Giles Winn

Media Analyst | Editor of ScreenPower | Specialist Partner @PagefieldLondon | Prev @HMTreasury, @Channel4 @5_News & @SkyNews | Views mine

[Giles Winn @WinnGiles]

Been a few years since I led biz relations at HMT, but a few further thoughts on repairing the rift here in my piece for @timesredbox

https://t.co/aKRIM8K1c2

[Giles Winn @WinnGiles]

@Jake_Kanter Joyous! The good old days

[Giles Winn @WinnGiles]

🙏 Finally some clarity on this. Well done @cj_dinenage

[Culture, Media and Sport Committee @CommonsCMS]

After uncertainty surrounding the future of @DCMS, our Chair @cj_dinenage yesterday asked the Prime Minister if he intends for the Department to exist after his next reshuffle 👇

[Culture, Media and Sport Committee @CommonsCMS]

Do you work in the creative industries? 🎭🎬🎨

There's just under three days left to let us know your thoughts on the Government's Creative Industries Sector Plan ⬇️

[Giles Winn @WinnGiles]

Great to have worked with JL Partners on this important report about the BBC World Service. Some fascinating insights into its reach in the United States.

[James Johnson @jamesjohnson252]

NEW: @J_L_Partners polling for Creative Power on 🇺🇸 American attitudes to the BBC and BBC World Service

- 49% of Americans are familiar with the BBC
- The youngest audiences are the most aware: 67% among 18-29s
- 47% say the World Service is trustworthy
- The more positive someone is about the BBC, the more positive they are about 🇬🇧 Britain
- 3x as many Republicans distrust the BBC as Democrats do

1,003 registered voters, May 2025

Full report with foreword by @RoryStewartUK: https://t.co/PrBkVoZ3zK

[James Johnson @jamesjohnson252]

NEW: @J_L_Partners polling for Creative Power on 🇺🇸 American attitudes to the BBC and BBC World Service

- 49% of Americans are familiar with the BBC
- The youngest audiences are the most aware: 67% among 18-29s
- 47% say the World Service is trustworthy
- The more positive someone is about the BBC, the more positive they are about 🇬🇧 Britain
- 3x as many Republicans distrust the BBC as Democrats do

1,003 registered voters, May 2025

Full report with foreword by @RoryStewartUK: https://t.co/PrBkVoZ3zK

[Giles Winn @WinnGiles]

You can read the full report from CreativePower and @glo_pro here: https://t.co/meFEh25WVw

[Giles Winn @WinnGiles]

The BBC World Service faces a future of managed decline without urgent action, according to our new report on its Soft Power impact.
We've found it's far more than a broadcaster - it's a strategic national asset, indirectly supporting UK foreign policy and security objectives.

[Giles Winn @WinnGiles]

Thanks to the @j_a_warrington at The Telegraph for the write-up, also highlighting private concerns within Whitehall about the loss of Soft Power influence: https://t.co/X4h8dx0yvP

[Giles Winn @WinnGiles]

@TMChivers Thank you Tom!
Yep it’s a really interesting topic that doesn’t get enough attention

[Tom Chivers @TMChivers]

Despite being the 'least regulated' UK PSB in terms of content quotas, Channel 5 makes an important contribution to the indie production sector.

It has a distinctly diverse commissioning supply, even more so than Channel 4 which is supposed to be the sector's champion..!

[Giles Winn @WinnGiles]

C5 is enjoying something of a creative renaissance, and so frankly it feels like there's more on the line now than when C5 changed hands previously

I've written about what's at stake C5 - and for public service broadcasting - for ScreenPower:

https://t.co/QbYmYVf6GQ

[Giles Winn @WinnGiles]

📺 Why is nobody talking about Channel 5?

Britain’s youngest public service broadcaster will soon be owned by one of the world’s richest men - but so far this has received next to no public or political attention.

[Giles Winn @WinnGiles]

💰C5's parent company (Paramount) is effectively being bought by production company Skydance Media and Redbird Capital - with Larry Ellison holding the majority stake.

Whatever your view on that deal, the implications for C5 deserve to be scrutinised and discussed in the UK.

[Giles Winn @WinnGiles]

Ofcom has fined GB News £100k for breaking due impartiality rules - for ‘serious and repeated’ breaches. GBN must also broadcast a statement from Ofcom 🔥

[Giles Winn @WinnGiles]

Great to speak to @cj_dinenage for ScreenPower about her priorities as Chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee.

Read for free here:

https://t.co/ylfpe6EoAd

[Caroline Dinenage MP @cj_dinenage]

Delighted to have been re-elected unopposed as the Chair of the @CommonsCMS

ICYMI 👇

I sat down with @WinnGiles from ScreenPower last week to talk about my plans. https://t.co/aoRDVyFd2E

[Giles Winn @WinnGiles]

@eagm Good point - that would make sense as I guess the minister leading on the finance bill needs to be in the commons

[Giles Winn @WinnGiles]

Super niche Treasury point, but HMT seem to have swapped the ministerial responsibilities for the Exchequer Sec (XST) and the Financial Sec (FST). XST was previously in charge of growth and productivity (as well as duties), and FST for customs, VAT, hmrc etc.

[Giles Winn @WinnGiles]

📈As growth sectors go, the UK's Creative Industries have a strong track record.
🗳️But do the main parties have any plans to encourage this further, give their emphasis on growth?
🤔I've summarised the manifesto pledges here - and some worrying omissions:
https://t.co/mb0O5q3eED