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Government
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Nicky Morgan to stay on as DCMS secretary
Nicky Morgan is staying on as the UK’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport secretary. Morgan,…
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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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BBC licence fee to go up in April
The UK government has confirmed that the BBC licence fee will increase from £150.50 (€171.75)…
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UK government outlines new measures in piracy clampdown
The UK government has outlined a number of new measures in an effort to clamp…
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UK government unveils details of £60m kids TV fund
The UK government has announced the final details of a £60 million fund that aims…
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UK unveils plans for full fibre and 5G internet
The UK government has unveiled plans to promote the quicker rollout of fibre broadband ahead…
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UK grants £184m tax relief to 60 high-end TV shows in 2017/18
Sixty programmes received £184 million in High-End Television Tax Relief (HTR) in 2017-18, according to…
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UK government pledges full-fibre for ‘most homes and businesses’ by 2025
The UK government has said a “step change” is needed in the country’s approach to…
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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 pledges £67 million to Gigabit broadband voucher scheme
The UK government has pledged to invest £67 million (€76 million) in a voucher scheme…
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UK government calls for digital platforms to ‘step up’ online rules
Digital platforms need to “step up and play their part in establishing online rules”, according…
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BBC licence fee price to increase on April 1
The UK government has confirmed that the BBC licence fee will increase from £147 per…
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UK government rejects BT’s £600 broadband offer in favour of regulation
The UK government has rejected BT’s offer to voluntarily invest up to £600 million to…
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France Télévisions faces call to make more savings
France Télévisions and France’s other public broadcaster organisations could be forced to find significant cost…
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UK creative sector benefits from £700m in tax relief
The UK’s creative industries have benefitted from more than £700 million in tax relief over…
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Illegal streaming boxes ‘threaten copyright progress’
Adapted set-top boxes that let users illegally stream premium content risk undermining recent progress in…
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UK government scraps business rates for fibre broadband
The UK government has announced plans to scrap business rates for operators who install new…
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Polish pay TV providers slam government plan to levy licence fee
The Polish government has unveiled controversial proposals to collect TV licence fee payments using the…
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Clementi confirmed as BBC chairman
David Clementi has been confirmed as the next chairman of British public broadcaster the BBC….
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Digital Economy Bill: UK targets adult sites, online piracy
The UK government has proposed a new law that will age-restrict adult sites, increase sentences…
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No change to UK PSB retrans fees, despite law amendment
The UK government will repeal a law that says pay TV operators need not pay…
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Government could force BBCWW to sell UKTV stake
The British government could force BBC Worldwide to sell its 50% in multichannel operator UKTV,…
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Clementi review: Ofcom should regulate BBC
The current system of governance of the BBC is “flawed” and the public broadcaster should…
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UK government pledges superfast broadband for new homes
The UK government has unveiled plans to make superfast fibre broadband available to all new…
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Government pledges funds for BBC World Service expansion
The BBC Trust has welcomed plans by the government to fund an extension of the…
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UK government admits to Channel 4 sale option
The British Conservative government has admitted it is looking at privatising public broadcaster Channel 4…
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BBC defends right to remain a ‘universal public broadcaster’
The BBC Trust has defended its right to remain a “universal public service broadcaster” and…
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UK superfast broadband scheme connects three million
The government-funded rollout of superfast broadband in the UK has now reached more than three…
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Industry reacts to BBC review
Industry groups, analysts, media specialist and advocacy groups have been quick to react to yesterday’s…
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BBC Trust hits out over licence fee deal
The head of the BBC Trust has hit out over the way the recent licence…
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