why do regulations exist for television

 why do regulations exist for television 

To protect vulnerable audience members 

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Ofcom- regulate 


Ofcom

the 'office of communications' provide largely hands off regulation of broadcasters in the UK. actually finding hard and fast rules among their guidelines can be tricky 


guidelines 

a remit for plurality and addressing the needs of a variety of different audiences 

an insistence on inclusion. broadcasters in the uk must include adequate representation of a range of protected lifestyles and characteristics, for example LGBTQ+ representation, representation of disabled people and a 'commitment to the welsh language'

impartiality rules, eg not plugging large organisations 


'Ofcom is required to assess the likelihood of material encouraging or inciting the commission of crime or of the leading to disorder'

regulation is ineffective, can easily access videos about a child's age 


how effective is regulation of tv?

no very

its an advisory set of guidelines that can often be wriggled out of. digitally convergent media practices have undermined any attempt to regulate broadcast media, with social media platforms allowing biased, partial and often blatantly racist dissemination of ideology in the very comments section of a BBC article.

however if their more strict would they impinge on freedom of expression?


Sonia Livington and Peter Lunt 

there is a struggle in recent UK regulation policy between the need to further the interests of citizens (by offering protection from harmful or offensive material), and the need to further the interest of the consumers (by ensuring choice, value for money, and market competition)

  • the increasing power of global media corporations, together with the rise of convergent media technologies and developments in the production, distribution and marketing of digital media have placed traditional  approaches to media regulation at risk. 
  • online media production, distribution and circulation in particular often allows producers to completely ignore media regulations 










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