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National Viewers' and listeners' Association

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Mediawatch-UK
File:MediaWatch-UK logo.png
Final version of the Mediawatch-UK logo
Formation1965
Dissolved2021
Legal statusNon-profit organisation
PurposePressure group
Region served
United Kingdom
Director
Elizabeth Evenden-Kenyon

Mediawatch-UK which used to be called the National Viewers' and Listeners' Association was a group against the broadcast of media that was found to be offensive, such as sex, violence, and cursing.

NVLA was created by Mary Whitehouse. It was made after the Clean-up TV Campaign she had made the year before with her husband. The vice president was a Christian activist named Charles Oxley. Whitehouse was the leader of NVLA until 1994. Johns Beyer became the leader after. Their name was changed to Mediawatch-UK in 2001.

The group would monitor broadcasts to see if any offensive content was being shown. They also talked to the government about issues on social media and TV.

The group closed down in September 2001