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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1989

SUBSEQUENTLY 10 WARNING LETTERS AND 36 ISSUED TO THE TWO LICENSEES.

ADVISORY

LETTERS

WERE

VIOLENCE IN A

IN ONE CASE, THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERED THAT THE DRAMA EPISODE DEPICTING THE BRUTAL KILLING OF A FAMILY WAS EXCESSIVE

THE AND IN THIS CASE

CONTRAVENTION OF THE CODE OF PRACTICE ON PROGRAMME STANDARDS MERITED A FINANCIAL PENALTY.

OF FINE WAS THEREFORE IMPOSED.

DEALT OTHER COMPLAINTS

A

$20,000

IN

WITH BY THE COMMITTEE INCLUDED 45 COMPLAINTS ABOUT TELEVISION ADVERTISEMENTS. ACTION TAKEN INCLUDED, SOME CASES. REQUIRING CHANGES TO BE MADE ΤΟ THE ADVERTISEMENTS CONCERNED AND, IN OTHER CASES. WITHDRAWAL OF THE ENTIRE ADVERTISEMENT.

WAS

ON PUBLIC CONSULTATION, THE REPORT SAYS THAT CONSULTATION AN IMPORTANT MEANS OF KEEPING ABREAST OF THE CHANGING TASTES AND OPINIONS OF THE PUBLIC.

IT GOES ON TO SAY THAT CLOSE LIAISON WAS MAINTAINED WITH THE DISTRICT-BASED TELEVISION HOME VIEWING GROUPS WHICH PROVIDED USEFUL COMMENT AND ADVICE TO THE BA.

THE GROUP MEMBERS WERE GENERALLY SATISFIED WITH THE QUALITY OF

PROGRAMMES STATION-PRODUCED

AND ADVERTISING MATERIAL. THERE WERE FAVOURABLE COMMENTS ON DOCUMENTARIES, PUBLIC

PROGRAMMES AND

ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMES.

AFFAIRS

ON THE OTHER HAND, THERE WAS CRITICISM OF UNWARRANTED AND EXCESSIVE VIOLENCE IN A NUMBER OF PROGRAMMES.

THE

THE BA FOUND THAT DURING THE PERIOD UNDER REVIEW.

GENERALLY LICENSEES

COMPLIED WITH THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE TELEVISION ORDINANCE, THE CODES OF PRACTICE AND THE LICENCE CONDITIONS.

THE REPORT ANTICIPATES THAT THE COMING YEAR WOULD BE EQUALLY CHALLENGING AS THE BA WOULD BE ENGAGED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW PROVISIONS IN THE TELEVISION ORDINANCE AND IN

OF THE CODES PRACTICE AND THE LICENCES.

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