Regulatory Bodies

BBFC (BRITISH BOARD OF FILM CLASSIFICATION)

The British Board of Film Classification, originally British Board of Film Censors, is a non-governmental organisation, funded by the film industry and responsible for the national classification and censorship of films within the United Kingdom. DREDD

ASA (ADVERTISING STANDARDS AUTHORITY) 

The Advertising Standards Authority is the self-regulatory organisation of the advertising industry in the United Kingdom. The ASA is a non-statutory organisation and so cannot interpret or enforce legislation. e.g dairy milk advert




PEGI (PAN EUROPEAN GAME INFORMATION)
Pan European Game Information is a European video game content rating system established to help European consumers make informed decisions on buying computer games with logos on games' boxes. e.g call of duty ghosts, FIFA 14



PCC (PRESS COMPLAINTS COMMISSION)
The Press Complaints Commission is a voluntary regulatory body for British printed newspapers and magazines, consisting of representatives of the major publishers. The PCC is funded by the annual levy it charges newspapers and magazines.  OK Magazine


OFCOM (OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS)
The Office of Communications, commonly known as Ofcom, is the government-approved regulatory and competition authority for the broadcasting, telecommunications and postal industries of the United Kingdom. Ofcom has wide-ranging powers across the television, radio, telecoms and postal sectors. 







What do they regulate?
How do they regulate it?
Give 2-3 examples?




Give some reasons (with examples) why media production may be regulated?

Its better to have a younger audience because you will get more views and ratings will be much higher but if the bbfc is an 18 it is protect the younger viewers because there would be a lot of violence, swearing, and blood/ body parts being chopped off.