British Film Board OKs Using Ratings for Movies Online

By Tod Hunter

Wednesday, May 21, 2008 Text size:

LONDON — The British Board of Film Classification, which classifies video for theater and DVD use in the U.K., has announced that it will allow the use of their certificates online on downloadable and streaming movies.

BBFC certificates are the equivalent of Motion Picture Association of America ratings in the U.S.

U.K. video-on-demand provider Strictly Broadband was the first adult website to join the BBFC online plan, putting nine Zero Tolerance movies online at 11 a.m. London time on May 21 with BBFC certificates. More will be added in the coming weeks.

The voluntary BBFC plan provides some guarantees to webmasters that they will not be prosecuted under existing British legislation regarding the sale of hardcore adult material. Under the new rules, mainstream media companies that have not provided adult content due to legal questions may start offering adult productions to consumers.

For more information about BBFC film classification and the new online plan, visit the BBFC website.

TubeClicks Offers Multisponsor Program

Fresh Dave is the founder of TubeClicks, a program that proudly bills itself as the world's first multi-sponsor legal tube affiliate program, or M-SAP. Despite the sharp economic downturn and an industry... More »

Google's Picasa

Billed as "the easy way to find, edit, and share your photos," Picasa is a powerful and intriguing image management, manipulation and publishing tool from Google. According to the company, Picasa lets... More »

2008's Biggest Business Influences

Recently, XBIZ World Magazine asked several industry players "What was the most important factor to influence your business this year?" Here's what they had to say: Launching our white label products... More »

XBIZ NEWSLETTERS

Stay informed of the latest industry developments. Get XBIZ newsletters delivered to your inbox. Subscribe today!

Enter email address:

* To manage existing subscriptions click here.

XBIZ Daily News
Summary of the day's breaking news stories, delivered Monday through Friday.

XBIZ Events
Receive advance notice of XBIZ conferences and special events.

XBIZ Community Talk
Highlight of hot topic discussions.

XBIZ AVI
Receive a weekly round-up of the newest adult video releases.

XBIZ Weekly News
Summary of the week's news, articles, company press releases, hot discussions and latest industry happenings.

XBIZ Digital
Subscribe to the digital edition of XBIZ magazines.

Special & Promotions
Promotional opportunities from XBIZ sponsors.

NEWS STORY