1. Codes of Practice and Regulations By Alister Sullivan

2. Regulatory Bodies Ofcom | ASA | ESRB | PCC | PEGI | BBFC

3. Ofcom - Office of Communications. Formed on 29 th December 2003. It’s main headquarters is in London with offices in Belfast, Cardiff, Glasgow and more. They are responsible for licencing every commercial TV and radio station within the UK. It was announced in June 2001 in the Queens Speech to replace several existing authorities; Broadcasting Standards Commission, Independent Television Commission, Office of Telecommunications (Oftel), Radio Authority, Radio communications Agency.

4. ASA - Advertising Standards Authority. It was formed in 1962. The ASA is a non-statutory organisation and cannot enforce legislation. They make the ‘Code of Advertising Practice’ which broadly reflects legislation. Its role is to regulate the content of advertisements, sales promotions and direct marketing within the UK. It is not funded by the government but instead by a levy on the advertising industry.

5. ESRB - Entertainment Software Rating Board. Established in 1994. They have rated 22,000 game from over 350 publishers. They are responsible for rating all games to be realised in the United States and Canada. Many console manufacturers will not licence a game for their system if it does not hold an ESRB rating. Many game stores will refuse to sell games if they do not have a rating.

6. PCC – Press Complaint Commission. Founded in June 1990. They moderate all printed newspapers and magazines in Britain. They are funded by an annual levy from newspapers and magazines. They received criticism for lack of attention to the News of the World phone hacking scandal. They have no legal powers but all newspapers and magazines voluntarily contribute to the costs and rulings of the commission.

7. PEGI – Pan European Game Information. Founded in April 2003. They have rated more than 20,000 games as of December 2012, 1,813 of which were in 2012. They are responsible for rating all games to be released Europe, Quebec and Israel. Only in 9 of the 31 countries that they regulate are there regulations enforced. In June 2007 PEGI formed a new division; PEGI Online. They work very similarly to PEGI, but they regulate the online services within PEGI rated games.

8. BBFC – British Board of Film Classification. Established in 1912. The BBFCs main role is to rate films within the UK but they have also began rating video games. They do not have legal power to enforce their ratings but most councils follow the advice that they give. The BBFC also gives films advice on how to change scenes in order the receive a lower rating.

9. Trade Unions PACT | NUJ | BECTU

10. PACT – Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television. They are based in London. PACT is the UK trade association representing and promoting the interests of independent film companies, television and animation media. They believe that all producers own the content that they make.

11. NUJ – National Union of Journalists. They were founded in 1907. The companies goals are to improve the pay of journalists and their working conditions. The union is represented in all of the towns and cities within the UK, Ireland and also in some places within mainland Europe.

12. BECTU - Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union. They were founded in 1991. They are the main trade union in the UK for media and entertainment. They are based in London There main goal is to protect jobs, increase membership and improve the pay of people working within media and entertainment.

13. Trade Associations TIGA | ELSPA | BIMA

14. TIGA – The Independent Games Developers Association. They were founded in 2001. They are a non-profit organisation representing indie game developers in the UK. Their vision is to make the UK the best country to develop and publish games.

15. ELSPA – The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publisher's Association Ltd. Founded in 1989 as the European Leisure Software Publishers Association. Their membership include almost all of the companies involved with publishing interactive media software in the UK. They were responsible for video ratings in the UK in 1994

16. They were formed in 1985. The representing the digital industry in the UK. The BIMA have awards every year and celebrate excellence across various category's from anywhere in the industry.