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The UK's Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has seemingly lost her latest battle with state-owned broadcaster Channel 4, after she claimed that one its shows included scenes that were faked. Over a decade ago, long before she held a top job in government, Dorries took part in a show broadcast on Channel 4, Tower Block of…

After a seismic 36 hours during which British politics has been rocked, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is stepping down and the British media is in overdrive speculating on what happens next. In the UK broadcasting world, questions will soon be raised about a future that will almost certainly have a different Culture…

The UK government has officially launched the mid-term Charter Review into the BBC, with a focus on whether the corporation is representing people from working class backgrounds. Accompanying the review, which comes five years into the BBC’s 10-year charter, Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has issued a “legal…

The UK Culture Secretary has waded into a fresh battle with British broadcaster Channel 4, accusing producers of a reality TV show of filming actors instead of real people. The Tower Block of Commons show, filmed in 2010, saw members of Parliament “leave behind the splendour of Westminster and their comfortable homes…

Netflix and other big streaming companies will fall under strict UK regulation for the first time as the government says it will revamp the “decades-old” laws that govern Public Service Broadcasting. Streamers operating in the UK could be fined up to 5% of their revenues if they are found guilty of showcasing harmful…

A war of words has broken out in the British media over the forthcoming plan to privatize Channel 4 – with the Secretary of State for Culture Nadine Dorries in one corner, and the broadcaster's chief executive Alex Mahon in the other. Following this week's confirmation of the government's plan to sell off the…

Nadine Dorries’ views on the UK’s beleaguered national broadcasting corporation have been polarising since she was promoted to the role of Culture Secretary in September 2021, but in an interview with the Sunday Times, she emphasised her wish to protect the BBC into the future. “Our responsibility is to save the BBC…

EXCLUSIVE: The pressure is ramping up on UK Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries to refuse to privatize Channel 4 after a group of Scottish politicians from her own party sent a letter urging her to keep it public, Deadline can reveal. The letter was sent by Sharon Dowey, a minister for Scottish Parliament, on behalf of…

The UK’s Culture Department is planning to carry out a colossal review into creative industries in the nation, incorporating film and TV. Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries revealed today the piece of work will be published in the summer and entitled Sector Vision. Opening the Creative Coalition Festival 2022, Dorries…