Regulation of the Media Sector

Regulatory and professional bodies:

British Board of Film Classification (BBFC)are a group of people that classify film and games to make sure they are suitable for a type of audience like making sure theres no swearing in kids films. The BBFC either rate films U, 12, 15 or 18 so people know which type of audience they are suitable for.

British Video Association a video home entertainment organisation established in 1980.

Film Distributors Association  is the trade body for theatrical film distributors in the UK

Video Standards Council (VSC) was established to oversee and develop the code of practice designed to promote high standard in the video industry

Television, Radio and Telecommunications Office for Communication (Ofcom) they make sure that everything shown to the public is okay to be shown to the public and also have guidelines for the producers on how to handle certain situations like racism in programmes

Trading Standards Central is the professional association which represents trading standards professionals in the UK and overseas.

Trading Standards Nets

Press Complaints Commission (PCC) is a voluntary regulatory body for British printed newspapers and magazines, consisting of representatives of the major publishers.

Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is the self-regulatory organisation (SRO) of the advertising industry in the United Kingdom. Its role is to "regulate the content of advertisements, sales promotions and direct marketing in the UK

The Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) MEF is the global community for mobile content and commerce

The Independent Games Developers Association (IGDA) TIGA is the trade association representing the UK's games industry which intend to make the UK the best for video games industry

British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)  The British Academy of Film and Television Arts supports, develops and promotes the art forms of the moving image, by identifying and rewarding excellence, inspiring practitioners and benefiting the public.

Commercial Radio Companies Association (CRCA)

 The Commercial Radio Companies Association is the trade body for commercial radio companies in the United Kingdom. It is a voluntary, non profit making body, incorporated as a company limited by guarantee, and was formed by the first radio companies when Independent Radio began in 1973.

The International Visual Communication Association (IVCA) is a non-profit academic association founded in 1950. The Association maintains an active membership of more than 4,300 individuals in 70 countries, approximately two-thirds of whom are academic scholars, professors, and graduate students. Other members are in government, the media, communication technology, business law, medicine and other professions

Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C) The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is an international community where Member organizations, a full-time staff, and the public work together to develop Web standards

British Web Design and Marketing Association The UK Web Design Association was established in 2001 to encourage and promote industry standards within the British web design and new media sector.

British Interactive Multimedia Association (BIMA) Support and promote the British digital industry they also share knowledge and best practice and reward great work and encourage the next generation.

I agree with these rules because it makes people know what they should and shouldn't watch and gives protection to parents for what their kids watch.

Regulatory issues:

Ownership Ofcom are a example of ownership in media as they make all the rules and regulations
Monopoly is when one company owns everything
Access is when a certain amount of the population need to access something.
Consumer choice is when consumers have a choice of what they want and not bombarded with the same thing and they can choose something different
Freedom of information
Censorship is when stuff is censored from public
Taste and decency