Decision by Ofcom – Mohiuddin Digital Television Limited (Noor TV) (PDF, 61.7 KB)
| Published date | 20 December 2016 |
Sanction 104 (16) Mohiuddin Digital Television Limited
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Sanction: Decision by Ofcom
Sanction: to be imposed on Mohiuddin Digital Television Limited
For material broadcast on Noor TV on 17 November 2015 at 21:001
Ofcom’s Decision
of Sanction against: Mohiuddin Digital Television Limited (“MDT” or the
“Licensee”) in respect of its service Noor TV (TLCS-
1049).
For: Breaches of the Ofcom Broadcasting Code (the
“Code”)2 in respect of:
Rule 2.1: “Generally accepted standards must be
applied to the content of television and radio services
so as to provide adequate protection for members of
the public from the inclusion in such services of harmful
and/ or offensive material”.
Rule 2.3: “In applying generally accepted standards
broadcasters must ensure that material which may
cause offence is justified by the context (…). Such
material may include, but is not limited to offensive
language, violence, sex, sexual violence, humiliation,
distress, violation of human dignity, discriminatory
treatment or language (for example on the grounds of
age, disability, gender, race, religion, beliefs and sexual
orientation). Appropriate information should also be
broadcast where it would assist in avoiding or
minimising offence.”
Decision: To impose a financial penalty (payable to HM
Paymaster General) of £75,000; and
To direct the Licensee to broadcast a statement of
Ofcom’s findings on a date and in a form to be
determined by Ofcom.
Executive Summary
1 The material broadcast on Noor TV and found in breach of Ofcom’s Broadcasting Code (the “Code”)
is detailed in Broadcast and On Demand Bulletin 304, dated 9 May 2016 (the “Breach Decision”). See
http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/enforcement/broadcast-bulletins/obb304/Issue_304.pdf.
2 The version of the Code which was in force at the time of the broadcast took effect on 1 July 2015.
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