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23 May 2013
ATVOD FEES FOR VOD SERVICES FALL FOR THIRD SUCCESSIVE YEAR
Fees reduced by 5% and banded fee structure retained with modifications after public consultation backs ATVOD proposals to simplify notification requirements
ATVOD RULES THAT ONLINE ‘ADULT’ SERVICES MUST BLOCK ACCESS TO CHILDREN
ATVOD publishes determination that three ‘adult’ video on demand services had breached statutory rules requiring video on demand providers to ensure that under 18s cannot normally access hardcore pornographic content
18 January 2013
ATVOD RESPONDS TO OFCOM APPEAL DECISIONS REGARDING BUSINESS CHANNEL AND BBC WORLDWIDE
Decisions uphold ATVOD determination that Business Channel was subject to regulation as an on-demand programme service, but rule that two BBC Worldwide YouTube channels were outside scope of VOD regulation
PLAYBOY TV FINED £100,000 FOR BREACHES OF ATVOD RULES
Ofcom sanction comes as new ICM research shows strength of public concern at under-18s’ ready access to hardcore pornography in video-on-demand services
14 December 2012
ATVOD RESPONDS TO OFCOM APPEAL DECISION REGARDING CHANNEL FLIP
Decision took account of research conducted a year after ATVOD’s Determination
7 December 2012
ATVOD APPOINTS PHONEPAYPLUS CEO AS DIRECTOR
Paul Whiteing, Chief Executive of PhonepayPlus, to join the ATVOD Board
3 December 2012
FOUR OUT OF FIVE ADULTS THINK IT IS EASY FOR CHILDREN TO SEE HARDCORE PORN ONLINE
New ICM research shows strength of public concern at under-18s’ ready access to hardcore pornography in video-on-demand services