John Whittingdale

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Vaizey replaced as UK culture minister

Ed Vaizey has been replaced as the minister in charge of the UK’s culture and…

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UK gets new culture secretary

MP Karen Bradley has been appointed UK culture secretary, taking over from John Whittingdale. The…

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C4 privatisation ‘risks outweigh benefits’

A report into the future of Channel 4 has concluded the risks associated with the…

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UK’s creative industry ‘can lead post-Brexit growth’

The UK’s creative businesses can lead economic growth in a post-Brexit Britain, according to the…

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BBC eyes int’l SVOD expansion, keeps UKTV stake

BBC Worldwide will look at expanding new American SVOD service BBC Extra into new territories,…

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Moore: factual to be ‘heart’ of BBC Two

BBC programming chief Charlotte Moore plans to place factual programming at the centre of the…

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Gov’t could force BBCWW to sell UKTV stake

The British government could force BBC Worldwide to sell its 50% in multichannel operator UKTV,…

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UK gov’t to close BBC ‘iPlayer loophole’

UK culture secretary John Whittingdale has vowed to close the “iPlayer loophole”, which allows non-licence…

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BBC Trust: write funding process into Charter

The BBC’s governing body has called for a “proper process” for setting the BBC’s funding…

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BBC under pressure over staff levels, cost-cuts

A UK culture ministry official has said that the BBC is not implementing cost savings…

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