The Ofcom Broadcasting Code (with the Cross-promotion Code …
WEBDec 31, 2020 · Ofcom is required under the Communications Act 2003 (as amended) ("the Act") and the Broadcasting Act 1996 (as amended) ("the 1996 Act") to draw up a code for television and radio, covering standards in programmes, sponsorship, product placement in television programmes, fairness and privacy.
Ofcom - Wikipedia
WEBThe Office of Communications, commonly known as Ofcom, is the government-approved regulatory and competition authority for the broadcasting, telecommunications and postal industries of the United Kingdom. Ofcom has wide-ranging powers across the television, radio, telecoms and postal sectors.
What is Ofcom? - Ofcom
WEBJun 24, 2010 · Ofcom is the communications regulator in the UK. We regulate the TV, radio and video-on-demand sectors, fixed line telecoms, mobiles, postal services, plus the airwaves over which wireless devices operate.
Broadcast standards - Ofcom
WEBSep 11, 2024 · Broadcast standards. We set the rules by which radio and television programmes in the UK must abide. Our Broadcasting Code sets out these rules, and we publish our decisions on complaints about programmes in a fortnightly bulletin.
Ofcom - GOV.UK
WEBOfcom is the regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries. It regulates the TV and radio sectors, fixed line telecoms, mobiles, postal services, plus...
Regulation - BBC
WEBThe Office of Communications (Ofcom) is the UK’s broadcasting, telecommunications and postal regulatory body. It became the BBC’s first external regulator in 2017.
Regulation of news broadcasting companies - House of Lords …
WEBMar 11, 2024 · Under the Broadcasting Act 1996 (as amended) and the Communication Act 2003, Ofcom is required to draft a broadcasting code for television and radio, covering: fairness and privacy; product placement in television programmes; standards in programmes; and sponsorship.
Ofcom - Institute for Government
WEBMay 5, 2023 · The Office of Communications (Ofcom) is the UK communications regulator, overseeing the broadcasting, telecommunications and postal industries. Its principal duty is to regulate communications in the interests of consumers and citizens. 1.
Ofcom has rules on broadcaster impartiality - The Conversation
WEBMar 20, 2024 · The UK’s media regulator has found GB News guilty of breaching the UK’s “due impartiality” code in five separate programmes.
New plans to bring online TV channels under Ofcom content rules
WEBSep 20, 2023 · There is currently a fixed list of EPGs which are regulated by Ofcom’s Broadcasting Code: Freeview, Freesat, Sky, Virgin Media, and YouView.
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