Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) Committee Scrutiny of the Draft Media Bill
YouTubers, Jimmy Donaldson aka MrBeast, Ben Azelart and Orkun Işıtmak during a visit to Dyetse Village, Malawi where a new well point has been installed to provide clean water to the community. Credit: WaterAid/ Lee-Ann Olwage
In this submission, we argue that the Government’s Draft Media Bill threatens the few remaining spaces for international coverage within the Public Service Media system. In particular, removing its obligation to cover ‘matters of international significance and interest’ will disincentivise and discourage outward-looking programme-making that brings the world to UK audiences.