Role and Purpose
legal powers
media coverage
how they could impact on the production of a media product.
- Founded in 1962
- Advertising regulator
- Non-govermantal organisation (NGO)
- They deal with advert complaints from all platforms and formats: press (e.g. newspapers and magazines), radio and TV, on the internet, smartphones and tablets, company websites, commercial e-mail and text messages, posters and billboards, leaflets, brochures, direct mail (both if it's directed at an individual personally or not) and ads at the cinema.
- However they cannot help with complaints about discrimination to do with race, sex, age or disability.
- They respond to complaints often raised by the public, so companies keep that in mind when producing an advert, because they know that ad could be pulled/removed if enough complains are raised. However if a business' ad is extremely controversial it can help the business, "No publicity is bad publicity"
British Board of Film Classification
- Non-govermental organisation
- Has been classifying cinema films since 1912
- Has been classifying videos and DVDs since the video recordings act was passed in parliment in 1984
- Non-profit organisation
- Some of their missions include: > to protect the public, especially children, from content which might raise harm risks
> respond to and reflect changing social attitudes towards media content through proactive public consultation and research
> work in partnership with the industry to develop innovative models to provide content advice which support
Pan European Game Information (PEGI)
- A European video game content rating organisation that provides the official ratings of video games that are to be purchased by customers
- Is a guide for customers of video games to see what is and isn't appropriate for the user (according to PEGI)
- There is 5 age ratings, and the content of the games will depend on their age rating.
- There are also 8 "content descriptors" which include: bad language, drugs, fear, gambling, sex, violence, online gaming and discrimination.
- Regulates all communication in the UK, this includes TV, radio, video-on demand sectors, fixed-line telecoms, mobiles, and the airwaves which wireless devices operate.
- Operates under acts of parliament, particularly the 2003 Communications act.
- Some of their legal duties include ensuring: > the UK has a wide range of electronic communications services, including high speed services such as broadband> a wide range of high-quality TV and radio programmes are provided, appealing to a range of tastes and interests
> viewers of video on demand services are protected from harmful content
> people who watch and listen to the radio are protected from harmful or offensive material
- However they are not responsible for regulating: > disputes between a customer and their telecom provider
> premium-rate services, including mobile-phone text services and ringtones
> the content of TV and radio adverts
> the BBC world service
> the BBC TV licence fee
> post offers or newspapers and magazines
Performing Right Society for Music
- Originally formed in 1997
- Represents their songwriter, composer and music publisher members’ performing rights
- Pay "royalties" to their members when the artists work is performed, broadcast, streamed, downloaded, reproduced, played in public or used in film and TV.
- Collect royalties through licensing agreements with music users. These licences cover all kinds of music use, whether it’s for digital, broadcast or public performance.
- Work with the UK Government, Parliament, the European Commission, European Parliament and international bodies to influence public policy and legislation.
Independent Press Standards Organisation
- Represents their songwriter, composer and music publisher members’ performing rights
- Pay "royalties" to their members when the artists work is performed, broadcast, streamed, downloaded, reproduced, played in public or used in film and TV.
- Collect royalties through licensing agreements with music users. These licences cover all kinds of music use, whether it’s for digital, broadcast or public performance.
- Work with the UK Government, Parliament, the European Commission, European Parliament and international bodies to influence public policy and legislation.
Independent Press Standards Organisation
- Established in 2014- Independent regulator of newspapers and magazines in the UK
- Investigate complains made about printed or online content that may have breached the "Editors' code"
- Can force magazines and newspapers to modify and make corrections to the content they have published.
- Aims: > to support those who feel wronged by the press
> To uphold the highest professional standards in the UK press.
> To determine whether standards have been breached and provide redress if so.
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
- International organisation where they develop and create web standards
