Government needs to safeguard distinctly British content, says Culture Committee

The Government needs to ramp up support measures for the UK’s high-quality drama sector while safeguarding the creation of distinctly British content, a report has said.Tax breaks and a streamer levy are among the recommendations outlined in the report from the Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) Committee.It comes following the inquiry into British film and high-end television, which considered how domestic and inward investment production was being affected by the rise of streaming platforms.Dame Caroline Dinenage chaired the committee (Andrew Matthews/PA)PA Archive“Culturally British domestic HETV (high-end television) is vital to the UK’s identity, national conversations and talent pipeline, but it is under threat”, the report warns.Chairwoman of the committee, Dame Caroline Dinenage, said “there will be countless distinctly British stories that never make it to our screens” unless the Government intervenes to “rebalance the playing field” between streamers and public service broadcaste...