UK Government Expands Ofcom Regulation to Major Streaming Platforms
Ofcom's expanded authority will regulate major streaming platforms with over 500,000 UK users, enforcing accessibility and content standards to protect and support viewers, including disabled audiences.
- 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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The UK government announced that it will regulate streaming services under criteria similar to traditional broadcasters such as BBC on the platforms of:NetflixAmazon Prime VideoDisney+The bill will incorporate these platforms into the broadcasting code of the Ofcom regulator, with the aim of protecting audiences from harmful content and reinforcing accessibility services such as subtitles.According to official data, two thirds of households are …
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