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UK regulator slaps £20,000 fine on firm broadcasting Republic Bharat
The order stated that the “programme contained statements which amounted to hate speech against, and was abusive and derogatory about, Pakistani people on the basis of their nationality”. Updated: December 23, 2020 7:34:45 am
The Bombay High Court has extended relief to the channel’s employees from coercive action until the next hearing on January 15.
THE BRITISH broadcasting regulator has fined the company, which has the licence to broadcast Arnab Goswami’s Republic Bharat Hindi news channel in the UK, £20,000 for a debate on the channel that it found contravened the code against “hate speech”.
Republic Bharat Fined £20,000 By UK Communications Regulator Ofcom
The episode Poochta Hai Bharat telecasted in UK was found to be in breach of Ofcom s hate speech guidelines Republic Bharat website and Ofcom website Outlook Web Bureau 2020-12-22T21:10:18+05:30 Republic Bharat Fined £20,000 By UK Communications Regulator Ofcom outlookindia.com 2020-12-22T22:17:13+05:30
British broadcasting regulator Ofcom has imposed a fine of Rs. 19.7 lakhs on Worldwide Media Network Limited, which operates Republic Bharat in the UK, for failing to comply with broadcasting rules.
The breach in question referred to a screening of Poochta Hai Bharat episode on September 6, 2019, 14:26 pm. The series is a daily current affairs discussion programme, which is broadcasted for the Hindi-speaking community in the UK. Ofcom found the episode to have contained uncontextualised hate speech and inciteful language against people from Pakistan.