Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Itvx and Channel 4 will come under “enhanced regulation” by the United Kingdom’s Ofcom in an effort to “better protect children and the most vulnerable.”
Under new “secondary legislation” to implement the 2024 Media Act, major streamers with over 500,000 U.K. subscribers will be classified as “Tier 1” services, requiring them to follow similar Ofcom content rules to those currently in place for traditional broadcasters.
These new rules include minimum requirements that the services must ensure at least 80% of their total catalogue is subtitled, 10% is audio-described and 5% is signed to benefit viewers with disabilities.
Similar to the country’s Broadcasting Code, the move aims to ensure that…
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