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DCMS
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Government plans to extend Ofcom regulation of BBC to online news
The UK government wants to extend media regulator Ofcom’s remit to include oversight of BBC…
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DCMS to question Netflix, Amazon and Sky execs over Media Bill draft
Representatives from Netflix, Amazon and Sky will be questioned by MPs as part of Parliament’s…
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DCMS calls ITV CEO Carolyn McCall to give evidence over Phillip Schofield case
ITV boss Carolyn McCall has been called by Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee to…
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UK Culture Secretary Donelan calls BBC ‘a national asset’
UK Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan struck a conciliatory tone about the future of UK public…
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UK government may extend reserved sports in digital domain
The UK government is to review broadcast rules around major sporting events to look at…
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Nadine Dorries steps down as culture secretary
Following the exit of British prime minister Boris Johnson, controversial culture secretary Nadine Dorries has…
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UK government: Premier League must be FTA on return
The English Premier League has been given the go ahead to resume – on the…
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‘MP for Albert Square’ Oliver Dowden appointed secretary of culture
As a part of the British government’s cabinet reshuffle, Oliver Dowden has been appointed as…
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Licence fee reform-backing Knight elected DCMS chair
Julian Knight, the Conservative MP for Solihull, has been elected chair of the Digital, Culture,…
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BBC defends over-75s licence fee plans following damning DCMS committee report
The BBC has responded to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) committee…
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UK government launches survey on creative sector’s ‘no deal Brexit’ preparedness
The UK government has set out to gauge the preparedness of creative organisations, including the…
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DCMS committee calls for regulation of online platforms
A compulsory code of ethics, overseen by an independent regulator, should be brought in to…
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UK government to examine the development of VR and AR
The UK government is due to examine the development of immersive technologies such as virtual…
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UK culture secretary moves to department of health, replacement named
Conservative MP for Kenilworth and Southam, Jeremy Wright, has been named the UK’s new culture…
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Boost for Comcast’s Sky bid as Hancock ‘not minded’ to intervene
Comcast has received a boost in its bid for Sky as UK secretary of state…
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UK makes major VR pledge in £150m Creative Industries Sector Deal
The UK government has made a major commitment to virtual reality (VR) and immersive technologies…
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UK government: superfast broadband now in 95% of UK premises
The UK government says it has delivered its manifesto commitment to extend superfast broadband to…
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Matt Hancock upped to culture secretary
The UK’s minister of state for digital, Matt Hancock, has been promoted to secretary of…
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UK kids industry gets ‘much-needed’ £60m cash injection
The British kids TV industry has been given a £60 million (€67 million) production and…
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DCMS goes digital with department rebrand
The UK government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport has added ‘Digital’ to its title…
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UK culture secretary reappointed
UK culture secretary Karen Bradley has retained her position in a cabinet re-shuffle that followed…
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UK culture department names new ministers
DCMS has named a number of new ministers, following the appointment of culture secretary, Karen…
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UK creative industries growing at twice the rate of the economy
The UK’s creative industries are increasing at more than twice the rate of the wider…
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UK superfast broadband scheme connects 2.5 million
The UK government’s superfast broadband scheme has helped connected more than 2.5 million homes and…