Government announced it will bring forward Digital Markets Unit legislation
The Government on Friday announced that it will bring forward legislation to put the Digital Markets Unit (DMU) on a statutory footing, as it responded to it most recent consultation on the new pro-competition regime for digital markets. The PPA and over 100 other organisations submitted evidence to the consultation, including several other media trade bodies and businesses.
DCMS Committee Publishes Responses to Local Journalism Inquiry
The DCMS parliamentary committee has published responses submitted to its inquiry into the sustainability of local journalism. All of the responses can be found here, including the PPA’s submission.
Government sets out new rules for subscription contracts following consultation
The Government has responded to the evidence submitted to its consultation on Reforming Competition and Consumer Policy, including the consumer rights proposals concerning subscription contracts.
MP highlights Royal Mail threat to subscriptions businesses in parliamentary debate
Helen Hayes MP has highlighted the cost to specialist media publishers of Royal Mail failing to deliver on its Quality of Service at a parliamentary debate in Westminster Hall on April 19.
Senior MP calls for specialist publications to be protected in Online Safety Bill debate
John Whittingdale MP has called on Government to include specialist publications in the enhanced protections for ‘recognised news publishers’ in the Online Safety Bill.
Damian Collins MP calls for Government to include Digital Markets Unit legislation in the Queen’s Speech
A senior MP has added his voice to the growing calls from Conservative parliamentarians for the Government to bring forward Digital Markets Unit legislation in the Queen’s Speech on May 10.
Final call for journalists to complete the Journalist Safety Survey 2022
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has commissioned research agency Revealing Reality with conducting research on journalists’ online and physical safety. The survey closes on Thursday April 14.
A Long Time in Politics: The Week that the Digital Markets Unit shot onto the news agenda
Last week, the PPA added its voice to a letter sent by an unprecedented media coalition, telling the Prime Minister that the government must prioritise Digital Markets Unit (DMU) legislation in the next Queen’s Speech. The DMU needs legislation to get the powers necessary to rebalance the relationship between platforms and publishers.
The PPA has added its voice to an unprecedented media coalition calling on the Prime Minister to act swiftly to save media from harmful impacts of tech platforms: What does this mean for publishers?
PPA CEO Sajeeda Merali has signed a letter sent by a coalition of media industry bodies and organisations to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, calling for the government to prioritise legislation to give the Digital Markets Unit (DMU) statutory powers in the next Queen’s Speech.
Guest Blog with Graham Johnson, Consultant Development Director at Air Business
My name is Graham Johnson and I am traitor to our kind. I’ll admit here and now that I stopped reading print magazines in 2015.
