London, May 5 (Ians) Tech billionaire Elon Musk has been invited to testify in the UK Parliament regarding his proposed 44 billion acquisition of the micro-blogging site Twitter. In a letter, Julian Knight, the Chair of the UK House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Dcms) Select Committee requested the Tesla CEO to appear […]...
- 5/5/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
The UK’s influential Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (Dcmsc) has called Elon Musk to a hearing to discuss how he “will balance his clear commitment to free speech with new obligations to protect Twitter’s users from online harms.”
Musk has no obligation to attend but a letter sent out today to Tesla’s Palo Alto headquarters asked that he “discuss proposals in more depth” in front of the committee, which is made up of cross-party representatives and regularly grills bosses from the major broadcasters and production houses.
The letter from Dcmsc chair Julian Knight said the committee is particularly interested in Musk’s proposal to roll out verification for all users, which Knight said echoes calls to the UK government “that we hope will restore the UK public’s trust in digital platforms.”
The world’s richest man is pushing on with a proposed 44Bn acquisition of...
Musk has no obligation to attend but a letter sent out today to Tesla’s Palo Alto headquarters asked that he “discuss proposals in more depth” in front of the committee, which is made up of cross-party representatives and regularly grills bosses from the major broadcasters and production houses.
The letter from Dcmsc chair Julian Knight said the committee is particularly interested in Musk’s proposal to roll out verification for all users, which Knight said echoes calls to the UK government “that we hope will restore the UK public’s trust in digital platforms.”
The world’s richest man is pushing on with a proposed 44Bn acquisition of...
- 5/4/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
The BBC has announced plans to start charging UK pensioners the annual £157.50 ($199) licence fee from August after delaying the change in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.
British pensioners were originally meant to start paying the fee from June 1, but will now shoulder the cost from August 1 after the BBC put in place measures to allow people to pay safely online and over the telephone.
The decision comes as the BBC has faced criticism for asking over 75s to contribute to its funding — even though it was a choice that was ultimately foisted on the broadcaster by the government in 2015.
There will be one notable exemption from the change in policy: those who receive a pension credit from the government will continue to benefit from a free TV license. This will cost the BBC £250M by March 2022.
The BBC said it could not afford another delay to charging over 75s.
British pensioners were originally meant to start paying the fee from June 1, but will now shoulder the cost from August 1 after the BBC put in place measures to allow people to pay safely online and over the telephone.
The decision comes as the BBC has faced criticism for asking over 75s to contribute to its funding — even though it was a choice that was ultimately foisted on the broadcaster by the government in 2015.
There will be one notable exemption from the change in policy: those who receive a pension credit from the government will continue to benefit from a free TV license. This will cost the BBC £250M by March 2022.
The BBC said it could not afford another delay to charging over 75s.
- 7/9/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
London’s iconic Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre has said it is facing closure because the coronavirus pandemic has had a “devastating” impact on its finances.
In a stark submission to a UK parliamentary committee, the 23-year-old institution warned that if it is unable to open its doors before September, it will require £5M ($6M) in urgent funding to avoid collapse.
“Without emergency funding and the continuation of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, we will spend down our reserves and become insolvent,” Shakespeare’s Globe said in evidence to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee.
The theatre, a replica of William Shakespeare’s original 1599 Elizabethan open-air venue, said it has been unable to access Arts Council England funding due its size, while other government support schemes have not been enough to plug the financial hole blown open by coronavirus.
“We are a model for the non-subsidized arts sector that is well-run,...
In a stark submission to a UK parliamentary committee, the 23-year-old institution warned that if it is unable to open its doors before September, it will require £5M ($6M) in urgent funding to avoid collapse.
“Without emergency funding and the continuation of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, we will spend down our reserves and become insolvent,” Shakespeare’s Globe said in evidence to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee.
The theatre, a replica of William Shakespeare’s original 1599 Elizabethan open-air venue, said it has been unable to access Arts Council England funding due its size, while other government support schemes have not been enough to plug the financial hole blown open by coronavirus.
“We are a model for the non-subsidized arts sector that is well-run,...
- 5/18/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
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