Entries in 'tanya byron' (26)
Byron calls for PEGI advertising
The video games industry must advertise PEGI once it comes into law, says child psychologist Tanya Byron.
Government got it right with PEGI, says Byron
Tanya Byron today gave the thumbs up to the Government's recommendations on video game classification.
The Byron Review Action Plan: Highlights
The UK Government has published its official action plan for video games classification changes following the recommendations made in the Byron Review earlier this year.You can find the full, ...
‘PEGI vs BBFC’ consultation to begin in July
The UK Government has published its official action plan for video games classification changes following the recommendations made in March's Byron Review.Advertisement
Government snubs games with post-Byron funding
Gordon Brown's Government is pumping £9 million into internet safety advertising for parents, following recommendations made in the Byron Review in March – but has yet again failed to promise ...
ELSPA warns publishers off BBFC
The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association has instructed its members to ignore any request from the BBFC to change the current age ratings process.
Byron Review cost Government £275,000
UK Minster Margeret Hodge has revealed that Tanya Byron’s Review into the availability of inappropriate digital material to young people cost the UK Government £275,000.
Tanya Byron compares games to heroin addiction
Dr Tanya Byron may have became a ‘friend’ of the industry when conducting her six-month Government Review – but a new BBC TV show written and fronted by the child ...Advertisement
BBFC: We’ve benefited from Manhunt 2 case
The British Board of Film Classification has given its first interview on its battle to get Rockstar’s Manhunt 2 banned – and told MCV that the High Court case that ...
Tanya Byron’s ‘difficult’ meeting with Keith Vaz
Dr Tanya Byron has spoken of her ‘difficult’ meeting with notoriously anti-violent games MP Keith Vaz.
Reeves: Byron Review was ‘too nice’
SCEE president David Reeves has politely criticised recommendations made in the Byron Review, telling its author that she has been “too nice” to the UK games industry.
INTERVIEW: MCV talks to Dr Tanya Byron
Regardless of whether you’re a fan or a critics of last week’s Byron Report into the effects of violence in games, there’s no denying that the document is one of ...
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'Retail wanted BBFC', Byron tells ELSPA
Dr Tanya Byron has told the biggest names in UK video games publishing that retailers persuaded her to give more power to the BBFC over PEGI – as ELSPA members ...
Byron: I don't want change in retail law
Dr. Tanya Byron has rubbished media reports that her Government Review into digital entertainment recommends stricter legal penalties for UK retailers.
BYRON REVIEW: New ratings won’t arrive for two years
The changes suggested by Dr. Tanya Byron in her Review of digital entertainment today – and backed by leading Ministers – won’t actually have any practical effect until 2010.
BYRON REVIEW: PEGI will still rate 50% of games releases
Tanya Byron has revealed her grand plan for UK video game classification – and PEGI will still have a very significant role to play.Advertisement
BYRON REVIEW: Publishers to stump up for public education
Secretary Of State for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport Andy Burnham has told MCV that the video games industry is expected to fund a parental awareness campaign following ...
BYRON REVIEW: ELSPA questions shift to BBFC
While it welcomed Byron’s desire to introduce one clear age ratings system, ELSPA also highlighted concerns over the BBFC’s ability to deliver its new remit, and added that the proposals ...
BYRON REVIEW: Byron & Brown on the GMTV Sofa
Dr Tanya Byron and Prime Minister Gordon Brown were live on the GMTV sofa this morning to outline the new proposals for video games age ratings – with the interview ...
BYRON REVIEW: Government to ‘act immediately’
Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families Ed Balls and Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Andy Burnham have backed the suggestions in the Byron review – ...
HAVE YOUR SAY: The Byron Review
With just a few days to go until Tanya Byron unveils her in-depth report on violence in the modern media, we want our readers in the trade to outline what ...
Byron Review published next week
The Department for Children, Schools and Families has told MCV that Tanya Byron’s Review into violence in modern media is to be published next Thursday, March 27th.
Daily Telegraph slams Byron Review
A prominent opinion piece in today’s Daily Telegraph has slammed Gordon Brown for employing Dr. Tanya Byron to carry out her investigation into the availability of violent video games.
Will PM use Byron Review to ‘crush’ games?
A Whitehall leak to Scotland On Sunday last week suggested that Brown was ready to introduce an aggressive ‘crackdown’ on violent video games in the wake of the Byron Review, ...
