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5 is the home of award-winning content from the UK’s third largest commercial PSB, a culmination of the creative transformation of Channel 5 over more than a decade. 5 is part of the Paramount Global family of brands.

Through a mix of live TV channels and bingeable boxsets, the free-to-air service allows UK audiences to watch or stream the breadth of programming from Channel 5 – including Milkshake!, its dedicated preschool brand – and a wide selection from the wider Paramount family of brands, including BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV Entertainment Studios, the opportunity to sample some of the biggest hits from Paramount+ and more.

In keeping with its PSB remit, 5 tells the story of modern Britain by reflecting the lives of people across the UK, featuring well-known faces and fresh new talent. Its programme roster spans original UK drama, premium factual, true crime, science, news & current affairs and kids’ content, which continue to attract critical acclaim.

Recent wins include BAFTA Television and RTS Awards for the documentary White Nanny, Black Child in 2024, along with a BAFTA nomination for Endurance Race to the Pole. Factual hit The Yorkshire Vet and the broadcaster’s series on air fryers also won RTS Yorkshire awards, while Michael Palin received the Radio Times Special Judges Award for his Channel 5 documentaries.

Find out more at www.channel5.com.

Established in 1998, the Alliance for Intellectual Property (IP) is a UK-based coalition of 23 organisations representing IP-rich businesses and creators, who are vital to our economy. Our members include representatives of the audiovisual, music, toy and games, business software, sports rights, branded manufactured goods, publishing, retailing, image, art, and design sectors. Our members share a collective interest in ensuring that people are able to enjoy the content and products they love and creators can fully realise the value of their innovation.

We campaign to make sure that IP rights are valued in the UK by ensuring there is a strong legislative and regulatory regime to protect them. We work across Government, Parliament, law enforcement bodies, consumer groups, and other policy organisations to build a greater understanding of IP and advocate positive policy change.

Find out more at www.allianceforip.co.uk.

Art Fund is the charity that connects museums, people and art

For 120 years, we’ve been helping museums and people to share in great art and culture – because we believe that access to art is vital for a healthy society.  

We do three things, all connected.

We fund art, helping the UK’s museums to enrich their collections – for today, and forever.  

We grow audiences, with our National Art Pass opening doors to great culture.  

And we advocate for museums, through our Museum of the Year award and creative events that bring the UK’s museums together.

Find out more at www.artfund.org.

A voice for photographers & image-makers since 1968, the Association of Photographers (AOP) exists to protect, promote and inspire, the talent and skills of our photographers. As a not-for-profit organisation, it  tirelessly champions the rights of visual artists and campaigns on issues of copyright, best practice, and professionalism. Our 3,000 members include photographers, photographic assistants, photography agents, accredited courses, students, and those working in support services for the Creative Industries. We bring professional photographers & image-makers together to promote the highest levels of achievement and support our members' interests at all levels.

The AOP is one of the most prestigious professional photographers' trade associations in the world, representing some of the most influential, trailblazing photographers in the history of the art form. Past and present members include the likes of Terence Donovan, Rankin, Tim Flach, Nadav Kander, Tessa Traeger, David Bailey, Julia Fullerton-Batten and Jillian Edelstein. For over 50 years, members’ work has appeared in global advertising campaigns, books, newspapers, magazines, broadcast, exhibitions and cultural events the world over.

Find out more at www.the-aop.org.

Bath Spa University has campuses based across Bath and a University Centre in London, with a variety of courses across the arts, sciences, education, social science, and business. A 'Professionally Creative' university which encourages its staff, students and partners to be curious, creative and confident, BSU is The Sunday Times University of the year for Social Inclusion 2024. As a certified member of Social Enterprise UK, BSU harnesses values of equity, respect and sustainability. With a wide range of partnerships spanning from educational to cultural, BSU continues to act within the very heart of its communities, cultivating relationships within the city of Bath and beyond.

Find out more at www.bathspa.ac.uk.

Bectu is the union for creative ambition. We represent nearly 40,000 staff, contract and freelance workers in the media and entertainment industries.  Our members work in non-performance roles in live events, broadcasting, film and cinema, digital media, independent production, leisure, fashion, theatre and the arts.

Find out more at bectu.org.uk.

Big Creative Education is London’s largest specialist creative arts college based in Walthamstow, London.

Big Creative Academy’s mission is to provide young creatives from diverse backgrounds with the entrepreneurial skills and academic knowledge to have a powerful impact in the creative industries. Through access to higher education and the development of cultural capital we will provide students with the attitude and resilience to succeed.

Find out more at www.bigcreative.education.

BPI is the voice of the recorded music industry, with over 500 members ranging from SME music companies to the three largest record labels, Sony Music Entertainment UK, Universal Music UK and Warner Music UK. BPI protects and promotes British music at home and abroad through its policy advocacy, trade expertise, ground-breaking innovation partnerships and world-leading content protection services. BPI owns and organises the BRIT Awards with Mastercard and the Mercury Prize, co-owns the Official Charts and runs The BRIT Certified Awards programme, recognising artist achievement with the iconic Platinum, Gold and Silver Awards. It administers the Music Export Growth Scheme (MEGS) and runs numerous industry trade missions overseas.

Find out more at www.bpi.co.uk.

The British Fashion Council is a world-leading organisation in the global fashion industry. We represent and empower over 250 British fashion designers and retailers as leaders in responsible, creative business and engage all within the British fashion industry to contribute to positive growth.
 
We do this by pioneering world-class programmes that unlock and elevate British talent, delivering world-leading support and events to fashion entrepreneurs and businesses and championing British fashion as a creative force on the world stage.
 
The British Fashion Council curates London Fashion Week, presented by 1664 Blanc, hosts the annual Fashion Awards, Presented by Pandora, at the Royal Albert Hall, manages the Institute of Positive Fashion, and delivers over £1m worth of support annually through the British Fashion Council Foundation, including to our world-leading NEWGEN programme, which fosters the next generation of creative talent.

Find out more at www.britishfashioncouncil.com.

Channel 4 exists to create change through entertainment. Publicly owned yet commercially funded, Channel 4 generates significant and sustainable cultural, economic and social impact across the UK – at no cost to the taxpayer. 

The broadcaster’s distinctive remit is set by Parliament, and it has a role to represent unheard voices, challenge with purpose and reinvent entertainment. For more than 40 years, it has been a British success story, engaging generation after generation of young people. 

Working with hundreds of creative companies every year, Channel 4 makes a major contribution to the local, regional and national economy, creating and supporting thousands of jobs and businesses across the country. 

In 2024, Channel 4 launched its Fast Forward strategy to accelerate its transformation into an agile and genuinely digital-first public service streamer by 2030. It is designed to ensure Channel 4 embraces the generational shift in TV viewing, elevates its impact across the UK and stands out in a crowded market. 

From its bases in London, Leeds, Manchester, Bristol and Glasgow, Channel 4 is fully committed to harnessing the power of its regional structure to increase its impact across the UK. Through its training and development initiative 4Skills is opening up opportunities in broadcasting, with a particular focus on disadvantaged young people and addressing skills gaps across the Nations and Regions. 4Skills invests £10m in training, development and learning opportunities annually. 

Through Film4 Productions, Channel 4 also invests in British filmmakers to huge critical acclaim, producing 43 Oscar wins and 97 BAFTA wins in its history. 

Find out more at www.channel4.com.

Founded in 1984, DACS is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to championing, protecting, and managing the rights of artists and maximising their royalties. We envision and work towards a society which recognises, respects and values all artists.

We’re a collective management organisation (CMO) collecting and distributing royalties to artists, creators and their beneficiaries.

Find out more at www.dacs.org.uk.

The Film and TV Charity is working behind the scenes of the UK film, TV, and cinema industry, supporting the lives of everyone involved, from researchers to writers, people in casting and on productions, to those in post-production, sales, distribution, and exhibition.

Founded in the early days of cinema in 1924, the Charity celebrated its centenary year in 2024. Today, it is pleased to be able to offer a wide range of support with mental and physical health, financial wellbeing, and to promote equity and inclusion for people who have talent, spark and dedication and yet find obstacles in their way. The Charity is also working with a wide range of partners to bring about positive change to enable everyone in the industry to thrive. Through its free, 24/7 Film and TV Support Line, the Charity offers a listening ear, access to counselling, the Bullying Advice Service, legal advice, financial guidance, and much, much more. The Charity has also developed the Whole Picture Toolkit for mentally healthy productions, a free resource that supports mental health on productions of any size and in any genre.

For more information visit The Film & TV Charity or call the Support Line on 0800 054 0000.

Find out more at filmtvcharity.org.uk.

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Heart of Glass is a Merseyside-based community arts organisation. We bring together artists and communities to make collaborative art, and provide support, resources and opportunities to artists and anyone interested in socially engaged practice.

Find out more at www.heartofglass.org.uk.

Find out more at www.intofilm.org.

Kingston University London is an ambitious, inclusive, innovative, and enterprising institution, home to more than 20,000 students from over 140 countries. It is one of an elite group of just 26 higher education providers nationally to have received Gold ratings in all three Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) categories, recognising its commitment to high quality teaching, providing an outstanding student experience and supporting its students to achieve successful degree outcomes.

Through its transformative Town House Strategy, the London-based university is equipping its students with the graduate attributes needed for career success in a rapidly evolving digital-first world. Kingston Universities innovative Future Skills has been embedded across its undergraduate curriculum. From September 2025, every undergraduate at Kingston University will complete its sector-leading Future Skills programme as a core taught and assessed part of their degree studies alongside subject-specific learning.

The Future Skills campaign is backed by global businesses and has attracted widespread support from parliamentarians, peers and policy makers. Building on three previous reports in partnership with YouGov, the 2025 report, Future Skills: Perspectives from East and West, sampled 2,000 leading UK businesses to identify the skills most valued by industry in a rapidly changing workplace. This research has informed the Future Skills programme that enables every student on every undergraduate programme to acquire the key graduate attributes employers need including critical thinking, digital and analytical skills, creativity and initiative.

Find out more at www.kingston.ac.uk.

Home to over 44,000 students, we are one of the UK’s largest and most popular universities, based in the heart of Manchester. Our campus offers state-of-the-art facilities and innovative teaching, combined with outstanding research and award-winning degree apprenticeships that help students thrive in their careers.

Here to make an impact on Manchester, our nation and beyond, with a driving ambition to discover and disseminate knowledge, and make higher education accessible and beneficial to all those with the passion and ability to succeed.

Find out more at www.mmu.ac.uk.

The UK Association for Music Education (Music Mark) is a membership organisation, Subject Association, and an Arts Council England Investment Principles Support Organisation (IPSO) advocating for excellent musical learning in and out of school. It supports their members through training and resources, connects them with the wider Music Education network across the UK, and influences on their behalf at a national level. They champion a diverse, accessible, and government-supported music education provision to inspire and enrich the lives of all children and young people in the UK.

Find out more at www.musicmark.org.uk.

Music Venue Trust is a UK registered charity which acts to protect, secure and improve Grassroots Music Venues.

Created in January 2014, we aim to secure the long-term future of iconic Grassroots Music Venues such as Hull Adelphi, Exeter Cavern, Southampton Joiners, The 100 Club, Band on the Wall, Tunbridge Wells Forum etc.

These venues have played a crucial role in the development of British music over the last 40 years, nurturing local talent, providing a platform for artists to build their careers and develop their music and their performance skills.

We work to gain recognition of the essential role these venues fulfil, not only for artist development but also for the cultural and music industries, the economy and local communities. We aim to preserve and improve venues, making them more efficient and improving the experience for performers and audiences. Long-term we plan to acquire the freeholds of as many of these vital venues as possible.

Find out more at musicvenuetrust.com.

The National Museum Directors' Council (NMDC) represents the leaders of the UK's national collections and major regional museums. Our members include the national and major regional museums in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, the British Film Institute, the British Library, the National Library of Scotland, the National Archives and Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. In 2023/24, NMDC’s member institutions received over 72 million visitors. 

NMDC acts as an advocate on behalf of members and their collective priorities and provides them with a valuable forum for discussion and debate and an opportunity to share information and work collaboratively. While our members are funded by government, the NMDC is an independent, non-governmental organisation.

Find out more at www.nationalmuseums.org.uk.

The National Theatre makes theatre that entertains and inspires using its creativity, expertise and unique reach. We tell big stories in bold ways, offering the widest access to high quality theatre to millions of audience members across the UK and around the world – on our own stages, on tour, in schools, on cinema screens and streaming at home.      

We bring the world to the National Theatre and take the National Theatre to the world through reimagined classic stories meeting fresh, contemporary voices. As part of our mission to celebrate and platform bold voices in British theatre, the National Theatre proudly hosts a dynamic group of Resident Companies, offering a platform for collaboration, growth, and innovation.  

Through touring our work to local theatres, schools and through our nationwide education and community programmes, we are active in every local authority in the UK. We invest in talent and innovation on stage and off, taking seriously our role as the nation’s theatre. We work with hundreds of schools and communities across the UK to fire imagination and inspire creativity. The National Theatre Skills Centre supports thousands of young people every year to develop skills and pathways for careers in theatre.      

Find out more at nationaltheatre.org.uk/home.

Find out more at www.newwritingnorth.com.

For nearly 40 years, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE) has been at the forefront of historically informed orchestral performance, known for their innovative presentations of classical music. A trailblazing organisation, the OAE is the first orchestra in the UK to be based in a school: Acland Burghley School in London.

Player-led since our inception in 1986, the musicians of the OAE use instruments (or faithful copies) from the time the music they perform was written, energising music of previous centuries for audiences of today. From Bach to Handel, Beethoven to Brahms, for four decades the OAE has been thrilling audiences nationally and internationally - in concert halls, opera houses, schools and pubs - with this revolutionary approach. The OAE are a resident orchestra of the Southbank Centre and Glyndebourne, and last year over 100,000 people worldwide attended their concerts.


The OAE rehearses and has its office and music library in Acland Burghley School, a 1,200-student non-selective state secondary in London. This pioneering partnership gives the majority of students, of whom 35% receive free school meals and 28% have SEN provision, their first encounter with live orchestral music, as well as providing students with opportunities to build creative, technical and administrative skills. Acland Burghley School is also where the OAE initiates and develops programmes as part of their wider national education strategy for young people of all  ages. Each year now, over 35,000 young people make music with the OAE through school workshops, programmes for young people with special educational needs and disabilities, live performances and national residencies.

The OAE has over 100 unique digital productions, including full concerts and unique recordings. These are shared via the OAE's partnership with Marquee TV and their YouTube channel, which has over 110,000 subscribers (making the OAE a Silver Creator Award holder). More than 1 million people engage with the OAE's work online each year.

Find out more at oae.co.uk.

We are the member organisation for UK publishing, representing companies of all sizes and specialisms. Our members produce digital and print books, research journals and educational resources across genres and subjects.   

Find out more at www.publishers.org.uk.

Production Park is a world-class campus where creative and innovative businesses, cutting-edge technology and education come together.

It is the place where stage and screen productions are made and reimagined.

Find out more at www.productionpark.co.uk.

The Royal Ballet and Opera is the home of world-class opera and ballet. We are a cultural powerhouse, bringing together two world-class performing companies in one of the UK’s leading arts institutions, supported by a cast of more than 3,000 employees including technical staff, creatives, and freelancers. Based primarily at the Royal Opera House in the heart of London’s Covent Garden, with production and logistics sites in Thurrock and Aberdare, our work is enjoyed by audiences in our two theatres and globally through our streaming platform, cinema Season and company tours. Our work in schools and communities up and down the country is driven by our curriculum linked programmes, specially designed to inspire creativity, widen access to the arts and diversify the future of opera and ballet. These sit alongside industry-leading talent development projects, regional partnerships, our Young RBO scheme, and a raft of daytime events, family activities, tours, exhibitions, and concerts in our Covent Garden home. We are committed to reducing our impact on the environment and aim to achieve net zero emissions by 2035.

Find out more at www.rbo.org.uk.

Founded in 1837, the RCA is the world’s largest community of postgraduate-only art & design students.

For 11 consecutive years, the RCA has been ranked as the world’s number 1 art & design university [by the respected QS ranking] - attracting artists, designers and communicators from across the globe.
The RCA is research-led and ranked one of the most research-intensive specialist art and design university in the UK [under the Research Excellence Framework 2014 and 2021]. 
Our interdisciplinary, industry-facing Research Centres cover innovative areas as diverse as inclusive design for the challenges of ageing; the future of transport and mobility; sustainable materials and the circular economy; and design-led robotics and AI.

Studying at the RCA is the starting point for the world's creative leaders. We attract the best students, who come to the RCA as the world’s most influential postgraduate art and design school, to make change and push the boundaries of their fields.

With more than 30,000 RCA alumni all over the world, our graduates form a unique international network of artists, designers, creators and innovators. Every year RCA alumni are recognised as leaders in their disciplines, making national and international headlines for shaping the world we live in.

The RCA is home to around 900 of the world’s leading academic and professional staff in fields such as art, humanities, communication, design and architecture.

Our award-winning graduate incubator, InnovationRCA has an outstanding track record of turning RCA ideas into successful, high-impact businesses, creating over 80 start-ups to date.

Find out more at www.rca.ac.uk.

Sadler's Wells is a world-leading dance organisation. We create and share dance that inspires us all. Our acclaimed year-round programme spans dance of every kind, from contemporary to flamenco, Bollywood to ballet, salsa to street dance and tango to tap.


Each year, over half a million people visit our four theatres - Sadler’s Wells Theatre, Sadler’s Wells East, Lilian Baylis Studio and Peacock Theatre. Millions more attend our touring productions nationally and internationally or explore our digital platforms, including Sadler’s Wells Digital Stage.


Sadler’s Wells East In 2025 we opened a fourth London venue in Stratford’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Sadler’s Wells East is home to a 550-seat mid-scale theatre, as well as facilities for the Rose Choreographic School and Academy Breakin’ Convention, which provides Hip Hop education to talented young people aged between 16-19.

Supporting artists:

Supporting artists is at the heart of our work. We have Associate Artists and companies, which nurture some of the most exciting talent working in dance today. We host the National Youth Dance Company, which draws together some of the brightest young dancers from across the country. Sadler’s Wells Breakin' Convention runs professional development programmes to champion and develop the world’s best hip hop artists, as well as producing, programming and touring groundbreaking hip hop performances. Within Sadler’s Wells East are six world-class dance studios, vital facilities which offer dancemakers time and space to train, create and rehearse productions in house.


Furthering the art form:

We commission, produce and present more dance than any other organisation in the world. Over the last 20 years, we have helped to bring more than 200 new dance works to the stage, embracing both the popular and the unknown. Our acclaimed productions tour the world and have reached audiences of more than two million in over 50 countries. We also host the Rose International Dance Prize, a biannual award that celebrates the best new choreographers on the global stage.


Transforming lives through dance:

Around 30,000 people take part in our learning and engagement programmes every year. We support schools local to our theatres in Islington and Stratford, designing experiences with children and young people to watch, explore and critically engage with the arts. We also run Company of Elders, a resident performance company of dancers aged over 60 who rehearse with renowned artists to make new work for public performances locally, nationally and internationally. Community engagement is essential to what we do. At Sadler’s Wells East, which is open throughout the day, participatory spaces like The Dance Floor are situated at the heart of the building, offering lunchtime classes and other free activities for the local community.

Sadler’s Wells is an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation

Find out more at www.sadlerswells.com.

ScreenSkills is the skills body for the UK screen industries. An independent charity, industry funded and business-led, it helps to train people at every career stage who make UK content which everyone loves and trusts. By identifying key skills gaps using industry data and insight, ScreenSkills plays a leading role in the creation of high quality, accessible and standardised training and development programmes that creates and sustains a skilled and inclusive workforce, enabling growth and future innovation, and actively contributing to the future creativity, health and prosperity of the sector. ScreenSkills is evidence-based and data-informed, a respected thought-leader across the sector, and an agile delivery partner embedded throughout the entire cycle of content production.

Find out more at www.screenskills.com.

The Southbank Centre is the UK’s largest arts centre, occupying 11 acres along the river and its 4 venues anchor London’s most vibrant cultural quarter on the South Bank of the Thames. We exist to present great cultural experiences that bring people together and we achieve this by providing the space for artists to create and present their best work and by creating a place where as many people as possible can come together to experience bold, unusual and eye-opening work. The site has an extraordinary creative and architectural history stretching back to the 1951 Festival of Britain. Southbank Centre is made up of the Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room and Hayward Gallery as well as being home to the National Poetry Library and the Arts Council Collection. It is also home to six Resident Orchestras (Aurora Orchestra, Chineke! Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Philharmonia Orchestra).

Find out more at www.southbankcentre.co.uk.

Our pan-University Institute brings together Surrey’s core AI-related expertise and combines it with the full breadth of the University's other research capabilities. Core AI includes our 35+ year leadership in machine vision, speech and signal processing, computer science and mathematics. We combine this knowledge with domain expertise which encompasses engineering and physical sciences, human and animal health, law and regulation, business, finance and the social sciences. We have a particular track record in the application of AI in the creative sector and a centre for doctoral training which focuses on the use of AI to improve digital media inclusion.

Find out more at www.surrey.ac.uk/ai.

Talawa is the UK’s outstanding Black British theatre company. Our purpose is to champion Black Excellence in theatre, to nurture talent in emerging and established artists of African or Caribbean heritage and to tell inspirational and passionate stories, reflecting Black experiences through art like no other.

Find out more at www.talawa.com.

The Premier League is the most-watched football league in the world. Off the pitch, we are proud to be ‘More Than A Game’, investing in the whole football pyramid, supporting children in school, empowering community projects, advancing the women's game, and enhancing sports facilities across the country.

Find out more at www.premierleague.com/en/footballandcommunity.

Ukie (UK Interactive Entertainment) is the trade body for the UK’s games and interactive entertainment industry, representing developers, publishers, service companies, and esports organisations across the sector. Representing over 700 games businesses, Ukie’s mission is to supercharge the growth and success of the UK games industry by championing its contribution to culture, society, and the economy on a global stage. Ukie empowers talent by supporting skills development, education, and career pathways to unlock potential. It energises the industry by driving growth, innovation, and sustainability across the sector. And it elevates games by promoting their cultural and economic value both domestically and internationally. Through initiatives such as Raise The Game, Digital Schoolhouse, and Ask About Games, Ukie ensures that everyone, everywhere, benefits from the social, cultural, and educational power of video games and interactive entertainment.

Find out more at ukie.org.uk.

University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842 our Colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. ​

London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures. Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale.  ​

Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want.  ​

As a University we are ranked second in the world for Art and Design. We are formed of 6 Colleges with unique histories and identities; Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.  ​

Find out more at www.arts.ac.uk.

Launched in May 2005, YouTube’s mission is to give everyone a voice and show them the world. We believe that everyone deserves to have a voice, and that the world is a better place when we listen, share and build community through our stories. YouTube is a Google company.

Find out more at www.youtube.com.