Ofcom Update: Ofcom fines Islam Channel for Broadcasting Code breaches

Ofcom has today fined Islam Channel Ltd £30,000 for breaches of the Ofcom Broadcasting Code.

 

Islam Channel Ltd was fined for allowing candidates standing in UK elections to act as presenters on some of its programmes during an election period and for failing to comply with due impartiality requirements.

 

Specifically, Ofcom has found Islam Channel Ltd in breach of the following:

 

-        Section Five: Due Impartiality and Due Accuracy and Undue Prominence of Views and Opinions (specifically: rules 5.5 and 5.12);

 

-        Section Six: Elections and Referendums (specifically: rules 6.6, 6.8 and 6.9) and;

 

-        Licence Condition 11, for failing to supply a copy of a recording for examination.

 

The full Adjudication is available at:

 

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv/obb/ocsc_adjud/islamchannel.pdf

 

 

 

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