US President Donald Trump has announced plans to impose a 100 per cent tariff on all internationally-produced films. Trump said he was authorising the Department of Commerce and Trade Representative to begin the process to impose the levy because he feels that America’s film industry is dying “a very fast death”. He blamed a “concerted […]

The UK House of Commons has formally appointed the membership of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee. Each party has its own internal processes for naming its nominations to fill its seats on committees. Individual nominees put forward by political parties were agreed in the House of Commons, following a Committee of Selection meeting. Some […]

UK MPs have begun the process of electing the chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee in the new Parliament. The Speaker announced the timetable for the elections on July 30th . The period of nominations will run until 4pm on September 9th with the ballot scheduled for September 11th. The new Chair will […]

Many successful musicians, actors and writers are struggling to make a living as a result of gaps in copyright protection, a lack of support for freelancers and unpredictable returns from music streaming, UK MPs have warned. A report, Creator remuneration, from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the House of Commons, highlights the precarious […]

Dame Caroline Dinenage, Chair of the UK House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee, has expressed her satisfaction regarding announcements in the Budget relating to tax relief for the UK film industry and support for the National Theatre. “Today’s announcements are a shot in the arm for our film industry and will help give […]

Dame Caroline Dinenage, Chair of the UK House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee, has welcomed the launch of a call for evidence on extending film and high end TV tax reliefs to visual effects made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Autumn Statement “The intention from the Chancellor to look at […]

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK House of Commons has written to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt ahead of the forthcoming Autumn Statement to call for targeted tax support and changes to regulations impacting the British film industry. The letter highlights some of the most common and urgent issues affecting the UK’s production sector […]

Dame Caroline Dinenage, Chair of the UK House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee, has welcomed the introduction of the Media Bill after the Secretary of State confirmed that the Government has accepted the majority of recommendations made by the Committee after its pre-legislative scrutiny of the Bill. Commenting on the First Reading of […]

Coinciding with the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park, Dame Caroline Dinenage, Chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK House of Commons, has called on the Government to ensure the UK’s creative industries are properly protected from the risks posed by artificial intelligence while supporting the sector to make the most […]

The UK Government has agreed to establish an industry working group to explore issues around fair pay for creators in the music streaming industry, as recommended by the Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the House of Commons in its report earlier in 2023. The announcement of the new group is made in a letter […]