THE OFCOM BROADCASTING CODE

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THE OFCOM BROADCASTING code (with the Cross-promotion code and theOn Demand Programme Service Rules)January 20191January 2019The OFCOM BROADCASTING code (with the Cross-promotion code and the On Demand Programme Service Rules)ContentsPart One: BROADCASTING code The Legislative Background to the CodeHow to use the code Section One: Protecting the Under-Eighteens Section Two: Harm and Offence Section Three: Crime, Disorder, Hatred and Abuse Section Four: Religion Section Five:Due Impartiality and Due Accuracy and Undue Prominence of Views and OpinionsSection Six:Elections and ReferendumsSection Seven:Fairness Section Eight:PrivacySection Nine:Commercial References in Television ProgrammingSection Ten: Commercial Communications in Radio ProgrammingAppendix 1:Extracts from Relevant UK LegislationAppendix 2: Extracts from the EU Audiovisual Media Services Directive

No part of the Code applies to the BBC World Service. Under the Act, the provider of a service is the person with “general control” over which programmes and other facilities and services are comprised in the service (section 362(2) of the Act). 2. Such as the BBC iPlayer and iPlayer Kids (both audiovisual and sound programmes).

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