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Find out if you need a licence to show films - public screenings, using film in schools, choosing a licence, penalties for breaching copyright
Internet-based TV channels on smart TVs could be brought in line with existing Ofcom content rules on traditional TV
Culture Secretary promises to remove “Sword of Damocles” anti-free press laws as she opens Second Reading of the Media Bill
Rules for UK and EU broadcasters and video on-demand services
Facebook serves as an outlet for interactivity between displaced drama producers and audiences that imitates the dynamics of live theatre
Government confirms broadcasting licences for 34 local TV stations can be extended for the next decade
You can get a free TV licence if you're 75 or over and you get Pension Credit, or a discount if you're blind or in residential care - who qualifies, how to apply
You need a licence to use copyright music in TV programmes
This consultation is a call for views and evidence on potential changes to the regulation of video-on-demand services.
The wait is nearly over for fans of the hit Channel 5 documentary Coastguard: Search and Rescue SOS as the brand-new second series is primed to air at 8pm on Sunday 28 April.
Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer's speech on the strength of the UK's advertising industry at the Ad Association's LEAD conference.
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