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Regulatory Bodies

LO1 - Understand the factors that need to be considered during the planning of a media product.

Regulatory Bodies

Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) - The ASA regulated adverts to make sure there are no misleading, offensive or harmful adverts being shown. They also make sure to investigate any complaints given about advertisements. They make sure that advertisements do not lie or make any false claims about the product in the advert. They enforce the Advertising Standards Code to make sure all adverts are legal and truthful.

British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) - The BBFC are a non-governmental organisation responsible for classification and censorship of films. The BBFC rates films from a list of 7 ratings: U, PG, 12A, 15, 18 and R18. They make sure that all films have age restrictions so they are appropriate for the ages able to view them.This is important in the media industry so that films are censored suitably for the age range viewing them to protect young children from viewing graphic scenes eg. violence and gore.

Pan European Game Information (PEGI) - PEGI is a company who regulates age restrictions and content descriptors of video games within Europe. They apply age restrictions to the front of video games in order to restrict explicit video game content from being shown to younger audiences. PEGI rate video games from a list of 5 classifications: 3,7,12,16,18.

Ofcom - Ofcom regulates television, radio and on-demand video services. Ofcom regulates the UK's communication industries such as Sky, BT and the BBC to make sure everything is running efficiently and that there are laws to protect the UK's companies.

Performing Right Society for Music (PRS) - The PRS protects copyright for music and helps to provide an income for composors and song writers. It allows for music copyrights to purchased by. media company for an advert while still allowing the songwriters and creators of the music to still get credit for their songs.

Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) - The IPSO are responsible for holding magazines and newspapers accountable for any actions they take as well as protecting individual rights and public harm. They also hold the high standards of journalism and help to maintain the freedom of expression for the press.

World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) - The W3C is an international community where member organisations, staff and the public all work together to enforce web standards and to give the web it's full potential.

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