Culture Minister outlines plans for new government music strategy
Culture Minister Nigel Adams has outlined plans for a new government music strategy, while stressing the need to protect artists' free movement after Brexit.…
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Beef Of The Week #364: The parliamentary representatives for Selby & Ainsty and Washington & Sunderland West v Viagogo's security guard
Viagogo declined to attend a parliamentary select committee on secondary ticketing, prompting criticism from MPs who had been pursuing the issue.…
Music creatives call on government to push for more digital music transparency
Music creative trade bodies have called on UK politicians to push for more digital transparency after a voluntary industry code of conduct on transparency failed to reach consensus.…
MPs from all parties call on government to back ticket tout bots ban
Cross-party MPs and music industry figures gathered outside Parliament to press the government to back a ban on ticket-touting bots in the Digital Economy Bill.…
Culture select committee to consider secondary ticketing and the bloody bots
Parliament's Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee will hear evidence on secondary ticketing and ticket-buying bots next week from campaigners, ticketing firms and the trade body.…
Government pledges meeting to discuss tackling ticket tout bots
Nigel Adams has withdrawn his ticket touting amendment after the government pledged a meeting on ticket-buying bots before Christmas and a response to the Waterson Review.…
CMU Digest 24.10.16: Harry Shearer, Digital Economy Bill, streaming rates, Sony Music, Bob Geldof, Spotify
Harry Shearer sues Vivendi over royalties from 'This Is Spinal Tap', Rob Stringer becomes Sony Music CEO, and Bob Geldof faces a copyright claim from a former bandmate.…
MP hopes to ban ticket touting bots through Digital Economy Bill
Conservative MP Nigel Adams has proposed an amendment to the Digital Economy Bill to criminalise software used to buy up tickets, and the PM said the government will consider it.…
Nigel Adams MP on secondary ticketing
Conservative MP Nigel Adams sets out his views on secondary ticketing, calling for reform to stop touts buying up tickets and to protect fans from inflated resale prices.…
Full Time Hobby release compilation
Indie label Full Time Hobby releases 'Not Doing It For The Quids' for £1.99 to mark its fourth year, with a jibe at Alan McGee's comments about record companies.…