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    • Monday, 21 August, 2023
      Artificial intelligence
      British media and creative industries quizzed over AI risks to copyright

      Government takes soundings over threat posed by new technology as concerns grow over exploitation

      Writers hold a rally on AI in London
    • Thursday, 1 June, 2023
      Media
      ITV chief to be quizzed by MPs over Schofield safeguarding issues

      Culture committee calls in Carolyn McCall to answer questions arising over departure of ‘This Morning’ presenter

      Phillip Schofield
    • Friday, 26 May, 2023
      BBC
      Stalwart of Welsh arts to be appointed as BBC acting chair

      Government prepares to name Dame Elan Closs Stephens as head of broadcaster’s board

    • Monday, 6 February, 2023
      UK Government
      Sunak poised for mini-reshuffle after Zahawi’s downfall

      PM ready to appoint new party chair and create standalone energy ministry

      Rishi Sunak in Downing Street
    • Wednesday, 6 July, 2022
      Technology regulation
      Call for sharing of deepfake porn to be made illegal in the UK

      Law Commission warns current laws do not go far enough

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    • Sunday, 24 April, 2022
      Football
      Independent football regulator to oversee game in England

      New authority will have powers to block takeovers and investigate and sanction clubs

      Fans protest against the European Super League before the Premier League match between Chelsea and Brighton in April 2021
    • Monday, 4 April, 2022
      Channel Four Television Corp
      Channel 4 to be sold off by government for up to £1bn

      Ministers maintain public ownership is holding back UK broadcaster but channel expresses disappointment

    • Monday, 28 March, 2022
      Cyber Security
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      UK government research shows that nearly half of all businesses are still not seeking advice on protection

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    • Wednesday, 16 March, 2022
      Technology regulation
      Details of UK online safety bill to be unveiled in bid to take on Big Tech

      Long-awaited legislation on harms from fraud to child abuse will create some of world’s toughest web restrictions

    • Sunday, 16 January, 2022
      BBC
      BBC licence fee to be abolished in 2027, suggests culture minister

      Broadcaster set to have funding frozen for next 2 years but No 10 says long-term funding subject to ‘ongoing negotiations’

      BBC studios at Media City in Salford
    • Tuesday, 14 December, 2021
      Media
      UK government vetoes reappointment of another two Channel 4 directors

      Culture secretary said to have declined to sign off on terms for Althea Efunshile and Tom Hooper

      Althea Efunshile and Tom Hooper
    • Monday, 29 November, 2021
      UK politics
      UK Treasury minister backs calls for tighter rules to tackle online fraud

      John Glen ‘sympathetic’ to holding tech companies responsible for addressing fake ads

    • Tuesday, 21 September, 2021
      Media
      UK government calls for music industry review

      MPs concerned about dominance of big labels and effect of their deals with streaming services on musicians

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    • Friday, 16 July, 2021
      News in-depthStreaming services
      Music industry ponders change of tune on streaming rewards

      UK politicians call for radical overhaul aimed at putting more money in artists’ pockets

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    • Monday, 12 October, 2020
      UK politics
      UK government disowns ‘crass’ cyber retraining advert

      Backlash over campaign overshadows £257m of Covid support funding for arts organisations

    • Thursday, 12 March, 2020
      Coronavirus
      BT chief executive tests positive for coronavirus

      Philip Jansen diagnosed days after meeting with government minister and industry leaders

    • Monday, 16 December, 2019
      UK politics
      Nicky Morgan keeps cabinet job with elevation to Lords

      Ex-MP remains culture secretary as Johnson carries out pre-Brexit mini-reshuffle

      (FILES) In this file photo taken on November 5, 2019 Britain's Culture Secretary Nicky Morgan arrives in Downing Street in central London. - Nicky Morgan has been confirmed as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Number 10 announced Monday, December 16. (Photo by Tolga AKMEN / AFP) (Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)
    • Thursday, 31 October, 2019
      UK politics
      State grant to Boris Johnson’s friend ‘appropriate’, probe finds

      Review clears £100,000 award to Jennifer Arcuri’s tech training company

      Twitter handout photo issued by @SteveWardrec of Jennifer Arcuri. Boris Johnson reportedly wrote a letter recommending the American businesswoman for a job as the head of a technology quango when he was mayor of London. PA Photo. Issue date: Sunday October 6, 2019. Amid a storm over his association with the former model, leaked emails seen by the Sunday Times showed Mr Johnson was listed as a reference in her application for the role at Tech City. Ms Arcuri was said to have been a 27-year-old student at the time of applying for the £100,000 a year job. See PA story POLITICS Acuri. Photo credit should read: PA/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
    • Thursday, 10 October, 2019
      UK politics
      BBC urged to find formula to save free TV licences for the elderly

      MPs criticise ministers for ‘flawed process’ that forced broadcaster to carry subsidy

      File photo dated 2/8/2017 of the BBC iPlayer's Northern Ireland home page. BBC bosses have promised a total transformation of the iPlayer to compete with streaming giants. PA Photo. Issue date: Monday October 7, 2019. Director-general Lord Tony Hall believes the corporation can challenge the existing dominance of services like Netflix and Amazon. Quality content and curation will be at the heart of BBC plans for online platform, which will undergo the biggest revamp since it was launched in 2007. See PA story MEDIA BBC. Photo credit should read: Philip Toscano/PA Wire
    • Friday, 16 August, 2019
      Media
      UK missed chance to challenge newspaper sale to Saudi, court rules

      Evening Standard investment was not referred to competition watchdog in time

      30/01/19 Southwark, London. The Evening standard on sale this afternoon.
    • Wednesday, 19 June, 2019
      Gambling industry
      Bookies offer to raise charity levy to fend off regulation

      Five largest companies plan to collaborate ‘to address gambling-related harm’

      FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian walks past a branch of Ladbrokes in London, Britain December 22, 2017. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/File Photo
    • Wednesday, 14 November, 2018
      UK politics
      Theresa May signals climbdown over fixed-odds betting terminals

      Cut in maximum stake to £2 will now come in April next year as first planned

    • Tuesday, 6 November, 2018
      5G networks
      UK warns telecoms groups to check security of 5G suppliers

      Letter to network operators is aimed at China’s Huawei, says industry

      Any move to ban Huawei would mean UK networks could only realistically use 5G hardware from Nokia, Ericsson or Samsung
    • Thursday, 1 November, 2018
      UK politics
      Culture minister quits over delay to curbs on gaming machines

      Tracey Crouch angry over decision to postpone enforcement of lower stakes

      Mandatory Credit: Photo by David Crump/Daily Mail/REX/Shutterstock (4827184a) Tracey Crouch Conservative Mp. Tracey Crouch Conservative Mp.
    • Friday, 31 August, 2018
      LombardMatthew Vincent
      WH Smith: how to (carpet) pile it low — and sell it expensive

      Retailer’s mix of products and locations makes it a unique proposition

      M23M20 WHSmith newsagents shop front with people walking past on Cornmarket Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK. Feb 2018
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