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• UK TV production sector income falls by £400m as programming budgets cut

  11-09-2024 06:00
  
  Revenue plunges as cash-strapped broadcasters spend less on commissioning amid ad slump and shift to streamingThe TV production sector in the UK suffered a £400m fall in revenues last year as cash-strapped British broadcasters reduced spending to the lowest level since the height of the pandemic.The latest annual industry survey found that total revenues made by UK production companies fell by £392m to £3.61bn in 2023. However, just as traditional broadcasters struggle, global
  
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• Labour urged to impose stricter controls on gambling ads

  11-09-2024 06:00
  
  Campaigners say MPs should overturn previous government’s decision not to strengthen restrictionsLabour ministers are under pressure to overturn the previous government’s “bizarre” decision not to impose stricter regulation on gambling advertising, particularly around sport, from politicians, campaigners and figures from the world of football.At a summit held close to the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, a succession of experts called on the culture secretary, Lisa Na
  
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