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Broadcasting Regulation Extension: Linear Services on the Internet
Published on 19 Feb 2009 at 3:41 pm.
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Filed under Misc, On-demand, Broadcasting, AVMS Directive.
Blog author: Tony Ballard
Discussion about the implementation of the AVMS Directive has tended to focus on such eye-catching topics as product placement and the extension of broadcasting regulation to VOD. As we await the publication by DCMS of its policy decisions, the timetable for which has been slipping recently, it is worth reflecting on another less […]
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On-demand Audiovisual Media Services: Transposing the Requirements of the AVMS Directive
Published on 8 Oct 2008 at 12:09 pm.
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Filed under On-demand, Broadcasting, AVMS Directive.
Blog Author: Tony Ballard
When the Communications Act was enacted in 2003, on-demand services on the internet and elsewhere ceased to be regulated under the Broadcasting Acts. Content regulation was withdrawn. It was sufficient to comply with the law of the land (such as the Obscene Publications Act and the laws of defamation).
This new freedom is, […]
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