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UK terrestrial TV switch-off plan ‘risks cutting off 10m viewers’

October 27, 2025 12.26 Europe/London By Julian Clover

  The UK’s proposed move to an all-IP television market in the 2030s risks leaving millions of people without access to any TV at all, according to new analysis that […]

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Top Story Tagged With: DCMS, Freeview Edited: 28 October 2025 12:11

Government plans to renew UK local TV licences

June 8, 2023 12.18 Europe/London By Julian Clover

The 34 local TV stations broadcast on the UK terrestrial network will remain in air for another 10 years, subject to a review of each station’s future plans.

Filed Under: Newsline, Regulation Tagged With: DCMS, Local TV Edited: 8 June 2023 12:19

Ofcom chair options ‘exhausted’

March 7, 2022 12.15 Europe/London By Julian Clover

The chair of the DCMS committee has described the lack of appointment of a new chair for Ofcom as a “soap opera”.

Filed Under: Newsline Tagged With: DCMS, Ofcom Edited: 7 March 2022 12:18

Freeview licences renewed for a decade

August 18, 2021 10.19 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Ministers have backed the free-to-air terrestrial platform for the next 10 years.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Terrestrial Tagged With: DCMS, Freeview Edited: 19 August 2021 12:24

Legislation on Smart TV prominence coming this year

June 18, 2021 09.16 Europe/London By Julian Clover

The Government has denied it has been too slow to act in securing prominence for Public Service Broadcasters (PSBs) on Smart TVs.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Regulation, Top Story Tagged With: DCMS, Ofcom Edited: 21 June 2021 07:30

DCMS publishes post Brexit advice

October 16, 2020 13.11 Europe/London By Julian Clover

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport has published details on how rules for broadcasters and providers of video on-demand services will change after the Brexit transition period.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, Top Story, TV Tagged With: Brexit, DCMS Edited: 19 October 2020 12:23

UK Government still wants free-to-air Premier League

May 15, 2020 10.49 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has met with chief executives from the Premier League, EFL and Football Association ahead of a potential restart of professional football in June.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Top Story Tagged With: DCMS, Premier League Edited: 18 May 2020 10:41

Culture secretary says BBC must “think boldly”

March 5, 2020 10.56 Europe/London By Julian Clover

It’s a brave MP who launches an attack on an organisation in his own constituency, but the “MP for Albert Square” has done just that.

Filed Under: Newsline, Regulation, Top Story Tagged With: DCMS Edited: 9 March 2020 11:47

Adams new DCMS minister of state

July 26, 2019 10.51 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Nigel Adams has been appointed as minister of state at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Filed Under: Newsline, People Tagged With: DCMS Edited: 26 July 2019 10:51

UK government plans for better IoT security

May 1, 2019 10.50 Europe/London By Julian Clover

The UK government has announced plans to give consumers better information on how secure their devices are.

Filed Under: Newsline, Regulation, Tech Tagged With: DCMS, Smart TV Edited: 1 May 2019 12:12

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