What are the Ofcom codes?
What are the Ofcom codes?
The Ofcom Broadcasting Code (with the Cross-promotion Code and the On Demand Programme Service Rules)
- The legislative background to the Code.
- How to use the Code.
- General guidance on the Code.
- Section one: Protecting the under-eighteens.
- Section two: Harm and offence.
- Section three: Crime, disorder, hatred and abuse.
What is Sky EPG?
EPGs give details of programme listings on the television screen. Viewers looking at the EPG can click on the channel they want to watch, and go direct to that channel. EPGs are available for most multi-channel television services, including Sky, Freeview and the digital cable services provided by NTL and Telewest.
What do you understand by the broadcasting code?
The Broadcasting Code (2017) is a code of practice issued by the Office of Communications (Ofcom) in the UK that requires standards of good conduct for broadcasters.
In which year the broadcasting code was adopted by electronic media?
The code was first issued on December 6, 1951, and amended multiple times, especially in the wake of the 1950s quiz show scandals, Congressional hearings into violence (1952, 1954), and concern over the possible blurring of fact and fiction in early docudrama.
How does Ofcom regulate TV?
viewers and listeners are protected from harmful or offensive material on TV, radio and on-demand; people are protected from unfair treatment in programmes, and don’t have their privacy invaded; the universal postal service covers all UK addresses six days a week, with standard pricing; and.
Why are broadcasting codes important?
The Code exists to protect viewers and listeners from harmful and offensive content but also ensures that broadcasters have the freedom to make challenging programmes.
Who creates the code of ethics for TV content?
Society of Professional Journalists’ version. The Society of Professional Journalists created a code of ethics that are in effect today.
Why did the NAB codes disappear?
Voluntary industry self-regulation proved difficult to enforce. The code was abandoned in the early 1980s because of concerns that it could be used against stations that programmed offensive material.
What are the 4 responsibilities of Ofcom?
Ofcom is responsible for the management, regulation, assignment and licensing of the electromagnetic spectrum in the UK, and licenses portions of it for use in television and radio broadcasts, mobile phone transmissions, private communications networks, wireless devices and so on.
What does Ofcom do in media?
Ofcom is the regulator for the communications services that we use and rely on each day. We make sure people get the best from their broadband, home phone and mobile services, as well as keeping an eye on TV and radio.
What is the Ofcom Broadcasting Code?
The Ofcom Broadcasting Code (“the Code”) covers all programmes broadcast on or after 23:00 on 31 December 2020. We have also published guidance for broadcasters on the Ofcom Broadcasting Code which can be viewed in each section of the Code below.
What does Ofcom do with complaints?
A weekly report of complaints assessed under the Broadcasting Code. To provide us with the evidence we need to carry out our duties, we carry out and publish market and consumer research, and collect data. Ofcom occasionally publishes notes to alert broadcasters and on demand service providers to key changes or information.
Why does Ofcom publish notes to broadcasters?
Ofcom occasionally publishes notes to alert broadcasters and on demand service providers to key changes or information. This section of the Broadcasting Code outlines standards for broadcast content so as to provide adequate protection for members of the public from harmful and/or offensive material.
What is the purpose of Ofcom?
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.
