Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleLord Birt, a former BBC director-general, warned that "Rome is burning" for British public service broadcasting and the press due to media globalisation, during a House of Lords discussion on the government's Media Green Paper. Culture minister Baroness Twycross rejected the "Rome is burning" analogy but acknowledged the need to address warning signs, affirming government support for the BBC and seeking sustainable funding models. The government's Media Green Paper proposes giving prominence to trusted news sources, including the BBC, ITV, and Channel 4, on social media and video-sharing platforms to counter misinformation. Further proposals in the Green Paper include a transition to internet-based TV by 2034 or 2044 and adding on-demand rights for major sporting events like the World Cup and Olympics to the Listed Events Regime. Lord Young of Acton raised concerns that the prominence proposals could be a "Trojan horse" for state-approved press regulation, to which Baroness Twycross responded that criteria for trustworthy news would be determined transparently through consultation, not censorship. In fullFormer BBC director-general issues stark warning on UK media: ‘Rome is burning’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
What new government proposals mean for BBC, ITV and Channel 4
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleLord Birt, a former BBC director-general, warned that "Rome is burning" for British public service broadcasting and the press due to media globalisation, during a House of Lords discussion on the government's Media Green Paper. Culture minister Baroness Twycross rejected the "Rome is burning" analogy but acknowledged the need to address warning signs, affirming government support for the BBC and seeking sustainable funding models. The government's Media Green Paper proposes giving prominence to trusted news sources, including the BBC, ITV, and Channel 4, on social media and video-sharing platforms to counter misinformation. Further proposals in the Green Paper include a transition to internet-based TV by 2034 or 2044 and adding on-demand rights for major sporting events like the World Cup and Olympics to the Listed Events Regime. Lord Young of Acton raised concerns that the prominence proposals could be a "Trojan horse" for state-approved press regulation, to which Baroness Twycross responded that criteria for trustworthy news would be determined transparently through consultation, not censorship. In fullFormer BBC director-general issues stark warning on UK media: ‘Rome is burning’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
