Select Committee · Culture, Media and Sport Committee

Economics of music streaming: follow-up

Status: Closed Opened: 4 Nov 2022 Closed: 16 Oct 2023 2 recommendations 2 conclusions 1 report

The Committee held an Economics of music streaming inquiry in 2021. The Committee published its Report in July 2021 and the Government Response was published in September 2021. The Committee will follow-up its Report with an evidence session on 15 November 2022.

Reports

1 report

Title	HC No.	Published	Items	Response
Fifth Report - Economics of music streaming: follow-up	HC 874	13 Jan 2023	4	Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

2 items

2 Recommendation Fifth Report - Economics of music strea… Accepted

We commend the Government and Intellectual Property Office (IPO) for their work in commissioning and...

We commend the Government and Intellectual Property Office (IPO) for their work in commissioning and convening further research, industry contact group meetings and the two working groups on contract transparency and metadata. However, we believe that there is room for improvement regarding the scope and practice of the groups. We …

Government response. The IPO shared the membership of the working groups on metadata and transparency and will publish agendas and minutes for the meetings of the transparency working group and agendas for the meetings of the metadata working group on the Government’s …

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

3 Recommendation Fifth Report - Economics of music strea… Accepted

The current approach to cultural policymaking by Government is too scatter-gun to be effective, particular...

The current approach to cultural policymaking by Government is too scatter-gun to be effective, particular in comparison to other successful countries with whom we are competing for market share. We recommend that the Government take a more strategic approach to policymaking regarding cultural production and the creative industries. Responsibilities are …

Government response. The government is publishing a Sector Vision in the coming months, led by the Creative Industries Council, to drive growth, build the workforce, and help the sector maximize its impact on society. They assert that the Creative Industries Trade and …

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Oral evidence sessions

1 session

Date	Witnesses
15 Nov 2022	Chris Cooke, Dr Hayleigh Bosher, Geoff Taylor · BPI, Naomi Pohl · Musicians’ Union, Tom Gray · The Ivors Academy, Will Page	View ↗

Correspondence

5 letters

Date	Direction	Title
30 May 2023	To cttee	Letter from Rt Hon John Whittingdale OBE MP, Minister for Media, Tourism and Cr…
31 Jan 2023	To cttee	Letter from Julia Lopez MP, Minister of State for Media, Data and Digital Infra…
8 Dec 2022	To cttee	Letter from Sarah Cardell, Interim Chief Executive, Competitions and Markets Au…
29 Nov 2022	To cttee	Letter from Chris Mills, Director of Rights Policy and Enforcement, Intellectua…
15 Nov 2022	To cttee	Letter from Merck Mercuriadis, Chief Executive and Founder, Hipgnosis Songs Man…