LONG OVERDUE

The move is long overdue and will help resolve some of the regulatory loopholes between the Broadcasting and Telecommunication Acts.

It’s also important to know that content standards across multimedia platforms will be underpinned by statute law in the final instance.

Bringing Netflix, Lightbox and all the on-demand services into the same set of rules as the television channels means they will be properly regulated by the nation’s Broadcasting Standards Authority.

The other option could have been a voluntary code.

That invariably would have lead to more wet bus tickets, a