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Government move to let Channel 4 make content prompts concern from indie sector

Channel 4 will be able to make and own some of its own content under new proposals from the Government, which confirmed the broadcaster will not be sold off. Unlike other broadcasters, everything the channel currently airs is commissioned from ...

05 Jan 2023 at 17:59

Media Bill will remove ‘sword of Damocles’ for outlets on legal costs, MPs told

Media outlets will no longer have a “sword of Damocles” hanging over them once a law linked to legal costs is repealed, the Culture Secretary has said. Lucy Frazer said the Government will “protect our free press” as she outlined moves in the ...

21 Nov 2023 at 18:11

Media Bill to give Channel 4 ‘tools it needs to succeed in the future’

Boris Johnson has cemented the Government’s intention to privatise Channel 4, saying the sale will “unleash the potential of the UK’s creative sector”. The comments formed part of the Prime Minister’s introduction to the Queen’s Speech, ...

10 May 2022 at 13:55

BBC boss urges Government to consider ‘high stakes’ before funding decisions

BBC director-general Tim Davie has said the “stakes are very high” as the Government considers the future of the broadcaster’s funding model. It comes after Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries announced earlier this year that the ...

12 May 2022 at 12:55

Labour minister channels RuPaul and urges Government to ‘sashay away’

Labour’s Sir Chris Bryant quoted drag queen RuPaul in the Commons, as he urged the Government to “sashay away”. The shadow culture minister criticised the Government for failing to support creative industries, from the ...

23 May 2024 at 11:10

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Australian politicians pass bill that would ban young children from social media

Australia’s House of Representatives have passed a bill that would ban children younger than 16 years old from social media, leaving it to the Senate to finalise the world-first law. The major parties backed the bill ...

27 Nov 2024 at 07:10

Government proposes law to help broadcasters compete with streaming giants

The Government has published new draft legislation which for the first time holds streaming platforms to similar standards as public service broadcasters in order to “level the playing field”. The draft Media Bill ...

28 Mar 2023 at 23:28

Government must ensure major sporting events remain free-to-air, say BBC and ITV

Major sporting events such as the football World Cup and Olympic Games risk going behind a paywall unless the Government passes new legislation, the bosses of the BBC and ITV have warned. In a letter published in ...

22 Aug 2022 at 14:29

Media Bill to repeal threat of publishers paying all legal costs

The Media Bill will remove a threat that publishers will pay all legal costs if they win or lose a court case, it has been announced in the King’s Speech. The Government has already made a commitment to repeal ...

07 Nov 2023 at 12:21

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Channel 4 making own content to have ‘safeguards’ as part of Media Bill

Plans to support Channel 4 to make its own content will be accompanied by “new safeguards” as part of the Media Bill. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport announced on Wednesday that it has upped a ...

08 Nov 2023 at 16:19

Culture Secretary: Media Bill will remove threats to public service broadcasters

Proposed legislation will enact reform to keep the UK’s public service broadcasters “at the top of their game” and “level the playing field” by removing threats to their sustainability, Culture Secretary ...

21 Nov 2023 at 00:01

Channel 4 boss praises ‘sensible decision’ on broadcaster’s future

Channel 4’s chief executive Alex Mahon has praised the Government for coming to a “sensible decision” after confirmation that the broadcaster will not be sold off. On Thursday Culture Secretary Michelle ...

05 Jan 2023 at 20:29

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