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The government has unveiled the third stage of its guidance to allow competitive sport to resume behind closed doors in England on June 1 – which has given the go-ahead for competitive action to return after a three-month wait. Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden fronted the daily coronavirus briefing on Saturday afternoon, and outlined the specific … Read more
Culture secretary Oliver Dowden announces formation of task force to help the Premier League and other sports get up and running safely amid coronavirus crisis with former Lionesses star Alex Scott to serve on it Oliver Dowden announced the news during Downing Street press conference Both the sporting and cultural calendars have been decimated in … Read more
Premier League matches to be broadcast free-to-air for the first time ‘to discourage people from leaving their homes’ – as culture secretary Oliver Dowden confirms talks over mid-June restart Government have hopes of resuming the Premier League season by mid-June Oliver Dowden , Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, revealed that free-to-air … Read more
Will Boris Johnson raise the curtain on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s West End plan? Theatre impresario urges Government to follow South Korea’s trace-and-test method so stage shows can re-open The Lord’s letter to Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden was leaked to the Daily Mail He warned that theatres cannot reopen with social distancing measures in place Britain … Read more
Culture Minister Oliver Dowden blasts BBC director-general over bias in the wake of Panorama programme on the Government’s handling of Covid-19 Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has written to BBC director-general Tony Hall Urged him to ‘uphold highest standards in relation to integrity and impartiality’ Comes after Panorama programme critical of Government’s Covid-19 strategy The medical professionals interviewed … Read more
Government reveal they have been in talks to get the Premier League ‘up and running as soon as possible’ as DCMS chief Oliver Dowden acknowledges he has ‘personally’ been in discussions The Government have held talks with the Premier League over a return to action Top flight football has been suspended since mid-March due to … Read more
The news industry has joined forces with advertisers and tech companies in calls to stop the ‘overzealous use of keyword blocking’ and allow adverts to appear next to coronavirus articles. Industry bodies have come together to support the message by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) by urging firms to end ‘ad-blocking’ on online … Read more
Culture minister Oliver Dowden tells Britain’s 100 biggest brands including Tesco, Sky and Amazon to allow adverts to appear next to coronavirus news stories as he describes news as ‘the fourth emergency service’ Culture secretary Oliver Dowden sent letters to companies including Amazon Visits to news sites have spiked recently as people head to trusted … Read more
BBC unveils plan to support education for ‘every child in the UK’ with online lessons and TV shows using ‘top quality teachers’ during coronavirus lockdown Broadcaster unveils new content to support education of children in lockdown BBC Bitesize will deliver daily online lessons and six programmes every day BBC head described it as ‘biggest education effort … Read more