Ofcom has today fined MTV Networks Europe a total of £255,000 for widespread and persistent breaches of the Ofcom Broadcasting Code in respect of its channels TMF, MTV France, MTV UK and MTV Hits.
MTV Networks Europe was fined for the broadcast of highly offensive language and material (in some cases repeatedly) before the watershed. Ofcom concluded that this material was not justified by the context of broadcasts that were likely to appeal to children and that the likely audience would have expected to have been protected from the most offensive language and material in such programming.
Specifically, Ofcom has found TMF, MTV France, MTV UK and MTV Hits in breach of certain of the following rules:
Rule 1.3: "Children must also be protected by appropriate scheduling from material that is unsuitable for them";
Rule 1.4: "Television broadcasters must observe the watershed";
Rule 1.14: "The most offensive language must not be broadcast before the watershed or when children are particularly likely to be listening";
Rule 2.3: "In applying generally accepted standards broadcasters must ensure that material which may cause offence is justified by the context"; and
Condition 11 of the Licence: "Failure to supply recordings".
The full Adjudication is available at:
MTV Networks Europe was fined for the broadcast of highly offensive language and material (in some cases repeatedly) before the watershed. Ofcom concluded that this material was not justified by the context of broadcasts that were likely to appeal to children and that the likely audience would have expected to have been protected from the most offensive language and material in such programming.
Specifically, Ofcom has found TMF, MTV France, MTV UK and MTV Hits in breach of certain of the following rules:
Rule 1.3: "Children must also be protected by appropriate scheduling from material that is unsuitable for them";
Rule 1.4: "Television broadcasters must observe the watershed";
Rule 1.14: "The most offensive language must not be broadcast before the watershed or when children are particularly likely to be listening";
Rule 2.3: "In applying generally accepted standards broadcasters must ensure that material which may cause offence is justified by the context"; and
Condition 11 of the Licence: "Failure to supply recordings".
The full Adjudication is available at:
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