Some 4,000 new jobs are set to be created in London as Japanese property development company Mitsubishi Estate broke ground at its site on Southbank today (25 September) in a major boost for the UK’s creative industries sector. The £800 million investment will provide 600,000 square feet of new commercial and cultural spaces, including 40,000 […]
The UK Government has injected £60 million (€71m) in funding into hundreds of creative businesses and projects as part of its modern Industry Strategy to grow the UK economy. The investment package is aimed at investments for grassroots music venues, start-up video game studios and creative businesses to grow music and film exports, driving innovation […]
Industry welfare monitoring body the Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority (CIISA) is launching its industry consultation of ‘The CIISA Standards’, a set of expectations that set out the minimum standards of behaviour expected across the UK’s creative industries to enable safe and inclusive working environments. This includes preventing and tackling of all forms of bullying […]
UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has welcomed confirmation in the Budget of the government’s commitment to support the creative industries – as part of the Industrial Strategy – recognising the key role it can play in economic growth. The creative industries are worth £125 billion (€148bn) to the UK economy and were named as one […]
The next generation of British industry has been fired-up and readied to reignite the UK’s industrial heartlands and kickstart economic growth, as the Government launches the first Industrial Strategy in seven years. Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds and the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves have published a green paper designed to kickstart delivery […]
Creative Access, a UK diversity & inclusion social enterprise, has revealed research on working-class experiences in the UK’s creative sector. In speaking to broadcast professionals from all class groups across the creative industries, findings reveal 70 per cent believe that ‘soft’ social identifiers of class – such as where an individual went to school and […]
A new skills training programme to support creatives looking to break into behind-the-camera roles on scripted film and high-end TV productions made in the West of England will launch later this month. It comes after Bristol City Council’s Film Services have secured almost £300,000 (€348k) from the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority, led by […]
Ttheatre, film and television agency Casarotto Ramsay & Associates has announced the appointments of industry creative Sara Johnson and pioneering access coordinator and actor Julie Fernandez, co-founders of Bridge06, as it expands its commitment to disability representation across the UK Creative Industries. Becoming full-time Casarotto Ramsay and Associates Agents, Johnson and Fernandez will continue in […]
Statistics show that HMRC paid out £1.66 billion (€1.94bn) in creative industries tax reliefs for the year to March 31st 2022 – a 36 per cent increase from the previous year. This was largely due to an impressive rise in high-end TV reliefs which have increased by 131 per cent to £829 million and now […]
Empower, the creative agency, has unveiled the results of a survey exploring the complex feelings within the creative industry towards artificial intelligence (AI). Over 200 creative professionals provided their insights, revealing a mix of excitement, curiosity, and concern regarding the role and implications of generative AI in their work. “As we stand at the crossroads […]