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TV 20 SEP 2022

Channel 4 sale to be “re-examined” by UK’s new minister

20 SEP 2022
Michelle Donelan, the new Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport of the United Kingdom, said she was “re-examining the case” for selling Channel 4.

Content 2 MAY 2022

UK ministers will formally start the process of privatizing Channel 4 this week

2 MAY 2022
Despite strong opposition from the British media industry and the company's own authorities, UK ministers will formally start the process of privatizing Channel 4 on Thursday.

Content 28 APR 2022

UK's Ofcom to regulate streaming companies

28 APR 2022
The UK government announced that the big streaming companies will be regulated by Ofcom in the same way that big broadcasters are.

Content 4 FEB 2022

UK spent a record £5.64 billion on film and high-end TV production in 2021

4 FEB 2022
The combined spend by film and high-end television production during 2021 reached £5.64 billion, the highest ever reported, and £1.27 billion higher than for the pre-pandemic year 2019, BFI revealed.

TV 20 JAN 2022

BBC claims that the fee freeze would change its content output

20 JAN 2022
The BBC’s Director-General, Tim Davie, has warned that the freeze to the television license fee recently announced by UK’s Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries would mean a substantial change to the corporation’s output.