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Former UK Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has been strong criticized by a British government report over her claims a Channel 4 documentary used actors.

estimated £120m cost of the festival, planning took a step forward in 2020 when organisers called for “daring, new and popular” ideas that will unite the nation.

K.J. Yossman The U.K.’s cross-party DCMS Committee, which scrutinizes the spending, policies and administration of the government Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, is set to interrogate BBC bosses on impartiality, the license fee and earnings. The committee, which is chaired by Julian Knight, is set to convene on Tuesday, Sept. 6 to question BBC director general Tim Davie, BBC chair Richard Sharp and BBC COO Leigh Tavaziva. They will ask questions on topics including how the corporation “plans to remain relevant and effective in the modern media landscape,” “how the BBC’s offering is impacted by a more polarised political atmosphere” and the future of the license fee in light of soaring inflation rates.

The UK’s influential Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (DCMSC) has called Elon Musk to a hearing to discuss how he “will balance his clear commitment to free speech with new obligations to protect Twitter’s users from online harms.”

K.J. Yossman The U.K.’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) committee has invited Elon Musk to discuss his proposed purchase of Twitter.MP Julian Knight, who chairs the cross-party parliamentary committee, has written to Musk to extend the invitation.“My Committee has noted your proposed acquisition of Twitter and we are interested in the developments you propose,” Knight writes.

Former Yorkshire executive chairman Colin Graves has been told to “put up or shut up” and come before a parliamentary committee over the role of his family’s trust in the running of the county.

have been examining the business model since last year and whether or not the model is fair to songwriters and performers.Findings released today (July 15) see MPs setting out a “complete reset of streaming” that “enshrines in law [artists’] rights to a fair share of the earnings”.DCMS Committee chair Julian Knight said: “While streaming has brought significant profits to the recorded music industry, the talent behind it – performers, songwriters and composers – are losing out.Knight added that

Update 12/13/20: Two British politicians have publicly pushed back against The Crown actor Josh O'Connor's stance that adding a disclaimer to the Netflix drama would be "outrageous." Former Education Secretary Damian Hinds led the fightback (who, according to the Daily Mail, is supported in his statement by Julian Knight, chairman of the powerful Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee) told the Mail on Sunday, "Mr O’Connor says Oliver Dowden’s intervention is outrageous, but what

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe British Parliament is launching an inquiry into streaming services and whether artists are paid fairly by Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, Google Play and others, according to an announcement Friday.Julian Knight, committee chair of the department for Digital, Culture, Media and Spot said the growth of the streaming market “cannot come at the expense of talented and lesser-known artists,” according to the BBC.

Naman Ramachandran BBC chair David Clementi has dismissed speculation about his possible successor during a hearing of the U.K. House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee convened to discuss the broadcaster’s annual report.Committee chair Julian Knight posed the question of whether an individual should be barred from the job of BBC chair if he or she has been convicted of not paying the license free.

Naman Ramachandran There is mounting pressure on the U.K. government to better safeguard the country’s beleaguered cultural sector.A Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, led by member of parliament Julian Knight, has urged leadership to take immediate steps to prevent the sector from imminent collapse.The U.K.

A theatre boss has said he hopes people in the arts sector feel compelled to make culture more accessible following the injection of £1.57 billion of public funds.

Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has written to parliamentary sports committee chairman Julian Knight defending clubs furloughing staff.