Rosie Wellings L4 Creative Enterprise

  Unit 1, Task 9- Cultural policy     DCMS is the Department for Digital, Cultural, Media and Sport  and is a department of the UK government. They have responsibility for culture, sport, digital economy, some aspects of media, t ourism, leisure and creative industries in the UK.  They aim to promote and grow these sectors and businesses by investing . They fund cultural organisations to help achieve this, these include:  Arts Council England (ACE) and its National Portfolio Organisations (NPO)  and  British Film Institute (BFI) British Library.   Some of their most recent announcements include ‘Better broadband for 500,000 rural homes’, showing their co m mitment to  bett er connectivity in England.  ‘The country invited to a major celebration of creativity across the UK in 2022’ whi ch mentioned 10 Unboxed events to demonstrate the nation’s creative talent.  ‘ UK backs digital revolution of public services at internation...

  Unit 1, Task 8- Other considerations for businesses   Creative industries get their  funding  from a combination of private and public funding.  For example, the BBC is  mainly publicly  funded through TV licenses. Creative industries also gain some government-funded bodies such as the arts council and the National Lottery.  Public funding includes Arts Council England, Creative Scotland, Arts Council Northern  Ireland  and Arts Council Wales who support almost a thousand portfolios.   An  example of a creative sector that needs a lot of funding is the film industry.  Most films are funded through a combination of investors,  grants  and tax credits. The funding needs to be secured before the development of the film to pay for production.  Businesses can also apply for various grants and funding from charities. The Innovative UK Smart Grants offer grants of up to £25m in 2022. This funding is available for...

Unit 1, Task 7- Regulatory frameworks     A  regulatory body  is an organisation there to  establish and regulate national standards f rom  the government.  These  follow   regulatory frameworks  which are mandatory  or voluntary  legal mechanisms  and can include procedures, regulations, guidelines  and codes of conduct etc.     An example of a creative  communications  regulatory body is  Ofcom  who regulate the  broadcasting, telecommunications and postal industries of the UK.  They have a statutory duty t o represent the interests of consumers by promoting competition  and protecting the public from offensive or harmful content. Some of the areas that Ofcom  conduct   include licensing, complaints , codes and policies and protecting against pirate radio stations.   They have developed an  ‘O perating  F ramework ’   for  the BBC . This...