Loss-making Channel 4 ‘is to be sold off by ministers next year’: Broadcaster could be lined up for privatisation as Netflix era transforms the TV market Channel 4 could be lined up for privatisation as early as next year, it emerged A sell-off has been mooted in the past but plans are being sped up … Read more
Ministers threaten overhaul of BBC governance after damning Diana interview report as furious Tory MPs say corporation faces ‘existential’ questions Ministers threatening overhaul of BBC governance after Diana interview report MPs said Lord Dyson inquiry’s findings into Martin Bashir eroded trust in BBC Broadcaster is in talks with government over next licence fee settlement in 2027 … Read more
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden vows to review structure of BBC over ‘damning’ incidents exposed by Martin Bashir report Mr Dowden said: ‘Lord Dyson’s report reveals damning failings at heart of BBC’ It came as MPs said the inquiry’s findings into Martin Bashir eroded trust in BBC Broadcaster is in talks with government over next licence fee … Read more
New Government plans to crack down on harmful content online risk stifling the free press, ‘silencing marginalised voices’ and introducing ‘state-backed censorship on a scale never seen in a liberal democracy’, campaigners have warned. The proposed Online Safety Bill is intended to make tech giants accountable for ‘harmful’ content on their platforms. But instead of … Read more
The Crown creator Peter Morgan has pang of conscience over show’s portrayal of Princes William and Harry, sources say By Sebastian Shakespeare for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 11 May 2021 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 11 May 2021 With its lurid and inaccurate portrayal of the Royal Family, Netflix‘s flagship drama The Crown caused … Read more
Ministers say they will allow 1,000 fans into a theatre to watch a snooker final – but are stubbornly refusing to raise the 30-person cap on funerals. To the fury of campaigners and MPs, the Government last night rebuffed calls to review the funeral limit – at the same time as Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden … Read more
Ministers drew up radical plans to slash the cash the European Super League could earn from broadcast rights in Britain by forcing the ill-conceived project to be shown free-to-air, Sportsmail can reveal. The extraordinary proposal was part of the ‘legislative bomb’ that Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden were preparing to drop … Read more
Prince William heralds ‘united voice of football fans’ that saw off European Super League threat and calls for lasting change to ‘secure the future health of the game’ Prince William, who is president of the Football Association, said he was glad that the ‘united voice of football fans’ had been heard He made the comment … Read more
Historic statues should NOT be pulled down, Arts Council boss Sir Nicholas Serota tells MPs Sir Nicholas Serota told MPs controversial artefacts could be ‘reinterpreted’ Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has threatened to pull funding from museums The government is opposed to removing statues dedicated to slave owners Boris Johnson expressed his dismay after slaver Edward … Read more
End of mobile phone blindspots… but masts will be 16 FOOT taller: Minister says proposals to let telecom firms expand the size of masts would ‘propel villages and towns out of the digital dark ages’ New Government plans aim to build larger mobile phone masts in rural areas It is hoped the new masts would … Read more