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TV and radio audiences could see more high quality British programmes hitting screens and speakers as new laws to maximise the potential of UK broadcasters are

U.K. government plans for regulation of streamers in a Media Bill featured in King Charles III's first King's Speech.

Streamer regulation in UK Media Bill has been confirmed for Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video

The Draft Media Bill (the “Bill”) published on 29 March 2023 will implement the UK Government’s plans to modernise broadcasting legislation and introduce wide-ranging reforms to the...

The Media Bill will repeal Section 40, the Leveson-inspired clause that requires news outlets to pay both sides’ legal costs in a lawsuit.

Queens Speech and the media: UK government reveals five pieces of media legislation that could have a large impact on the British journalism industry.

Streaming services like Apple TV+ face more regulation in the United Kingdom, with the government planning to bring video on-demand apps under the same rules as broadcasters.

The UK has further outlined its intent to increase its regulation of video-on-demand (VOD) services to ensure that they adhere to the same rules as traditional television channels and providers.

The government is also proposing bringing streaming giants under UK jurisdiction and making them subject to a video-on-demand code.

The British government has, in effect, declared war on American streamers including Netflix and Amazon with "major reforms" proposed.