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Caroline Dinenage

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Dame Caroline Julia Dinenage DBE, MP is a British Conservative Party politician who was elected as Member of Parliament for Gosport at the 2010 general election. and re-elected in 2015, 2017 and 2019.

Premier League teams are playing footballers facing abuse claims

Premier League teams are playing footballers facing abuse claims
Nov 30,2023 12:21 am

... Dame Caroline Dinenage, chairwoman of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, is calling for the new regulator to ensure the football world tackles its lack of response to allegations of violence against women...

UK's film and TV visual effects industry handed boost in Autumn Statement

UK's film and TV visual effects industry handed boost in Autumn Statement
Nov 22,2023 12:31 pm

... " Dame Caroline Dinenage, chair of the Commons culture committee, also welcomed the move, which she said " should provide this valuable part of the industry with a much-needed competitive edge"...

Clubs promoting NFTs pose 'risk' to fans, MPs warn

Clubs promoting NFTs pose 'risk' to fans, MPs warn
Oct 10,2023 10:51 pm

... " Clubs are promoting volatile crypto-asset schemes to extract additional money from loyal supporters, often with promises of privileges and perks that fails to materialise, " said Dame Caroline Dinenage, chair of the CMS committee...

GB News 'monitoring' Dan Wootton allegations

GB News 'monitoring' Dan Wootton allegations
Sep 21,2023 5:51 am

... Dame Caroline Dinenage noted in her letter that the Sun newspaper, for whom Wootton worked until 2021, has an " ongoing investigation into his alleged behaviour"...

Russell Brand: Rumble rejects MP's 'disturbing' letter over income

Russell Brand: Rumble rejects MP's 'disturbing' letter over income
Sep 21,2023 4:11 am

... Dame Caroline Dinenage, chair of the House of Commons media committee, wrote to Rumble to say she was " concerned" that he could profit from his content...

Russell Brand: BBC pledges 'full transparency' in internal review

Russell Brand: BBC pledges 'full transparency' in internal review
Sep 19,2023 10:41 am

... " The allegations have been widely described by reporters in the press and on social media as an open secret and quite often these secrets are shared between friends and colleagues just to keep each other safe, " Dame Caroline Dinenage said...

This Morning: ITV employees allege toxic culture following Schofield exit

This Morning: ITV employees allege toxic culture following Schofield exit
Aug 9,2023 8:51 am

... The House of Commons media committee has received allegations of harassment, bullying and discrimination, according to its chair Dame Caroline Dinenage...

Baby monitors and smart speakers enabling abuse, say MPs

Baby monitors and smart speakers enabling abuse, say MPs
Aug 6,2023 8:51 pm

... " While the rising popularity of connected technology has brought undoubted benefits to everyday life, the flip side is the real risk some of these gadgets pose to privacy and personal safety online, " said Dame Caroline Dinenage, who chairs the committee...

Clubs promoting NFTs pose 'risk' to fans, MPs warn

Jun 14,2023 8:30 am

By Imran Rahman-Jones & Liv McMahonTechnology reporters

Sports clubs that issue cryptocurrency fan tokens risk damaging their reputations, a group of MPs has warned.

The Rise of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and similar assets in sports and The Arts are a concern to The Culture, Media and Sport committee.

The Committee has warned clubs against exploiting fans.

New Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rules around crypto investments mean firms must now display A Warning .

The Message tell people not to invest " unless you're prepared to lose all The Money you invest".

The Bbc has approached The government for a response.

NFTs are " one-of-a-kind" assets in The digital world that can be bought and sold, But which have no tangible form of their own.

The digital fan tokens can be thought of as certificates of ownership for virtual or physical assets. Owning them can give fans access to certain perks, such as being able to vote in fan polls or getting access to ticket ballots.

Some of them can be traded, like an NFT - But that means their value can vary widely too, with The potential to gain or lose a lot of money.

NFTs enjoyed a period of considerable popularity - and soaring prices - during and after The pandemic, with people and businesses encouraged to create them, But MPs say their fluctuating prices are troubling.

" Clubs are promoting volatile crypto-asset schemes to extract additional money from loyal supporters, often with promises of privileges and perks that fails to materialise, " said Dame Caroline Dinenage , chair of The CMS committee.

The Conservative MP continued: " Fan token schemes must not be used as a substitute for meaningful engagement with supporters. "

The Committee report added that " The unique relationship between clubs and fans means that fan speculation on sport-based crypto-assets carries a real risk of financial harm to fans and reputational harm to clubs. "

It also voiced concerns over The Rise of crypto assets in The Arts , with Dame Caroline saying that " artists are At Risk of seeing The fruits of their Hard Work pinched and promoted without permission".

A fake Banksy NFT was sold to a British collector.

NFTs have been popularised as a way to create and sell digital Art On blockchains - The digital ledgers underpinning crypto transactions - But do not give The buyer The actual artwork or The copyright attached.

How do fan tokens work in sport?

Fan tokens are digital membership collectibles which can used to access rewards such as voting in polls or ballots for exclusive tickets.

Some fan tokens can be bought and sold on a Market - But The value of these has fallen dramatically since their

A recent announcement of a Socios partnership with Tottenham Hotspur sparked backlash from fan groups, Who Said that fan engagement with The Club should not cost money and pointed out The risks of losing money through buying cryptocurrency.

Football finance expert Kieran Maguire told The Bbc that large football clubs likely saw crypto-assets as an " easy cash grab" and a chance for more revenue streams after The pandemic.

But He Said The Hype around assets like fan tokens and NFTs has since dwindled, along with their value.

" A wave of optimism was created which underpinned and created speculative values for [them]. Then when people actually worked out exactly what The benefits were, they were pretty insignificant, and people started to look for an exit route, " Mr Maguire said.

The " stampede" that followed, he added, led to both negative prices and " very few transactions taking place".

Fan tokens can usually be exchanged with each other as like-for-like, " fungible" assets, whereas NFTs carrying unique digital identifiers and intended to be one-of-a-kind collectibles cannot.

Formula 1 teams have turned to NFTs as a way to engage fans or offer membership perks in recent years.

The Mercedes F1 team announced a series of NFTs in April 2022 with then-partner FTX - several months before.

More recently The Williams F1 team, partnered with crypto exchange Kraken, held a contest letting NFT owners vote for tokens to be displayed on its cars at The upcoming US Grand Prix .

Oracle Red Bull Racing also offers an NFT range through its partnership with exchange and sponsor, Bybit.

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Source of news: bbc.com

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