Culture

Then culture secretary, Chris Smith, at the 51st Cannes Film Festival, France 1998 | Alamy 3 min read12 min It was 38 years ago when I stood on a stage in Rugby as a newly elected MP and began my speech by saying: 'My name’s Chris Smith. I’m the Labour...

UK Advertising, Made Global’s site to feature new search tool for international customers seeking UK companies. London, March 3, 2022: The UK Advertising, Made Global website, online home for the UK Advertising Export Group (UKAEG) has launched a new search and selection tool for UK advertising and marketing companies seeking...

5 min read1 hr The government recently introduced changes to toughen up its Online Safety Bill, with plans for new offences and measures against anonymous troll. But some MPs and campaigners say Nadine Dorries—the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport—could still do more to protect women from...

3 min read18 min Content promoting or glamorising "extreme" diets and exercise regimes could be severely restricted on social media platforms under the government’s Online Safety Bill. Damian Collins, who leads a group of MPs scrutinising the landmark bill, said he hopes government will accept his committee’s recommendation that content...

2 min read1 hr The government is refusing to publicise basic details about a counter-disinformation unit stood up in order to combat fake news about Covid at the onset of the pandemic. The Department for Media, Culture and Sport (DCMS) has rejected a Freedom of Information (FOI) request asking how many people worked in the...

Record 26.4% growth put market value at an estimated £30bn last year, with advertising spend now set to reach £32bn in 2022 London, January 27, 2022: The latest Advertising Association/WARC Expenditure Report has outlined an even greater recovery for the UK’s advertising market than previously expected, with revised estimates for...

Actions build upon data from All In Census to develop a more inclusive advertising workforce January 27, 2022, London: Improving the experience and representation of Women, Asian talent and Older talent are the next three actions for the All In Action Plan, the UK advertising industry’s initiative to build a...

UK Advertising ThinkTank commissioned to assess industry's competitiveness to attract UK and International Talent London, January 27, 2021: The Advertising Association President, Alessandra Bellini, has announced a new Talent Taskforce at today’s advertising industry conference, RENEW2022, which has been delivered in partnership with ISBA and the IPA. The advertising industry...

Fewer than one in five punters would be willing to let betting companies access their bank accounts or wage slips in order to have a flutter, a new poll has revealed. The YouGov survey for the Betting and Gaming Council revealed that just 16 per cent of those who enjoy...

3 min read1 hr Nadine Dorries’ recent announcement that the BBC Licence fee is to be frozen for two years, and, more provocatively, that the licence fee as the way it is funded would end in 2027, has generated a lot of heat but not much light – on both...