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A share of the revenue streaming services make from subscription fees should be paid into a fund to support British high-end TV production, an influential group of MPs has said.

Chair of the CMS committee, MP Dame Caroline Dinenage, noted how recent "big box-office blockbusters made in Britain have showcased the UK's world-class film and high-end television industry like never before".

The report released on Thursday noted how last year there was a 27% decrease in the number of domestic high-end TV productions made in the UK and a 25% fall in spend.

The calls for greater help come after Wolf Hall director Peter Kosminsky told the BBC last month that the industry was in crisis, and that public service broadcasters including the BBC and ITV could no longer afford to make high-end British drama.

And they remain a significant driver, although the country is trying to diversify its economy with high-end tech manufacturing and greater domestic consumption.