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A Study on Regulation of Video on Demand Advertisements

주문형서비스(Video on Demand) 광고 규제에 관한 연구

  • Cho, Dae-keun (Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Ki-youn (Department of Marketing Information Consulting, Mokwon University)
  • Received : 2016.05.17
  • Accepted : 2016.07.29
  • Published : 2016.08.31

Abstract

This study points out the problems of absence of the legislation for standard regulation on Video on Demand(VoD) advertisement which grows so fast lately, for this it recommends making legal references, which have the definition of non-linear broadcasting & VoD advertisement and VoD advertisement standard regulation in the merged Broadcasting Act, and adopting co-regulation system. Pay TV operators providing VoD service have the opportunities to make money as subscribers uses it increasingly. In case of linear service, the Broadcasting Act regulates the advertisement strictly, but not the VoD ads. The reason why is that Korean legislation including the Broadcasting Act does not have legal reference to regulate it, instead of that, it rely on the self-regulation system which is operated by pay-tv players who provide the VoD ads. So, there is the limitation to protect the minors such as children and youth from the harmful VoD ads, to be invulnerable for advertisers to influence to advertising agents, and to ensure the regulatory effectiveness under player-centric self-regulatory regime. In this context, this study analyses the how to regulate VoD ads standard with a three-pronged approach. First, it analyses the VoD ads regulation system in overseas countries, UK, Canada, EU and Ireland. Each country has the legal reference to regulate it in the Broadcasting Act or lower statures and adopts the co-regulatory regime the NRA and the 3rd entity operate together. Second, it reviews the objectives and scope of VoD ads standard. This study recommends that the objective of it is users protection and the scope of it is standard regulation not commercial practice. Third, this study researches how to legislate for regulation of VoD ads standard. Considering VoD service's characteristics(non-linear service) and legal position of Ads agency(i.e. pay tv operators), it suggest that legal reference will be in the integrated Broadcasting bill, which is the general law, not individual. If it is available to regulate VoD ads standard with co-regulatory regime, it expects the enhancement of user protection from the harmful VoD ads and make up sustainability of the pay-tv players' self-regulation.

본 연구는 최근 시장규모가 급격히 커지고 있는 주문형서비스(Video on Demand) 광고의 심의 규제를 위한 입법 공백의 문제점을 지적하고, 이를 위한 해결방안으로 통합방송법(안) 내 유사방송서비스 정의 및 규제를 위한 법적 근거를 마련하되 공동규제(Co-Regulation) 방식 채택을 제언하고 있다. 유료방송플랫폼 사업자들은 VoD 시청 규모 증가를 발판으로 VoD 광고를 수익모델로 삼아 제공 중에 있는데 실시간방송광고가 엄격한 심의 규제를 받는 반면, VoD 광고는 그렇지 못하다. 그 이유는 방송법을 비롯한 국내 법령에서는 VoD 및 VoD 광고 심의 규제를 위한 법적 근거가 부재하고, 광고 내용에 대한 규제는 사업자간 자율규제체계에 의존하고 있기 때문이다. 사업자 중심의 자율규제체계 하에서는 이용자(특히 어린이, 청소년과 같은 소수계층) 보호에 한계가 있고, 사업자가 광고주 영향력에 취약하며, 규제 실효성을 담보할 수 없다는 한계점을 가지고 있다. 이에 본 연구는 VoD 광고의 내용 규제 방향을 세 가지 측면에서 분석하였다. 첫째, 영국, 캐나다, 유럽연합(EU), 아일랜드와 같은 해외 주요국의 VoD 광고 규제 사례조사를 수행하였다. 각 국은 VoD 및 VoD 광고에 대한 법적 근거를 방송법 내지 그에 파생된 법령을 통해 확보하고 있었으며, 방송통신규제 기관 중심으로 심의규제를 하되 공동규제 방식을 채택하고 있었다. 둘째, VoD 광고 규제의 목적과 영역 측면에서 검토하였다. 본 연구가 제안하는 VoD 광고 규제의 목적은 이용자 보호이어야 하며, 그 영역은 내용심의로 제언하고 있다. 셋째, VoD 광고규제를 입법론 차원에서 검토하였다. 법적 근거는 일반법인 통합방송법(안)에 마련하되, 공동규제 방식 채택을 권고하였다. 개별법보다는 일반법을 권고한 이유는 VoD 서비스는 유사방송의 특성을 가지며 VoD를 제공하는 사업자가 유료방송사업자라는 지위 측면에서 통합방송법(안)에서 수용하는 것이 합리적이라는 점, 규제기관의 전문성 측면에서 실시간 방송광고를 심의하는 기관이 감독기능 및 지침제 개정 승인권을 보유하는 것이 일관성이 있다는 점에 근거한다. 본 연구가 제안한 VoD 광고에 대한 내용 심의 규제가 가능해진다면 광고 심의의 사각지대였던 VoD 광고 심의를 통해 이용자보호에 보다 충실할 수 있을 것이고, 자율규제체계가 가진 지속가능성 측면에서의 취약성을 어느 정도 극복할 수 있을 것으로 기대할 수 있다.

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