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China’s state-owned broadcaster has been fined a total of £225,000 by a UK watchdog for serious breaches of fairness, privacy and impartiality rules.
Ofcom sanctioned China Global Television Network £125,000 for failing to uphold “due impartiality” in five broadcasts relating to protests in Hong Kong in 2019, it was announced on Monday.
A second fine of £100,000 was levied on the state-owned company for breaching fairness and privacy requirements in two reports, aired in 2013 and 2014, on the arrest of Peter Humphrey, a British citizen.
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