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After a historic victory for the Labour Party, attention in the film and TV industries now turns to the future. Following an all-too brief post-Covid boom era, it’s been a particularly tough couple of years for the sector, with the global recession, dual U.S. strikes and market contraction taking…

The UK Culture Secretary has said she lobbied the BBC during a private board meeting to refer to Hamas as “terrorists” in its news coverage. Lucy Frazer, who has previously said publicly that the corporation should use the term when referring to the group, was put under pressure this morning at a…

EXCLUSIVE: UK Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has said the 40% indie film tax relief will bring balance to a movie sector that has swung too far towards big-budget fare in recent years. The Conservatives unveiled the relief yesterday on films below £15M ($19M) budget, which was celebrated as a…

“Urgent and joined up action” has been demanded from the UK government by broadcasting union Bectu, which has called for an industry-wide summit and criticized the culture secretary for saying the creative industries are “booming.” Philippa Childs has written a letter to Lucy Frazer this morning…

If you spent Monday morning watching or listening to the news in the UK, you would be forgiven for thinking that the BBC was getting it badly wrong on impartiality. Lucy Frazer, Britain’s Culture Secretary, was interviewed by almost every major news show in the country, ostensibly to speak about some…

EXCLUSIVE: UK Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer is expected to hail the biggest selling film of 2023 being “made and recorded in Hertfordshire – not Hollywood” at a glitzy parliament reception hosted by Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) tonight. TV talent, lawmakers and WBD execs will attend the private…

EXCLUSIVE: The British government has blocked a woman of color from being appointed to Channel 4’s board for a third time, raising further questions about ministers meddling in media appointments. TV regulator Ofcom recruits Channel 4 board members, but preferred candidates must be signed off by…

EXCLUSIVE: BBC insiders have voiced alarm over a funding deal that has blown a £90M ($113M) hole in the UK broadcaster’s finances and sources say potentially threatens its independence. The British government announced on Thursday that it would increase the BBC’s income in line with inflation, but…

The BBC’s license fee will not rise by as much as previously promised, the UK government has confirmed, condemning the corporation to a difficult year that could see more cuts and less shows commissioned. The government has, meanwhile, launched a review into the BBC’s funding model. Culture Secretary…

The BBC is staring down the barrel of another real terms funding cut after the UK government signaled its intention to peg the license fee below inflation. Culture secretary Lucy Frazer told BBC Radio 4’s Today show that the government would announce the new level of the license fee “very…

EXCLUSIVE: The UK government has been accused of interfering with the BBC's independence after piling pressure on the broadcaster to grip the Huw Edwards scandal in July. Within hours of The Sun newspaper publishing allegations that Edwards paid a teenager for sexual images, a high-ranking official…

UPDATE: The BBC is not backing down after coming under political pressure to refer to Hamas as a terror group. It has rejected a call from the government to review its editorial guidelines. A BBC spokesperson said: "We always take our use of language very seriously. Anyone watching or listening to…