The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) is in the process of developing a product specification for a mobile app gaming ‘Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)’. The ICO is keen to work…
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The Government released its Skills for Jobs White Paper, on 21 January 2021, setting out a series of measures looking to transform post-16 education and training. The White Paper details…
On 15 January 2021, the Government published two Written Answers about its replacement for the Erasmus+ scheme, the Turing Scheme. Taiwo Owatemi MP, Labour member for Coventry North West, and…
TIGA, the trade association representing the video games industry, has produced a review of the UK’s new post-Brexit immigration system. TIGA’s summary of the new immigration system has been tailored…
On 18 June 2020, TIGA, the trade association representing the video games industry, published its UK-EU trade deal paper setting out the priorities for the video games industry in a…
TIGA, the trade association representing the video games industry, released a Business Opinion Survey (BOS) today which shows that while the industry is set for a year of growth, less…
New Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) figures show that for the first time the UK games market has exceeded £4 billion in revenue. In 2020, the games market increased by 14.5…
On 8 January 2021 the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) published a report on Improving Broadband. The Committee has run an inquiry into the Department for Digital, Culture,…
On Thursday 17 December, the UK Internal Market Act received Royal Assent. The UK Internal Market Act establishes 2 principles (the Market Access Principles) that apply to goods and services….
Today, on 17 December 2020, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has extended the furlough scheme until the end of April 2021, with the Government continuing to contribute 80% towards wages….
The Business Secretary, Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP, has urged businesses to ensure that they can lawfully receive data from clients and businesses in the EU from 1 January 2021….
On 15 December 2020, the Government published their full response to the Online Harms White Paper. TIGA have produced a summary of the key aspects of the response relevant to…
On 9 December 2020, £165 million was offered to organisations including the National Theatre, Southbank Centre, English National Opera and the Royal Shakespeare Company, who will be supported by major…
On 10 December 2020, DCMS publish creative industries official statistics highlighting that the video games industry contributed £2.9billion to the UK economy in 2019. Other key findings include: Of the…
On 8 December 2020 the CMA issued advice to Government on the design and implementation of the UK’s new pro-competition regime for digital markets. The advice was provided and produced…
A report, Commissioned by the Chancellor and the Business Secretary, has been published by the CMA analysing how well competition is working across the UK economy. The key take-home points…
On 20 January 2021 at 12pm for 30 minutes, MMP Tax are hosting a ‘lunch and learn’ webinar. They will be sharing their top tips for making Video Game Tax…
On 26 November 2020, the Government announced a new competition regime for tech giants, in a bid to give consumers more choice and control over their data and ensure that…
On 2 December, GamesIndustry.Biz covered the release of new TIGA statistics which show that 13 per cent of UK studios’ primary platform focus is console. The article can be accessed…
TIGA, the network for video games developers and digital publishers and the trade association representing the video games industry, today released new data showing that 13 per cent of UK…