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Co-Regulation, Video-on-Demand and the Legal Status of Audio-Visual Media

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Daithi Mac Sithigh

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Abstract

Media regulation in the United Kingdom has traditionally seen a division between State regulation (in the case of broadcasting) and self-regulation (in the case of newspapers), both subject to laws of general application. However, co-regulation has emerged as a significant feature of contemporary regulation of the media, particularly in relation to videoon-demand (VOD). This article considers the various stages of consultation and implementation of the European Union’s Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) in the United Kingdom. A proposal for a new approach to categorizing and analysing relevant statutory provisions and regulatory arrangements that pertain to audio-visual media including VOD is made. Other issues are explored, including methods of regulation, technological and organizational developments in the media industries, and the impact on community media and the film industry. It is argued that the AVMSD did not resolve all issues in relation to the scope of regulation, and that even the most recent developments in the launch of co-regulation highlight the diverse forms of media regulation now in force

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Author(s): Mac Síthigh D

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: International Journal of Digital Television

Year: 2011

Volume: 2

Issue: 1

Pages: 49-66

Print publication date: 01/01/2011

ISSN (print): 2040-4182

ISSN (electronic): 2040-4190

Publisher: Intellect Ltd

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/jdtv.2.1.49_1

DOI: 10.1386/jdtv.2.1.49_1

Notes: Author accepted manuscript available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1728664

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