News Archive
18 January 2012
ATVOD RULINGS UPHELD BY OFCOM
ATVOD welcomes Ofcom appeal decision that it was correct to determine that three Viacom companies were responsible for VOD services featuring their content on the Virgin Media platform
22 December 2011
ATVOD ADVERTISES BOARD VACANCIES
ATVOD has today advertised for three non-independent Members of ATVOD – persons engaged in the video on demand industry and employed by a notified service provider – to succeed three Members standing down early in the new year.
21 December 2011
ATVOD RESPONDS TO OFCOM APPEAL DECISION REGARDING SUN WEBSITE
ATVOD to withdraw determinations in relation to other newspaper websites following Ofcom appeal ruling that the Sun TV / Sun Video section of The Sun website did not constitute an On-Demand Programme Service.
11 October 2011
MEDIA REGULATORS LAUNCH PARENTPORT WEBSITE
ATVOD has joined forces with other UK media regulators to launch ParentPort, a new website aimed at helping parents make their views heard on issues relating to inappropriate programmes, adverts, products and services.
27 September 2011
ATVOD ADVERTISES BOARD VACANCIES
ATVOD has today advertised for two non-independent Members of ATVOD – persons engaged in the video on demand industry and employed by a notified service provider – to succeed two Members standing down later this year.
04 August 2011
ATVOD WELCOMES GOVT DECISION ON EXPLICIT ADULT CONTENT
Government moves to secure protection of children from online exposure to hardcore pornographic videos have been welcomed by the regulator of the UK video on demand industry
31 July 2011
ATVOD PUBLISHES RESPONSE TO JEREMY HUNT'S OPEN LETTER
On 16 May, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport published an open letter calling for ideas to inform the Government's wide-ranging review of the regulatory regime for the UK communications sector. ATVOD's response is published here.
28 June 2011
ATVOD ANNOUNCES LOWER FEES FOR VOD SERVICES
Average fees reduced by 5.5% as new banded fee structure introduces much lower fees for smaller providers and a cap for larger providers
13 May 2011
PLAYBOY TV’S APPEALS AGAINST ATVOD IN RESPECT OF ‘ADULT’ WEBSITES NOT UPHELD BY OFCOM
Rulings mean Demand Adult and Climax 3 video-on-demand websites must comply with ATVOD enforced rules designed to protect children from video material which might cause them serious harm
21 March 2011
FRANKIE BOYLE TRAMODOL NIGHTS ‘LIKELY TO OFFEND’ BUT WILL NOT SERIOUSLY HARM KIDS
ATVOD publishes Determination that the 4OD service is not in breach of the new rules for video on demand services
21 March 2011
VOD SERVICES ON NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE WEBSITES “WITHIN SCOPE” OF NEW REGULATIONS
ATVOD publishes Determinations that Sun Video, News of the World Video, Elle TV and Sunday Times Video Library are On Demand Programme Services
21 March 2011
NEW NAME AND WEBSITE FOR VOD REGULATOR
ATVOD changes from ‘Association’ to ‘Authority’ as revamped website launches
8 March 2011
ATVOD ESTABLISHES INDUSTRY FORUM
First meeting elects Chair and vice-Chair
24 September 2010
DR JULIA HORNLE JOINS ATVOD BOARD
New Independent Board Member is Consumer Policy expert
18 January 2012
ATVOD RULINGS UPHELD BY OFCOM
ATVOD welcomes Ofcom appeal decision that it was correct to determine that three Viacom companies were responsible for VOD services featuring their content on the Virgin Media platform
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ATVOD RULINGS UPHELD BY OFCOM
ATVOD welcomes Ofcom appeal decision that it was correct to determine that three Viacom companies were responsible for VOD services featuring their content on the Virgin Media platform
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