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Boosting The Bottom Line & Beyond: Increasing Female Representation In Games Studios

In a challenging market, performance matters. Research links greater profitability to more women in leadership roles – yet progress in the male-dominated interactive entertainment industry remains slow.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Netflix vs Paramount: A Defining Moment For Global Entertainment

Everyone in the film industry is talking about Netflix's attempt to acquire Warner Bros Discovery and its portfolio, which includes Warner Bros, New Line Cinema, and HBO Max.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Marks & Clerk

Children Should Be At Least 16 To Access Social Media, Say MEPs

Research shows that 97% of young people go online every day and 78% of 13 to 17-year-olds check their devices at least hourly.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Ofcom Publishes Review Of Audience Protection Measures On On-demand Programme Services

Last week, as part of its ongoing work to implement the Media Act, Ofcom published its review of audience protection measures (APMs) used by on-demand programme services (ODPS).

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Ofcom And European Commission Review Broadcast Regulation

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

The Collective Conversation With Niel Bornman, CEO - Publicis Connected Media UK

United Kingdom Technology

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Lewis Silkin

Streaming Wars 2026: The Rise Of The "Frenemy"

United Kingdom Media & IT

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AlixPartners

Opposites Attract: How YouTube And Netflix Are Learning From Each Other To Dominate The Streaming Industry

United Kingdom Media & IT

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AlixPartners

Key Legal Considerations When Using Social Media To Grow A Business

United Kingdom Media & IT

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LegalVision

Curtain Up, Rights Reserved

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

APAC PayTV: The Art Of Rebuilding In A Storm

United Kingdom Media & IT

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AlixPartners

High Court Dismisses High-profile Libel Claim, Finding That Defences Of Truth And Public Interest Are Established

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

FTC Chairman Warns Major Tech Companies Of "Censorship" In EU DSA And UK Online Safety Act

United Kingdom Privacy

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A&O Shearman

The VSP Regime Is Dead, Long Live The OSA!

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

The Space Season 3 Episode 5 (Podcast)

United Kingdom Employment

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Gowling WLG

Navigating FX Hedging In 2025: Strategies For A Turbulent Market

United Kingdom Finance

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AlixPartners

When Can Social Care Legally Remove Your Children? (4 December 2025) (Video)

United Kingdom Family

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

The Space: Mental Health And Wellbeing - Episode Four (Podcast)

United Kingdom Employment

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Gowling WLG

S6:E3 – The Fight For LGBTQ+ Rights In The UK Isn't Over: Peter Darrant (Video)

United Kingdom Government

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Square One

Cheats, Hacks And Legal Strategies: Safeguarding Value In The UK Video Game Industry

Video game cheats and hacks are a major problem for game developers and publishers, particularly in online games.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Heads Up! Liability For Injuries Caused To Spectators At Sporting Events

In May 2025, Golfweek reported that the Spanish player Jon Rahm struck a fan with a golf ball during the PGA Championship 2025. It turns out that was the third time this player had accidentally...

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Gatehouse Chambers

When Is A Hotel Not A Hotel?

Whilst the political implications of last week's interim injunction against housing asylum seekers in a hotel in Epping are considerable, is it a significant development in planning law terms?

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

From Viral To Vulnerable: Why Young People Acquiring Sudden Wealth Should Seek Expert Professional Advice

When we think about someone being vulnerable, we often think about an elderly person who might be taken advantage of, or a person with a physical or intellectual disability who requires safeguarding.

United Kingdom Family

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Hunters

Law Firm Branding: A Comprehensive Guide To Elevate Your Legal Practice

United Kingdom Media & IT

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IR Global

The Scope Of Title Protection In Cross-Media Use – The "Nie Wieder Keine Ahnung" Case

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Maucher Jenkins

Football Governance Act Becomes Law In Historic Moment For English Football

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Addleshaw Goddard

Media Supergrowers – AI, Adjacency, And Audience Expansion

United Kingdom Media & IT

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AlixPartners

The Reel Cost: UK FCA Cracks Down On 'Finfluencers

United Kingdom Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

Is A Ban On Alcohol Advertising Really On The Table?

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Temu's Back On Top... But For How Long? 2025's Retail Growth Story

Worldwide Commercial

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AlixPartners

Should I Limit The Use Of Social Media During A Family Dispute? (4 June 2025)

United Kingdom Family

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Reimagining Creativity: Virtual Talent, Tech And The New Age Of Storytelling

United Kingdom Technology

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Lewis Silkin

Noel Anthony Clarke v Guardian News & Media Ltd (2025): The High Court Dismisses A Last-minute Request

United Kingdom Litigation

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Barnes Law

Temu's Back On Top... But For How Long? 2025's Retail Growth Story

On the surface, the retail growth story looks familiar. Eight out of ten of the 2024 Retail Supergrowers are back in 2025, with very little movement in the ranks.

Worldwide Commercial

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AlixPartners

Should I Limit The Use Of Social Media During A Family Dispute? (4 June 2025)

With social media now woven into the fabric of daily life, it's easy to get caught up in sharing personal moments on platforms like Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok...

United Kingdom Family

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Reimagining Creativity: Virtual Talent, Tech And The New Age Of Storytelling

Last week, The AI Agenda brought together Lewis Silkin's Cliff Fluet and Phil Hughes, along with Ben Field from Deep Fusion, for a compelling discussion on AI's transformative impact on creative storytelling.

United Kingdom Technology

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Lewis Silkin

Noel Anthony Clarke v Guardian News & Media Ltd (2025): The High Court Dismisses A Last-minute Request

In the recent ruling of Noel Anthony Clarke v Guardian News & Media Ltd (2025), the High Court made a number of significant precedents in relation to limitations of litigation privilege...

United Kingdom Litigation

BL

Barnes Law

'Kicking' Things Off... Ofcom Launches New Investigations Under Online Safety Act

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Is The ASA On Ozempic?

The ASA has issued its Annual Report on its work in 2024. And it's very slim. Not that it was bloated before (we don't want to be rude about previous Annual Reports). In fact, it reflects two buzzwords from 2024...

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Is AI Going To Kill Real Music?

What do Elton John, Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney, Radiohead, Sting and Dua Lipa all have in common apart from great music? The answer is they have all objected to use of music for training...

Worldwide Technology

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Rouse

ASA Issues Report On Advertising Context And Concerns

The ASA recently commissioned research to help it better understand public concerns about advertising and inform its regulatory priorities.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Which Celebrities Have 'Strong Appeal' To The 'Yoof Of Today' And Why? New ASA Research May Provide Some Answers.

George Bernard Shaw, the Irish playwright and inventor of the hipster beard, is credited as saying "Youth is wasted on the young." As Shaw lived until he was 94...

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Internal Processes, If Not Effective, Can Really Affect Public Perception

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Hunters

Ofcom Publishes Consultation For PSB Commissioning Of Independent Productions

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

"That's Entertainment" With Phil Hughes: Thomas Walters, Co-Founder And CEO Of Billion Dollar Boy (Podcast)

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Illegal Harms Assessments - Ofcom Launches Enforcement Programme

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

S4:E5 – The Curator Of Memories: 'Fear Less, Do More' With Rhiannon Hiles (Video)

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Square One

Are You Not Offended? No, Me Neither.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Global Talent Film & TV Visa Or Tier 5 Creative Visa?

United Kingdom Immigration

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Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

Global Consumers Plan To Spend Less In 2025; Focus On Higher Grocery Prices To Limit Discretionary Spending - AlixPartners 2025 Consumer Outlook

Worldwide Consumer

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AlixPartners

Top Tips: Handling Negative Press

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Devonshires

Spending, Disrupted: AlixPartners' 2025 Global Consumer Outlook

Worldwide Consumer

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AlixPartners

2025 Media & Entertainment Industry Predictions Report

United Kingdom Media & IT

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AlixPartners

AI And The Future Of Podcasting: Sir Michael Parkinson Reimagined

United Kingdom Technology

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HLK

Good News For The UK Creative Industries

United Kingdom Media & IT

MC

Marks & Clerk

UK And US Issue Joint Statement On Children's Privacy

Worldwide Privacy

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

New Ofcom Rules Set To Bring Changes To Social Media

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Johnson Law Group

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S4:E5 – The Curator Of Memories: 'Fear Less, Do More' With Rhiannon Hiles (Video)

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Square One

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Simons Muirhead & Burton

Media And Reputation: What Does A Media Lawyer Do And How Can They Help? (Video)

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Withers LLP

Digital Transformation And The Digital Consumer (Video)

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Dentons

Media Overview l TMT Predictions 2014

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Deloitte

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