OFCOM

6 Facts about OFCOM

- The Office of Communications, commonly known as Ofcom.

- The regulator in the UK. they regulate things like TV, radios, on-demand/catch up etc.

- They want to make sure that people in the UK get the best from their communication channels and are protected from scams.

- Ofcom is funded by fees from industry for regulating broadcasting and communications networks, and grant-in-aid from the Government.

- they do not regulate

• disputes between you and your telecoms provider
• premium-rate services, including mobile-phone text services and ringtones
• the content of television and radio adverts
• the BBC World Service
• the BBC TV licence fee
• post offices
• newspapers and magazines.

- Ofcom regulates the BBC in accordance with the BBC Charter and Agreement.

- OFCOM- they are the independent regulators of the media and communication industries

- The OFCOM specification of broadcast code- this provides a set of mandatory broadcast rules it covers:

•  protection of under- 18s
•  harm and offence
•  crime
•  religion
•  sponsorship
•  elections
•  privacy

- Rules on the amount and distribution of advertising

- examines specific complaints made by the public 

- public cosultations on matters relating to TV broadcastings

-  committee for advertising practise (CAP)- contracted by OFCOM to maintain the codes of practise    for television advertising 

- Advertising standards authority (ASA)- independent body which deals with complaints relating to the advertising industry