Consultation on Audience Protection Standards on Video-on-Demand Services

The UK Government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport has opened a consultation on potential changes to the regulation of video-on-demand services.

Changes to audience consumption have highlighted a disparity between the traditional audience protection available on linear television, compared to newer VoD services.

DCMS is consulting on whether:

  • UK audiences viewing TV-like VoD programme content should receive the same or similar level of protections as if they were watching traditional television; and

  • VoD services not currently regulated by Ofcom and which target UK audiences should be brought within UK jurisdiction

For more information visit the DCMS webpage here.

Audience Protection on VoD Services Consultation