State

Regulato
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US
FCC has sought
comment regarding
proposed expansion of
jurisdiction to include
Over-The-Top (OTT) TV

UK
Ofcom has authority to
regulate the editorial
content of UK video ondemand services.
All UK linear pay TV
channels need an Ofcom
licence, including linear
channels transmitted via
online means.Non-linear
services do not require a
licence but there is a
compulsory prenotification to Ofcom.
The regulations applying
to broadcasters of ondemand programming
are less onerous,
although rules on
harmful material,
sponsorship and product
placement do apply to
on-demand broadcasters
as well as certain
administrative rules.
Offshore OTT services
from outside the EU are
in theory obliged to
comply with UK
standards in order to be
receivable in the UK.
In practice, the
regulatory authorities are
only likely to take
enforcement actions in
instances which are
likely to give rise to
child protection issues
and in these instances
there are formal
arrangements with ISPs,
which result in the
relevant sites being
blocked to UK users.

Singapore
Local and offshore
OTT TV providers
(being Internet Service
Providers/Internet
Content Providers) are
automatically class
licensed and in
principle must observe
MDA's Class Licence
Conditions and the
Internet Code of
Practice.
However, in practice
there is no mechanism
in place to require
offshore OTT operators
to observe the
conditions and the
Code. There is no
special regulatory
provision for OTT
licenses. At the
discretion of the
authorities, OTT TV
providers with a
subscription-based
business model could
also be required to
obtain a Niche TV
Licence (if it has a
daily reach of up to
100,000 unique viewers
per channel, or up to
250,000 unique viewers
per broadcaster) or
Nationwide
Subscription TV
licence if it is a massmarket service provider
(i.e the number of
unique viewers exceed
the limits stated above)
in which case all
regulations in relation
to foreign channels,
rate notification,
content standards,

Indonesia
Pure OTT
television is not
regulated. Unlike
IPTV service
providers, OTT
operators are not
required to be
licensed nor to
give a service level
guarantee to
customers.

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No local content quotas

As for pay TV

Content

Many OTT services

offering catch up or
VOD voluntarily utilize
same parental
ratings/content labels as
Pay TV, but there is no
regulatory requirement

Ofcom regulates
editorial content
(programming) on UK
video on demand
services.
Providers of On Demand
Programme Services
(ODPS) are required by
law to notify Ofcom
before their service
begins, and to advise
Ofcom if the service
closes or undergoes
significant changes.
ODPS must comply with
administrative and
editorial content rules see the Rules and
Guidance document.
The watershed (the point
in time after which
programmes with adult
content may be

packaging/program
supply, as well as
restrictions on
languages,advertising
and investment would
apply.A Singaporebased content provider
providing content
outside of Singapore is
also regulated by the
MDA, however certain
content regulation
codes (e.g. Singapore
Code of Advertising
Practice) may not apply
where content is not
available in Singapore.
for such providers, as
well as offshore OTT
providers, the
comments below appl
No local content quotas
for OTT TV services
The Internet Code of
Practice arguably
applies, in addition to
the other content
regulation codes as may
be applicable, for
example, the
Subscription TV
Programme Code in
relation to those
providers licensed
under the Niche TV
Licence or the
Nationwide
Subscription TV
Licence,
The Internet Code
proscribes content
which is racist, incites
hatred, is anti-national,
or contains explicit
nudity/sexual activity

No local content
quotas.The
Indonesian
Pornography Law
requires ISPs to
block all access to
pornographic
content.
Government
blocking lists are
extensive, but do
not cover some
piracy sites which
frequently contain
pornography.
The Electronic
Information and
Transactions Act
contains some
content
restrictions,
including in
respect of content
against propriety,
defamatory content

broadcast) applies only

to linear content
(including linear OTT
TV). Non-linear content
(including non-linear
OTT TV) is not subject
to the watershed.
Foreign
OTT
Services

Offshore OTT services

from outside the EU are
in theory obliged to
comply with UK
standards in order to be
receivable in the UK. In
practice, the regulatory
authorities are only
likely to take
enforcement actions in
instances which are
likely to give rise to
child protection issues
and in these instances
there are formal
arrangements with ISPs,
which result in the
relevant sites being
blocked to UK users

and content
inciting racial or
ethnic hatred.

The Internet Code is

not usually enforced
against foreign
providers but the
government has the
right to block foreign
sites and has blocked
pornographic /
gambling sites in the
past
Whilst the Internet
Code doesn't expressly
apply to domestic
providers
communicating content
outside of Singapore,
the Singapore
Government may
require compliance
with the Internet Code