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Naman Ramachandran On a tumultuous day at the Royal Television Society convention at Cambridge, Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon and the U.K. government were very much in disagreement over the proposed privatization of the channel.Moments before Mahon took the stage, Oliver Dowden who was due to speak immediately after, was replaced as Culture Secretary by Nadine Dorries, in what was an equally tumultuous day at No.

With the news today that Oliver Dowden has been replaced as UK Culture Secretary by Nadine Dorries, a version of the RTS speech published early this morning was in fact delivered by John Whittingdale, Minister Of State For Media And Data.

Manori Ravindran International EditorJust 45 minutes before Oliver Dowden was slated to address the British television industry at the Royal Television Society confab in Cambridge, the Culture Secretary was replaced in an extensive cabinet reshuffle.Dowden was scheduled as the final session in a packed day on Wednesday.

Channel 4 is “needed” in order for it to “compete with the streaming giants”, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden is expected to say in a new speech.Set to speak today (September 15) at the Royal Television Society Convention, Dowden is due to discuss Channel 4’s current “stable position” while outlining why further investment is key to its growth.“Without [more money], Channel 4 won’t have the money to invest in technology and programming, and it won’t be able to compete with the streaming giants,”

In his speech to the Royal Television Society Convention on Wednesday, UK Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden will spell out the Conservative Government’s reasoning for wanting to privatize broadcaster Channel 4.

Naman Ramachandran U.K. Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden is expected to set out the financial benefits that privatization could bring to British public service broadcaster Channel 4.

The simmering debate about UK government plans to privatize Channel 4 has boiled over into an all-out war.

Ricky Gervais has spoken out about the potential sale of Channel 4.It comes after the government recently confirmed that it is considering selling off the channel, which is currently publicly owned but is funded by advertising.The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) recently claimed the threat of the changing media landscape, including streaming, had led to the review.Culture secretary Oliver Dowden said it was the right time to “consider releasing Channel 4 from the constraints of

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Hours after the UK government fired the starting gun on a process that could end with Channel 4 being privatized, the backlash has begun, with the likes of Veep creator Armando Iannucci railing against the proposals.

Brexit touring breakthrough.The government’s failure to negotiate visa-free travel and Europe-wide work permits for musicians and crew post-Brexit has long been a topic of discussion.This fiasco has sparked fears that artists will face huge costs to future live music tours of the continent which could create a glass ceiling that prevents rising and developing artists from being able to afford to do so.Yesterday (June 4), the culture secretary announced yesterday that after “an ambitious

Times as the “world’s greatest living standup comedian”; I have rapped in 10th-century Old English on a No 1 single; I won Celebrity Mastermind answering questions on the guitarist and improviser Derek Bailey; and a film I authored was recently declared by a government body to have passed the “cultural test of being British” with full marks! So you must listen to me when I ask if Oliver Dowden is suitable for the role he has been decanted into, safeguarding the nation’s cultural heart at the

Four days after the BBC published a brutal independent inquiry into a bombshell Martin Bashir interview with Princess Diana, the recriminations continue, as the UK government ramps up its rhetoric against the broadcaster.

Naman Ramachandran U.K. culture secretary Oliver Dowden has called for an attitudinal change at the BBC following the Dyson report into the circumstances around the 1995 Princess Diana interview by Martin Bashir on the “Panorama” program.Writing in U.K.

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Naman Ramachandran The U.K.’s roadmap toward post-COVID-19 live events has hit a roadblock with the very first event canceled over “confusing” government messaging.The events were due to kick off with a show hosted by Liverpool’s Hot Water Comedy Club at the city’s popular M&S Bank Arena on April 16, as announced by U.K. Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden on Monday.

was announced last July, provides financial support for music venues, independent cinemas, museums, galleries, theatres and heritage sites as they weather the financial impact of coronavirus.After Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden confirmed that the funding will be boosted by £300m from £1.57bn to £1.87bn in last month’s Budget (March 3), £400million in grants has now been awarded to 2,700 music, film and arts organisations struggling due to the affects of the pandemic.Leading the big names to

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direct to your inboxBritons will have an extra Bank Holiday next year to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. The announcement of the additional holiday was made last November by Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden, but reports have resurfaced this week.

was announced last July, provides financial support for music venues, independent cinemas, museums, galleries, theatres and heritage sites as they weather the financial impact of coronavirus.Now, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has confirmed that the funding will be boosted by £300m from £1.57bn to £1.87bn in tomorrow’s Budget (March 3).“It’s a relief we can look ahead now so this funding is not just about survival, but planning & preparing for reopening of theatres, galleries and gigs,” Dowden

The Telegraph, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden is looking at plans for a “UK creative industries export office” to help support international touring plans as the Brexit touring row continues.The body would closely resemble similar agencies in Australia and Canada, which provide advice on export logistics and strategy to artists, as well as helping them to expand into new markets and increase their exposure.The proposed UK agency would also help artists with visa arrangements, such as those now

Tim Richard, the founder and CEO of European cinema giant Vue, has been named chair of the British Film Institute. Richards —who was appointed by U.K.

Tim Richards, CEO and founder of exhibition chain Vue, has been appointed the next Chair of the British Film Institute.

for not permitting visa-free travel for UK artists in Europe.

Elton John has met with Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden over the ongoing visa-free travel row in Europe.The singer said he had “very positive” talks with Mr Dowden about EU travel for UK musicians, but said visa-free touring is not currently “on the cards”.“It’s much more difficult for young artists to get this together because of all the red tape,” John told BBC arts editor Will Gompertz.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit trade deal failed to secure visa-free travel for UK artists wishing to tour Europe (adding huge costs to future live music tours of the continent will be incurred and preventing rising and developing artists from being able to afford it), a row erupted over who was responsible.Earlier this month, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden put the blame for this at the foot of the EU following reports that a “standard” proposal that would exempt performers from needing

Brexit financial support for the music industry.The government has come in for heavy criticism since the UK officially left the EU earlier this month over the Brexit deal’s lack of support for touring musicians, specifically in terms of the failure to implement visa-free travel in Europe for British musicians and their crew.While Dowden previously told NME that the EU was to blame for not permitting visa-free travel for artists, the EU subsequently hit back by denying claims that they had

Music industry reps yesterday met with UK culture secretary Oliver Dowden to discuss the problems facing British musicians touring Europe post-Brexit.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit trade deal failed to secure visa-free travel for artists wishing to tour Europe (adding huge costs to future live music tours of the continent will be incurred and preventing rising and developing UK artists from being able to afford it), a row erupted over who was responsible.Last week, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden put the blame for this at the foot of the EU following reports that a “standard” proposal that would exempt performers from needing a visa to

Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit trade deal failed to secure visa-free travel for artists wishing to tour Europe (adding huge costs to future live music tours of the continent will be incurred and preventing rising and developing UK artists from being able to afford it), a row erupted over who was responsible.Last week, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden put the blame for this at the foot of the EU following reports that a “standard” proposal that would exempt performers from needing a visa to