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Guidelines for prisons on the licensing requirements when playing films, television and music in prison.

• Updated: 4 July 2025

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.

• Overview

  With a Global Talent visa you can work in the UK, if you are a leader or…

• Combined arts, dance, literature, music, theatre or visual arts

  You can apply for an endorsement as either a: leader in your field (called…

• Architecture

  You can apply for an endorsement as either a: leader in your field (called…

• Fashion design

  You can apply for an endorsement as either a: leader in your field (called…

• Film and television

  You can apply for an endorsement if you work in: film television animation…

• If your endorsement application is refused

  You can ask for a review if you do not think your endorsement application…

Compliance with subtitling, audio description and signing quotas

• Updated: 4 October 2021

Young people are set to benefit from TV and film industry support for the Government’s Youth Guarantee.

• Updated: 4 February 2026

Compliance with subtitling, audio description and signing quotas

• Updated: 25 March 2022

Data showing revenues for the commercial TV sector in the UK

• Updated: 24 June 2021

Rules for UK and EU broadcasters and video on-demand services

• Updated: 31 December 2020

Data showing number of hours broadcast by PSB channels

• Updated: 24 May 2022

Sets out the categories of TV devices to be considered as internet television equipment for the purposes of the new prominence framework introduced by the Media Act 2024.

• Updated: 24 October 2024