It has been a busy week for the UK’s TV & film producers, with the long-awaited Media Bill making its way through the House of Lords yesterday before Parliament is dissolved.
The move followed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s announcement this week that a general election is to take place on 4 July – but what does the industry want to hear from those vying for their votes?
Sian Price, creative director, Yeti Television
In light of shrinking budgets and pressure on budgets, I would love to see tax credits extended to include mid to lower tariff factual television. I would also welcome Nations and Regions quotas – specific to those areas rather than a catch-all ‘out of London’ percentage and reserved for genuine N&R companies where the execs and HQ are actually in those regions!
