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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
An update from the government on industry-led measures to improve player protections with regards to loot boxes in video games.
Find out if you have to pay, when and how to register, the rates, how to fill in returns and make payments.
How Gaming Duty is charged, and who has to pay.
Find out about Machine Games Duty, how the duty is charged and who has to pay.
Summary of the government's ongoing programme of work addressing key issues identified by the DCMS Select Committee’s Inquiry into the Economics of Music Streaming, including an indicative timeline for upcoming milestones.
Find out how to apply VAT to betting, gaming, bingo, lotteries and machine games.
You usually need a licence from PPL PRS to play live or recorded music in public - includes playing background music at your business, and staging live music or theatre productions.
Financial help with sending your child to a specialist school for young musicians and dancers
Find out which online gambling free games and bonuses you offer are liable to tax, and how to calculate your liability.
Two expert working groups have been established to develop, support and champion practical measures to facilitate delivery of the core data set outlined in the metadata agreement.
Get endorsement for the Global Talent visa to work in the UK as a digital technology expert - fintech, gaming, cyber security, artificial intelligence
Find out if you qualify for Video Games Tax Relief for Corporation Tax and what you can claim.
Get endorsement and approval to apply for the Global Talent visa to work in the UK as a leader in arts and culture - architecture, fashion, film, television.
A complete list of 5G projects involved in the 5G Testbeds and Trials Programme
More than £3 million of government funding has been awarded to emerging video game developers and start-up studios to help them scale their businesses and create the next British gaming hits.
Find out about the grant-funded innovative projects element of the Reducing Parental Conflict programme.
Information for entertainers and musicians, from non-visa national countries, such as EU Member States and the US, visiting the UK for performance and work.
Music industry voluntary code that is a commitment to standards of good practice in relation to music streaming.
Get help to classify electrical equipment such as communication equipment, cameras, and their parts and accessories.
The CMA is carrying out a market investigation in respect of the supply of mobile browsers and browser engines, and the distribution of cloud gaming services through app stores on mobile devices in the UK.
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