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DCMS consultation on implementing the EU audiovisual media services directive: The Response of ...

atvod@atvod.co.uk (ATVOD) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Introduction The Association for Television On Demand (ATVOD) welcomes this opportunity to respond to the Consultation on the implementation of the Audiovisual Media Services (AVMS) Directive. ATVOD represents the key players in the UK on-demand industry. It sets standards and creates processes and mechanisms of governance for the industry which are current, appropriate and relevant. All its Members have spent significant amounts of time and resource on establishing and develop...read more »

Speech by the Right Honourable James Purnell, MP, Secretary of State, Department of Culture, ...

atvod@atvod.co.uk (ATVOD) — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Introduction Well, it's a great pleasure to be here and it's very appropriate that we are being stared down on by John Reith, the first main purveyor of radio whether you like it or not, as we move forward into the slightly different medium of video-on-demand. And it's a particular pleasure to be here to launch your new code of practice. I do see this new code as a very positive response from the on-demand industry to rapid changes in the media landscape. Elizabeth has already referr...read more »

Secretary of State for DCMS launches new Code of Practice to safeguard users of On-Demand Services

atvod@atvod.co.uk (ATVOD) — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000

The Association for Television On-Demand (ATVOD) has today launched a new Code of Practice which ensures protection for users of on-demand audio visual content in the UK. Over 4.5 million households in the UK already use on-demand services, and more than 25 million on-demand items are watched each month. The industry has worked together to provide transparent and effective regulation which protects on-demand users, particularly children, from inappropriate content. The new ATVOD code r...read more »

ATVOD response to DCMS consultation on proposed revision of TVWF Directive

atvod@atvod.co.uk (ATVOD) — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 23:00:00 +0000

The Association for Television On-Demand (ATVOD) response to the DCMS consultation on the Proposal by the European Commission for the revision of the TVWF Directive A. Introduction ATVOD welcomes the opportunity to participate in the DCMS consultation (the "Consultation") on the Proposal by the European Commission for the revision of the TVWF (the "Directive"). ATVOD is the self-regulatory body for audio-visual content-on-demand services in the UK and the Board currently compri...read more »

ATVOD and access control systems

atvod@atvod.co.uk (ATVOD) — Sat, 26 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0000

ATVOD and access control systems Working Paper No 1 ATVOD's commitment As part of a self-regulatory organisation, ATVOD members accept their responsibility to protect children and young people from unsuitable material, and to provide appropriate information about the content each service carries. The ATVOD Code of Practice (the 'Code', appended), to which all members must sign up, is based on two core principles: 3.1 (i) Members recognise their responsibility to assist Subscribers i...read more »