GB - United Kingdom
The country pages are currently in the process of being modified. The full update will be completed by June 2024.
This page includes links to the European Audiovisual Observatory’s databases and to reports in which the United Kingdom is prominently featured, as well as links to national public authorities and other organisations relevant to the audiovisual sector. Indicative translations of the names of linked organisations are given for reference.
Resources from the Observatory databases
Legal resources
European works table: Rules pertaining to European works in the United Kingdom
Public service media table: Rules pertaining to the public service media in the United Kingdom
Merlin database: Newsletter articles featuring the United Kingdom
Market resources
MAVISE database: MAVISE data for the United Kingdom
LUMIERE VOD: LUMIERE VOD data for the United Kingdom
Legal publications featuring the United Kingdom
Newsletter: links to the last 5 articles featuring the United Kingdom
- IRIS 2024-2:1/4 [GB] Government announces initiatives to assist regulation of AI and the House of Lords introduce the Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill
- IRIS 2024-2:1/12 [GB] The Media Bill passes House of Commons approval and awaits House of Lords scrutiny
- IRIS 2024-1:1/8 [GB] GB News' "Don't Kill Cash" campaign breached Ofcom due impartiality rules
- IRIS 2024-1:1/18 [GB] Ofcom Study on Audiance Attitudes Towards TV Content
- IRIS 2023-10:1/21 [GB] Ofcom determines GB News breached impartiality rules
All newsletter articles featuring the United Kingdom are available in the IRIS MERLIN database.
Reports: links to the last reports featuring the United Kingdom
- IRIS Plus 2022-3: User empowerment against disinformation online
- IRIS Plus 2021-2: Media regulatory authorities and the challenges of cooperation
- IRIS Plus 2021-1: Diversity and inclusion in the audiovisual sector
The reports above are reports in which the United Kingdom was featured as a national country case. The United Kingdom may also be featured in other reports where it is not the focus of a specific section or chapter of the report.
Mappings: links to all national summaries on the United Kingdom
- Mapping of national rules applicable to video-sharing platforms: Illegal and harmful content online - 2022 update
- Mapping report on the rules applicable to video-sharing platforms: Focus on commercial communications
- Mapping report on national remedies against online piracy of sports content
- Mapping of the regulation and assessment of the nationality of European audiovisual works
- Mapping of film and audiovisual public funding criteria in the EU
- Mapping of the national rules for the promotion of European works in Europe
Please note that the files above are only the national summaries for the United Kingdom. The full mapping reports can be accessed here.
This page includes links to national public authorities and other organisations where useful information and resources relevant to the audiovisual sector can be found.
Main Public Institutions and Bodies
- HM the Queen
- Parliament
- Government
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Department for Business Innovation and Skills
- Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service
- HM Revenue and Customs - Information on Tax Incentives
Devolved Governments and Parliaments
- Northern Ireland Executive
- Northern Ireland Assemby
- The Scottish Government
- The Scottish Parliament
- Welsh Government
- National Assembly of Wales
Official Publishing and Statistical Organisations
- Legislation.gov.uk (The national Archives) - Official online database of primary and secondary legislation in the United Kingdom
- Bailii Database - British and Irish Legal Information Institute
- Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Communication Sectors
Competition Authorities
Data Protection Authority
Self and Co-regulatory Bodies
- BBC Trust - Governing body of the BBC
- Advertising Standards Authority (ASA)
- Press Complaints Commission
Copyright and Intellectual Property Offices
Copyright Collecting Societies
- Performing Right Society (PRS)
- Music Publishers Association (MPA)
- Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL)
- Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA)
- Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS)
- Newspaper Licensing Agency (NLA)
- Authors Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS)
- Publishers Licensing Society (PLS)
- Artists' Collecting Society (ACS)
- British Equity Collecting Society (BECS)
- Educational Recording Agency (ERA)
- Directors UK (D-UK)
Film Institutions
- British Film Institute (BFI)
- British Board of Film Classification
- MEDIA Desk UK - Desk of the MEDIA Programme
Television and On-demand Audiovisual Services
For a list of television and on-demand audiovisual services in this country search the MAVISE database
Disclaimer: Please note that the list contains links to external websites where information is created by other organisations. The European Audiovisual Observatory takes no responsibility for the content and accuracy of information provided by linked sites and inclusion does not constitute an endorsement by our organisation.