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British Broadcasting Bosses Band Together To Urge Passing Of Media Bill Before Parliament Is Dissolved For General Election
The Media Bill has been urged to pass by BBC, ITV, Channel 4 before the General Election, which was called by Rishi Sunak yesterday.
The head honchos of all major British broadcasters have urged politicians to pass the Media Bill before a change of government. The bill includes updates in areas such as streamer regulation, prominence and will give Channel 4 the opportunity to own the rights to its own shows for the first time in its history. The bill is currently in its “third reading” stage in the House of Lords and is very nearly at point where it can pass, but the general election called yesterday by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak means parliament will be dissolved in a few days time.
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