Streaming: Standards
(asked on 11th March 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to publish their response to their consultation on Audience Protection Standards on Video-on-Demand Services, which closed on 26 October 2021.
Answered by
Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
HM Government launched a consultation in August 2021 to level the playing field between traditional broadcasters and video-on-demand streaming services; to provide a fair competitive framework; and ensure UK viewers are better protected from harmful material.
That consultation, which closed in October, examined the role of audience protection measures such as age ratings and content advice. We are now considering the response to the consultation and will publish next steps in due course.