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UK music streaming revenues top £1bn for the first time
The UK music streaming market broke the £1bn barrier for the first time in 2024, new figures published by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) reveal. In part due to streaming…
Major DCMS-backed initiative to boost sector profitability to launch
A ‘groundbreaking’ three-year initiative to enhance the profitability and sustainability of organisations across arts, culture and the creative industries is to launch, the governm…
Proportion of ethnically diverse chief executives at ACE-funded cultural organisations doubles
The proportion of ethnically diverse chief executives at Arts Council England (ACE) funded organisations doubled during the five years of the last National Portfolio, new figures s…
Ministers consider changes to AI plans after lobbying from artists
Ministers are considering changes to proposals that would allow AI developers to use creators’ content to help train their models unless rights holders opt out, according to The…
Artists publish silent album to protest AI copyright proposals
Over 1,000 musicians have released a silent album to protest the government’s proposed changes to copyright law. Under the proposals, AI developers will be able to use creators�…
Equity calls on entertainment bosses for protections in AI training
Trade union Equity has called for an urgent conversation over the use of artificial intelligence in the performing arts. In an open letter sent to entertainment bosses, including…
Ticketmaster tells MPs price rises during purchase are ‘an illusion’
Prices of concert tickets sold by Ticketmaster do not change between the time they are added to an online basket and the point of payment, a senior leader from the organisation has…
KCL lands grant to explore AI for screen archives
King’s College London (KCL) has been awarded a grant of £192,500 to investigate how AI technologies could be used in screen archives. The award from the British Film Institute�…
Former British Museum contractor arrested after IT attack
A former contractor who had recently been dismissed by the British Museum has been arrested following an alleged IT attack over the weekend. The Guardian reports that the former em…
McCartney warns proposed AI laws risk ‘loss of creativity’
Sir Paul McCartney has warned that government proposals for new copyright laws could “rip off” artists. Speaking to the BBC, the musician said allowing AI developers to use cre…
Creative UK case studies hub aims to inspire diversity initiatives
Creative UK has launched an online collection of case studies to offer “ideas, learning and inspiration” in response to worsening diversity in the creative sector. The organisa…
RSC collaborates on Lady Macbeth-inspired video game
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has announced a new collaboration to create a video game inspired by Macbeth and set in contemporary Iran. The RSC is working with New York-base…
National Lottery Community Fund and ACE ‘not opposed to AI-drafted funding applications’
The National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF), whose recipients include cultural projects, says it will not reject applications just because AI was used to write them. But it has warn…
Major rights holders seek assurances over AI drive
A coalition of arts sector bodies and creative rights holders is calling for assurances from the government after it set out its plans to harness AI to “deliver a decade of natio…
Grantium: ACE pledges detail on improvements by spring
Arts Council England has promised changes to the user experience of its much-maligned funding portal Grantium, which it says will be announced in spring. The funding body did not s…
Digital Spaces in Libraries programme launches
A new programme designed to transform the way communities interact with digital creativity will launch this year, it has been announced. The sector support organisation The Space w…
Government proposes AI data mining exception featuring ‘rights reservation’ for creators
The government is proposing a form of ‘opt out’ copyright system that would allow developers to train artificial intelligence (AI) on creative works, unless the creator has specifi…
ONS data: Arts activity shrinks by 15% since July
Economic activity in the creative, arts and entertainment sectors shrank by a cumulative 15% between July and October this year, an analysis by a performers’ union Equity has found…
Playwrights secure new terms for streaming work
A “landmark” agreement has been reached with playwrights to protect their pay and other rights relating to the digital delivery of their work. Under the deal agreed between the…
University of Glasgow unveils virtual museum
The University of Glasgow is launching a virtual museum dedicated to scientist Lord Kelvin. The opening concludes celebrations of the 200th anniversary of Kelvin’s birth and form…
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