What are the barriers to entry into the digital market faced by freelance artists and smaller creative organisations? What does research suggest policy could do to help to level up commercial opportunities in the digital market beyond larger institutions and beyond London?

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New digital development has changed a lot of aspects of delivery for AHT sectors and research to help better understand these impacts is still needed.

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