Regulations

Regulations
By Jack O’Hara
Film Distributors Association
The Film Distributors Association, otherwise known as the FDA, was founded in 1915 and is
the world’s oldest film trade body. It operates and represents the interest of distribution
companies, in which they acquire, market and release films to cinema audiences in the United
Kingdom and Ireland.
The five core values in their work are:
• Policy and resources: to present a coherent and positive voice for the United Kingdom and
Irish distribution sector.
• Media Services: to fully support membership requirements and all branches of the media.
• Audience development: to better understand, excite and inspire the cinema-going habit.
• Content protection: to safeguard copyright and eradicate film piracy sourced from
cinemas.
• Industry training to offer industry entry-level opportunities and develop future leadership
potential.
British Board of Film
Classification
The British Board of Film Classification are the non-
governmental organisation that was funded independently
by the film industry in 1912. It was set up with the purpose
of national classification and censorship of films that are set
to release in cinemas and other videos that are intended for
the public eye. An example of one of these videos would be
trailers for future films.
Their main goal is to provide a clear way for parents to
decide if a film is suitable for their children and provide a
clear way for cinema workers to identify who should be
watching a film or not.
Office of Communications
The Office of Communications, otherwise known as

Ofcom, are the government-approved regulator for the
communication services that are in use in our daily lives.
For example, Ofcom is what governs all television and
radio channels and decides what going on-air and what
doesn’t. They area also in charge of mobile phones,
broadband services and everything in-between.
Ofcom also ensure that the viewers of each one of their
broadcasts are protected from unfair treatment and
people trying to access their personal information.
Advertising Standards Authority
The Advertising Standards Authority, also known as

ASA, is the United Kingdom’s independent advertising
regulator. Their job is to make sure advertisements
that are due to be broadcasted over UK television
channels stick to the advertising rules they have set.
The ASA are the ones who set their own regulatory
system.
The ASA also work under contract from Ofcom to
regulate the content of broadcasting adverts in
television and film.
Pan European Game
Information
Pan European Game information, otherwise known as PEGI,
was set in place for a similar reason to the British Board of
Film Classification. PEGI was created to make decisions on
who should be able to play what game depending on
different variables such as nudity, violence and sensitive
language. These ratings are used in 38 different European
countries.
The PEGI rating system goes from the age range of 3-18,
with the age range of 3 being suitable for everyone and the
age range of 18 being filled with inappropriate content for
anyone who isn’t an adult.
The Independent Game
Developers’ Association
The Independent Game Developer’s Association, otherwise
known as TIGA, are the association representing the United
Kingdom’s video gaming industry and the main focus they
have are on political representation, generating media
coverage and developing services that enhance the
competitiveness of the gaming industry.
The main purpose behind TIGA is to strengthen the games
development and digital publishing sector and they hope to
achieve this by campaigning for the gaming industry in
different places where they may not have had that
representation otherwise.
Bibliography
Film Distributors’ Association:
https://filmdistributorsassociation.com/
British Board of Film Classification:

https://www.bbfc.co.uk/
Office of Communications:
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/
Advertising Standards Authority:

https://www.asa.org.uk/
Pan European Game Information:

https://www.saferinternetday.org/en-GB/supporters/pegi
The Independent Game Developers’ Association:

https://tiga.org/

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