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First Report - British film and high-end television
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
HC 328
Published 10 April 2025
Government response
4th Special Report - British film and high-end television: Government Response · published 3 Jul 2025
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
Enhance HETV tax incentives to specifically benefit public service broadcasters and independent producers
Conclusion
Domestic HETV needs to be supported through enhanced tax incentives just as independent film has been. To tackle the issues facing domestic production, any increase in HETV tax relief must not merely incentivise streamers to spend more but specifically benefit …
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Government Response Summary
The government reiterates its commitment to competitive AVEC reliefs, including existing support for independent films and VFX, but does not specifically address the call for HETV tax relief designed to benefit public service broadcasters and independent producers with lower budget productions.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Recommendation
Not Addressed
Implement a 5% levy on SVoD UK subscriber revenue for domestic HETV production
Recommendation
We recommend that all subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) platforms that operate in the UK pay a 5% levy on their UK subscriber revenue into a cultural fund administered by the BFI to support domestic HETV production. The industry should establish this …
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Government Response Summary
The government commits to supporting the domestic sector and culturally relevant UK content, and will build on the Media Act and Ofcom's review to support public service media, but provides no specific response to the recommendation for a 5% SVoD levy.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
Cinemas face insufficient variety and quality of films, not a lack of releases.
Conclusion
The problem facing cinemas is not that too few films are being released; it is that there is not enough variety and quality in the films that are reaching cinemas to tempt cinemagoers through the doors. The solution is therefore …
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Government Response Summary
The government highlights its commitment to AVEC competitiveness for independent films and VFX, and general considerations for new tax reliefs, but does not directly address the recommendation for a distribution tax relief.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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