Ofcom 

Ofcom is a the regulator of communication in the UK. TV and radio sector, including fixed line telecoms, postal service, mobile and airwaves over which wireless devices operate are regulated by Ofcom.
The regulations make sure that people in the UK get the best from their communication service ensuring protecting from scams and unfair practices.They also guarantee that competition can thrive.

Broadcasting Code 

·  Section One: Protecting the Under-Eighteens 
This sections outlines the rules around scheduling & content in programmes with regard to ensuring that children under the age of eighteen are protected.

·  Section Two: Harm and Offence

This section outlines standards for broadcast content so as to provide adequate protection for members of the public from harmful and/or offensive material.

·  Section Three: Crime

This section relates to material likely to encourage or incite the commission of crime or to lead to disorder.

·  Section Four: Religion

This section relates to the responsibility of broadcasters with respect to the content of religious programmes,

·  Section Five: Due Impartiality and Due Accuracy and Undue Prominence of Views and Opinions

To ensure that news, in whatever form, is reported with due accuracy and presented with due impartiality.

·  Section Six: Elections and Referendums

This section covers the special impartiality requirements and other legislation that must be applied at the time of elections and referendums.

·  Section Seven: Fairness

This section is to ensure that broadcasters avoid unjust or unfair treatment of individuals or organisations in programmes.

·  Section Eight: Privacy

This section is to ensure that broadcasters avoid any unwarranted infringement of privacy in programmes and in connection with obtaining material included in programmes.

·  Section Nine: Commercial References in Television Programming

This section relates to broadcasters editorial independence and control over programming with a distinction between editorial content and advertising.

·  Section Ten: Commercial Communications in Radio Programming

To section relates to radio broadcast only and is to ensure the transparency of commercial communications as a means to secure consumer protection.

Broadcaster Bulletin - Complaints 

KISS FM Complaint 

Ten members of the public complained about a Kiss broadcast 

Two were the 'victims' of a wind up prank 

1. An upheld fairness and privacy complaint 

2. Standards breaches of 

Test 1

1: Name a UK public service broadcasters?

The public service television broadcasters are:

The BBC, a public corporation, funded mainly by the television licence fee.

Channel 4, a public corporation self-funded by advertising.

S4C, a public corporation broadcasting in Wales and funded by a combination of BBC funding, government grant and advertising.

2: Name Three UK private sector broadcaster?

  Itv and Channel 4, sky

3: what is the definition of a public sector broadcasters?

In the United Kingdom, the term "public service broadcasting" refers to broadcasting intended for public benefit rather than to serve purely commercial interests.

4: Give two examples of regulatory bodies within the creative media sector?

OFCOM: Ofcom is the communications regulator in the UK. We regulate the TV, radio and video on demand sectors, fixed line telecoms, mobiles, postal services, plus the airwaves over which wireless devices operate.

 BBFC: The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), before 1985 known as British Board of Film Censors, is a non-governmental organization, founded by the film industry in 1912 and responsible for the national classification and censorship of films within the United Kingdom.

5: Identify which sector the following regulators oversee:

OFCOM

6: Identify three sources of income for the BBC?

In 2013/2014 BBC received £3.7bn in license fees and another £1.3bn of commercial and other income for the broadcaster.

7: Name three different media products produced by the BBFC?

TV and Film, Radio programs

Task 2

1: what is the role and function of the BBFC?

The BBC exists to serve the public, and its mission is to inform, educate and entertain.

2: Name three sources of income for the BBC?

TV License/ Selling programmers and Film/ Merchandise/ money from lottery 

3: What type of products do they produce? 

TV programs/ Film/ Radio show/ podcasts/ Iplayer 

4: How does the BBCs role and function differ to private broadcasters?