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3 Codes of practice and
regulations.
George Jezard.
Regulations:
Ofcom, BBFC, UKCCS, PRS.
These are all companies that create regulations for TV series,
films and also music videos. If these companies did not make
regulations for these film types then the videos would be allowed
to show anything they wanted, this also includes what rating the
videos would get so the videos could be shown to anyone of any
age.
Ofcom.
The UK’s broadcast regulator.
Ofcom is funded by fees from industry for regulating broadcasting and
communications networks, and grant-in-aid from the Government.- Funded
by TV License (£145.50 per year).
Ofcom has the watershed. The watershed is a non physical barrier that
doesn’t allow harm & offence, offensive language and sexual behaviour
before 9pm and after 5:30am. This shows that they are tailoring the content
shown to the target audiences.
BBFC.
BBFC stands for British Board of Film Classification.
Helps regulate film/video/TV via age guidance.
The BBFC regulates what age should be able to view a certain film or any
other type of production. If a production has gore and violence and
offensive language then it will have an age rating of 18, this means that it is
suitable for someone the age of 18 and above is suitable to watch it, if
someone is younger than 18 then it is most likely not suitable for them to
watch.
UKCCS.
The UK copyright service – UKCCS
The UKCCS decides if something copyrighted has been used in a
production, if it has then there will be legal action taken to get the
copyrighted things out of the production.
They also work closely with YouTube to get copyrighted videos taken down,
this does not always work though as some content will be taken down even
if there is nothing copyrighted in the video.
PRS.
PRS pay royalties to its members when their work is used in any type of
production.
They also fight against piracy, this means that if something is illegally
downloaded they will try to take legal action against the person if they are
found out. They will also try to take down illegal downloading sites that
people could use to get the productions for free.
Advertising Standards:
ASA.
Advertising standards are the standards around advertising. These
standards are about protecting the consumers so that the companies
advertising their product can not advertise it unfairly and target customers
that are more likely to be pressured into buying the product. The standards
also protect children, not only being a target audience but also if they are
featured in the advertisement themselves.
ASA.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is the UK’s independent
regulator of advertising across all media.
They make sure that all advertisements are appropriate for all audiences.
This means that any advert that goes out will have been reviewed by this
company to make sure it is appropriate for who it is intended for and also if
it will need to go on at a certain time regarding the watershed.
Trade Unions:
BECTU, pact.
Trade unions are unions that will take legal battels for its members. This
means that if one of the members of the union gets into legal trouble
related to any production type then the union will take the case and will try
its best to win the case for its member. Trade unions are usually quite large
and will have many members who will pay to be in the union, it is very
unlikely that many of the members will be involved in a lawsuit so this is
how they make money to fight the other lawsuits.
BECTU.
BECTU is the UK's media and entertainment trade union; sectors covered
include broadcasting, film, independent production, theatre and the arts, IT
and telecoms, live events, leisure and digital media.
The key aims of the union are to protect jobs, increase membership, win
new recognition agreements, improve pay and conditions of service also
including pensions.
These key aims are mostly the same for each union but they will also vary
in different ways, some will be more about protecting its members while
others will be about making the working conditions better.
Pact.
Pact is the trade association representing the commercial interests of UK
independent television, film, digital, children’s and animation media
companies.
Pact helps to shape the best possible regulatory and legislative
environment for the independent production sector to grow domestically
and internationally – the association has a strong record of success in
campaigning for producers’ rights.
Pact is socially responsible and seeks to influence the wider industry to
commit to diversity on and off the screen. Pact works closely with
broadcasters and producers' groups to create training opportunities and
promote fair access for all.