Regulation of the media sector

Regulatory and professional bodies:

British Board of Film Classification (BBFC),

British Video Association,

Film Distributors Association,

Video Standards Council (VSC),

Television, Radio and Telecommunications Office for Communication (Ofcom),

Trading Standards Central,

Trading Standards Nets,

Press Complaints Commission (PCC),

Advertising Standards Authority (ASA),

The Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF),

The Independent Games Developers Association (IGDA),

British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA),

Commercial Radio Companies Association (CRCA),

The International Visual Communication Association (IVCA),

Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C),

British Web Design and Marketing Association,

British Interactive Multimedia Association (BIMA)

Regulatory issues:

ownership, monopoly, access, consumer choice, freedom of information, censorship, taste and decency

BBFC

The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC),  is a non-government organisation, funded by the film industry and controlls classification of films within the United Kingdom.

British Video Association

The British Video Association is a home entertainment organisation created in 1980. It is the trade body that represents the interests of publishers and rights owners of video entertainment.

Film Distributors Association

The Film Distributors' Association (FDA) is the trade body for theatrical film distributors in the UK - the companies that release films for UK  cinema audiences.

Video standards council

The VSC was created in 1989 to settle concerns involving the video industry. The VSC is a non profit making company and its main job is to create and imply a code of practice designed to give the video industry high standards by also ensuring pre recorded videos,dvd's and games are provided for the public in a responsible way.

Ofcom
Ofcom (The Office of communications) is the authority for the broadcasting and telecommunications in the united kingdom. Ofcom is a part of a wide range of industries covering all types of processes. Such as TV, Radio and internet. The purpose of ofcom is to, in the interest of the public, promote competition and protect them from any inappropriate material. A few of the main fields of ofcom’s work are licensing, research, codes and policies, complaints, competition and protect the radio from abuse.

Trading Standards Central

The trading standards central