Media Studies A-Level
Statutory regulation
What Statutory regulation means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Statutory regulation
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Reference: AQA
Regulation through bodies such as Ofcom, which oversees broadcast television and radio, video-on-demand services and telecoms under the Communications Act 2003.
Topics that use Statutory regulation
- Media industries (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Audience maintenance
- Circulation
- Commercial funding
- Conglomerate ownership
- Constraints on individual creativity
- Digital disruption of regulation
- Distribution
- Diversification
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