Codes of practice and regulations

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Formed in 2003 A company that is based in

London They license every

commercial Television and radio service in the UK

They also have their own postal service called Postcomm.

OfCom

PEGI is the European board for game ratings

It is there to make sure that people know what kind of games they are buying

The logo can be seen on every box via their Age ratings.

PEGI

This company is responsible for the age ratings of films in the UK.

They also Rate some games

They were formed in 1912. Their HQ are in london.

BBFC

The ESRB are an American/Canadian company that put age ratings on Video games and films.

They were founded in 1994 in North America and Canada

Even though this company was co-founded in Canada, the headquarters are in New york

ESRB

This company has many different branches across a wide variety of countries.

Their job is to Regulate the content of advertisements, sales promotions and direct marketing in the UK.

The company was founded in 1961

They are not funded by the British government.

ASA

This company is used to forward complaints against media such as magazine and newspapers.

It received extensive criticism due to its inaction against the News of the World phone hacking affair.

They were founded in 1990.

PCC (Press complaints commission)

Trade unions

Pact is the UK trade association representing and promoting the commercial interests of independent feature film, television, digital, children's and animation media companies. 

They are based in London. They believe that all

producers should own their own intellectual property

PACT (Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television)

They were founded in 1907 This company strives to

improve the pay and conditions of their members and protect and promote media freedom, professionalism and ethical standards.

The union is represented in towns and cities all over the UK, Ireland and parts of Europe. NUJ members work together to improve living standards and working lives.

NUJ (National Union of Journalists)

Founded in 1991 BECTU is the UK's media and

entertainment trade union. They handle different types of

services such as Negotiating pay, conditions and contracts with employers

Their Headquarters is based in London

Their main aims are to protect jobs, increase membership, win new recognition agreements and improve pay and conditions of service, including pensions.

BECTU (Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union)

Trade associations

Founded in 2001 They are a non-profit trade

association representing the UK's games industry.

They are made up of independent games developers, in-house publisher-owned developers, outsourcing companies, technology businesses and universities.

TIGA's vision is to make the UK the best place in the world to do games business.

The Independent Games Developers Association (TIGA)

Founded in 1989 as European Leisure Software Publishers Association

ELSPA's Membership includes almost all companies concerned with the publishing and distribution of interactive leisure software in the UK

 ELSPA was responsible for introducing the video games ratings to the UK in 1994

ELSPA - The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publisher's Association Ltd. 

Formed in 1985 BIMA is an industry body

representing the digital industry in the United Kingdom.

The BIMA Awards are held each year and celebrate excellence within the industry across a variety of categories.

BIMA -  British Interactive Media Association