All Media Bill articles
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Media Bill squeezes through House of Lords with day to spare
Proposed legislation set to win race against time to enter statute book
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Broadcasting chiefs urge government to pass Media Bill
Legislation faces race against time after general election announcement
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C4 to push on with in-house production exec hunt
Broadcaster still scoping out business director role as it awaits fate of media bill
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Ofcom: streamers will be regulated by 2026
Roadmap for implementation of media bill will take two years on VoD platforms due to complex changes
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Media Bill passes final House of Commons stage
Legislation will now move to House of Lords before becoming law
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BBC mid-term review sparks concern among industry experts
New measures seen as ‘another opportunity to kick the BBC over impartiality’ and ‘stoke culture wars’
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Terms of Trade impact revealed in Pact report
Indies reap benefits as revenues swell by 150% since legislation passed under Tony Blair
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John McVay: The evolved Terms of Trade will help indies continue to thrive
The Terms of Trade had a revolutionary effect on the industry - and the changes in the Media Bill will safeguard their future
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Lucy Frazer: The Media Bill will unleash the full potential of our PSBs
Culture secretary praises broadcasters but says ‘success today is not a guarantee of success tomorrow’
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Government rejects media bill prominence amendment
Culture select committee recommended alteration of wording from ‘appropriate’ to ‘significant’
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C4 in-house production will not be capped
Ofcom is being handed new powers to review in-house unit
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ITV, Sky and STV bosses welcome media bill in King’s Speech
Carolyn McCall, Stephen van Rooyen and Simon Pitts respond to parliamentary address
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Media bill expected to feature in King’s Speech
Senior industry figures indicated long-awaited legislation be outlined next month
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Government urged to strengthen PSB prominence in media bill
CMSC calls for ‘significant’ rather than ‘appropriate’ prominence for broadcasters
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Nick Swimer: There are some silver linings for PSBs in the Ofcom Media Nations Report
People are still watching PSBs’ content - but a long-overdue update to the due prominence rules will help to secure their position
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Channel 4 reduces reliance on linear advertising
Annual report reveals digital advertising income now accounts for 22% of overall revenue
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Netflix raises freedom of expression concern over Media Bill
Policy chief Benjamin King also warns Ofcom could become ’global policeman’
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Lucy Frazer meets super-indies to discuss C4 quotas
ITV Studios, All3Media and Warner Bros Discovery among attendees
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Nick Swimer: How the Media Bill could modernise due prominence
Moves to make ‘due prominence’ requirements fit for the digital age are long overdue, and much is still unclear
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BBC policy director warns ‘muddy’ prominence legislation is threat to PSBs
Clare Sumner tells MPs stronger protections are needed in draft media bill