US EditionUK Government Expands Ofcom Regulation to Major Streaming Platforms
Ofcom will regulate VoD services with over 500,000 UK users, enforcing accuracy, impartiality, and accessibility standards as streaming overtakes traditional TV, Ofcom reported.
- The UK government will require major streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+ with more than 500,000 UK users to follow the same rules as traditional broadcasters, ensuring news accuracy, protecting audiences from harmful content, and providing accessibility services like subtitles and audio descriptions.
- The new rules, enforced by Ofcom, will require major streaming platforms to provide subtitles for at least 80% of their content, audio descriptions for 10%, and signed content for 5%.
- The move comes as increasing numbers of viewers are abandoning traditional television for on-demand streaming platforms, with 85% of people using such services monthly, compared to 67% who watch live TV, according to the government.
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