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UAE media firm receives heavy fine for breaching Ofcom rules May 7, 2021 at 1:59 pm | Published in: Middle East, News, Qatar, UAE
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UK media regulatory board Ofcom yesterday fined the UAE s Abu Dhabi Media Company PJSC, a total of £250,000 ($347.720) for serious breaches of fairness and privacy rules after airing two programmes about Qatar that did not meet broadcasting rules.
Both programmes were aired during the height of the diplomatic cries three years ago when the UAE, Saudi Arabia along with Egypt and Bahrain imposed a blockade on their Gulf neighbour. Last year, in a humiliating defeat for the blockading countries, the top UN court ruled in a 16-1 decision in favour of Qatar over the dispute.