation

A TV interview with Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries was interrupted by an off-camera altercation. The Cabinet minister was speaking to Sky News live from Birmingham when the sound of a dispute could be heard in the background. Ms Dorries was ...

28 Jul 2022 at 10:52

‘Vital’ that Government plans are ‘rigorously scrutinised’, says Channel 4 boss

The Government’s plans to privatise Channel 4 should be “rigorously scrutinised by MPs and peers on all sides”, its chief content officer has said. Having been publicly owned since its creation in 1982 by the Conservative government of ...

16 Jun 2022 at 15:02

Dorries’ claim that Channel 4 reality show used paid actors ‘unfounded’

The production company behind the Channel 4 documentary show Tower Block Of Commons has said Nadine Dorries’ claim that the programme used paid actors is “unfounded”. Appearing before the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee on ...

21 May 2022 at 13:38

Tech firms which fail to protect users could be fined up to £18bn, says Dorries

Social media companies could be fined as much as £18 billion under the Government’s new online safety reforms, according to the Culture Secretary. Nadine Dorries outlined the possible scale of the punishments available as part of the ...

06 Jan 2022 at 13:25

Nadine Dorries to quit Cabinet as Boris Johnson leaves No 10

Nadine Dorries, one of Boris Johnson’s fiercest defenders, is to stand down as Culture Secretary following his departure from No 10. Sources close to Ms Dorries – who was a prominent supporter of Liz Truss during the leadership ...

06 Sept 2022 at 00:30

BBC director general calls for ‘serious public service investment’ amid cuts

The director-general of the BBC has called for “serious public service investment” if it is to compete with international rivals in the coming years. Tim Davie said during a Royal Television Society event in London that the ...

07 Dec 2022 at 14:54

Shepperton Studios project ‘will cement UK’s status as global filmmaker’

The expansion of the Shepperton Studios will allow the UK to “cement our status as one of the best places globally to make film and television”, the Culture Secretary has said. Michelle Donelan on Tuesday visited the ...

29 Nov 2022 at 23:36

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Culture Secretary defends Jeremy Clarkson’s ‘right to say what he wants’

The Culture Secretary has defended Jeremy Clarkson’s “right to be able to say what he wants” after his Sun newspaper column about the Duchess of Sussex was widely criticised. The piece, in which Clarkson, 62, said ...

11 Jan 2023 at 17:48

Channel 4 boss in discussion with Government after doubt cast over privatisation

The chief executive of Channel 4 has said she is in contact with the Government over “where they want to end up” after the new Culture Secretary cast doubt on plans to privatise the broadcaster. Michelle Donelan, ...

27 Sept 2022 at 15:15

Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan to take ‘short’ maternity leave

Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan will become the second Cabinet minister to take maternity leave after she announced she is expecting a baby next year. She said she will be taking a “short” break from her ...

14 Dec 2022 at 12:51

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£65m Covid funding secured for Scotland’s culture and events

A £65 million fund has been confirmed to support cultural businesses, organisations and events. Culture Secretary Angus Robertson said the sum will go towards supporting those in the sector who have been ...

03 Jan 2022 at 13:25

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