Parental concerns over music videos fuelled Ofcom warning to broadcasters

The regulator's new guidance aims to remind broadcasters of their obligations to adhere to watershed rulesThe code has not changed, but the guidance certainly has. That is the bald summary of Friday's move by media regulator Ofcom to protect the sensibilities of children, particularly in relation to music videos shown before the watershed.What remains unchanged is Section One of the broadcasting code, subheaded Protecting the Under-Eighteens, which states: "Material that might seriously impair t...

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