Guardian Media Group has called for greater transparency over the funding arrangements of the BBC’s commercial operations outside the UK and questioned its publication of “soft news” in overseas markets.  Giving evidence to a Culture, Media and Sport select committee...

DRIPA, the Act that requires internet and phone companies to keep their communications data for a year - and regulates how the polices and security services gain access to it - has been referred to the by the Court...

Public and media will gain greater access to Court of Protection hearings after a pilot scheme starting next year, in a move welcomed by the News Media Association. The specialist Court makes decisions about the personal welfare (e.g. medical treatment)...

News Media Association chairman Ashley Highfield has outlined the ways in which a “genuinely symbiotic” partnership between the BBC and local press industry could be achieved for the benefit of both parties and the general public. Mr Highfield, Johnston Press...

The News Media Coalition is leading a call for the entertainment industry to engage with the news media over the issue of increasingly restrictive credentialing agreements for photographers and videographers covering major events. The NMC said increasingly restrictive credentialing...

The Intellectual Property Office has published guidance for applicants on the licensing of orphan works for commercial and non-commercial use. The Copyright and Rights in Performances (Licensing of Orphan Works) Regulations 2014 enables the licensing of orphan works for commercial...

The News Media Association has called for the Freedom of Information Act to be extended to keep the public “ever more informed” about the workings of public bodies and able to hold power to account. In its submission to the...

News media represents a unique and powerful proposition for central Government to communicate effectively with the public and should not be bypassed in favour of less effective platforms, the News Media Association has said today. Responding to Modern Communications Operating...

There’s plenty of evidence that the print media business, with scale and unique engagement, remains strong and media agencies could be guilty of ignoring the power of print, an article in Media Week today argues. The piece cites the acquisition...