UK Streaming and Cinema Sector Debate

Full Debate: Read Full Debate
Department: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Lord Kennedy of Southwark

Main Page: Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Labour - Life peer)

Department Debates - View all Lord Kennedy of Southwark's debates with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport


Forest-Risk Commodities

UK Streaming and Cinema Sector

Lord Kennedy of Southwark Excerpts

NHS: Violence Against NHS Staff
Monday 2nd March 2026

(1 day, 10 hours ago)

Lords Chamber
Share Debate
Read Full debate Read Hansard Text Read Debate Ministerial Extracts
Lord Kennedy of Southwark Portrait Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms and Chief Whip (Lord Kennedy of Southwark) (Lab Co-op)
- Hansard -
-

My Lords, we will have the Cross Benches next, then we will come to Labour.

Viscount Colville of Culross Portrait Viscount Colville of Culross (CB)
- Hansard -
- - Excerpts

My Lords, I declare an interest as a television producer. The Media Act set up prominence for public service broadcasters in the digital space, but it does not cover video-sharing platforms such as YouTube, which is where increasing numbers of young people are watching their content. Now that the BBC has announced a partnership with YouTube, does the Minister agree that the prominence regime should be extended to amplify discoverability of public service broadcasting content on these services?

Return to start of debate - Return to top of page