Arts Council cuts will hobble regional touring, National Theatre director warns Rufus Norris says DCMS levelling-up scheme will have exact opposite effect to that intended The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2022
UK plan to scrap cookie consent boxes will make it ‘easier to spy’ on web users Privacy campaign group warns against government’s proposals to move to an ‘opt-out’ model The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2022
Yorkshire pledge to cooperate with ECB after being charged over racism claims ‘A number of individuals’ also face disciplinary proceedings over allegations made by former player Azeem Rafiq The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022
Arts minister says change of ownership is ‘right thing for Channel 4’ Lord Parkinson was quizzed on the privatisation of the broadcaster during a DCMS Committee session on Tuesday. The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022
Chelsea sale: Board of directors' statement in full on Todd Boehly/Clearlake Capital takeover Todd Boehly and Chelsea can finally move on and aid Thomas Tuchel in planning for what is set to be a very busy summer transfer window and new season for the Blues Football London · May 30, 2022
Iain Duncan Smith declares 'war' on government if gambling reforms are watered down The former Tory leader blasted reports a mandatory levy on betting firms - and plans to ban bookies' logos from Premier League football shirts - will be left out of a long-awaited White Paper Daily Mirror · May 29, 2022
Why shouldn’t the Greeks have their marbles back? We proved we lost ours years ago Antiquated excuses for keeping the sculptures are wearing thin after 12 years of Conservative cultural freezes The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2022
UK launches BBC review focussed on impartiality, staff diversity The British government asked the BBC to aim for one in four of its staff to be from low socio-economic backgrounds as it launched a review of the broadcaster to consider if reforms were needed to help it achieve "greater impartiality." Reuters · May 26, 2022
Fan fury as Scottish national football matches put behind paywall CONCERNS are being raised that watching the men’s national football team is becoming more inaccessible for Scottish fans after Uefa announced… The National (Scotland) · May 20, 2022
Football needs regulator to avoid another Chelsea crisis, government claim Further detail on the independent regulator’s remit is set to be included in a white paper coming out in the summer The Independent UK · May 19, 2022
Nadine Dorries admits breaking Netflix terms by sharing her password with other households The Culture Secretary confessed to sharing her Netflix password describing the current system for subscribers as “incredibly generous” Manchester Evening News · May 19, 2022
Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries admits she breaks Netflix password rules She said she shared her password with other households in the country, which breaches Netflix's terms Wales Online · May 19, 2022
Nadine Dorries admits sharing her Netflix account with other households She made the admission as she addressed the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee about the future of public service broadcasting. The Independent UK · May 19, 2022
Platinum Jubilee: What events are scheduled to take place and when is it? A special extended bank holiday weekend will mark the Queen’s 70 years on the throne The Independent UK · May 16, 2022
Edinburgh Live · May 14, 2022 Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens to have large screen erected for Jubilee The screen will be placed in the city centre location next month and an event to mark the Queen's Jubilee will also see the Royal Marine's as well as local acts perform.
Evening Standard · May 14, 2022 Platinum Jubilee: Big screens to show events in London as UK celebrates Queen’s 70-year reign Screens broadcasting the events will be placed in The Mall
The Independent UK · May 13, 2022 Big screens showing events in capital cities to celebrate Platinum Jubilee People can gather together to watch events across the bank holiday weekend.
Daily Record · May 11, 2022 Stirling's bid to be crowned UK City of Culture 2025 cost more than £50,000 Stirling's effort to be named the UK City of Culture 2025 came at a cost of over £50,000, of which £40,000 was a grant from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
Football London · May 9, 2022 Chelsea Supporters' Trust make key demand to UK Government following Todd Boehly twist Chelsea have been operating under a licence since Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by the UK Government
The Independent UK · May 8, 2022 Cultural venues in England to receive up to £128m in funding Public libraries, galleries and museums are among the venues that are due to benefit from the money, the Government has said.
Asharq Al-Awsat · May 6, 2022 Britain to Give New Tech Regulator Statutory Powers Britain will give statutory powers to a new technology regulator so it can enforce pro-competition rules and prevent tech giants including Google and Facebook from using their dominance to push out smaller firms and disadvantage consumers. “The government will introduce legislation to put the Digital Markets Unit on a statutory…
The Independent UK · May 5, 2022 UK tech regulator to get new powers in bid to boost competition, minister says But it remains unclear when exactly the changes will come into force, as the DCMS says the necessary legislation will be introduced ‘in due course’.
The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2022 Channel 4 offers to sell London HQ under alternative plan to privatisation Broadcaster proposes almost doubling staff outside capital and becoming ‘northern-based’
Chronicle Live · Apr 28, 2022 Government wants more 'diverse British TV content' with Netflix and Disney+ to face Ofcom scrutiny Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries recently described BBC's current funding model as "completely outdated"
Birmingham Post · Apr 28, 2022 Channel 4 privatisation 'ends restriction on producing and selling own content' The Government has set out its plans to sell the broadcaster