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In a decision published on 3 March 2014, Ofcom found that public sector broadcaster, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), had breached the Ofcom Rules 1.3 and 2.3; namely inappropriate scheduling and a risk of being seen by children, and containing potentially offensive material, by broadcasting a current affairs programme depicting graphic scenes of physical and sexual violence arising during the Sri Lankan Civil War. Under the Ofcom Broadcasting Code.: Rule 1.3 states: “Children must be protected by appropriate scheduling from material that is unsuitable for them”; Rule 2.3 states; “In...

On 6 May 2014, Ofcom found Channel 5 in breach of its guidelines, after the broadcaster repeated a risqué episode of the reality show Celebrity Big Brother, in which housemates talked freely about their sexual experiences, during a time when children were watching. Five viewers complained to the watchdog, after the show, which also involved celebrities making “rude food”, was rebroadcast on a Sunday (morning) at 11.30 am. Ofcom said that BARB (Broadcasters Audience Review Board) viewing figures revealed that out of 290,000 viewers, 33,500 had been aged 16 or under, including 8,800 children aged...

The Bundesministerium für Justiz und Verbraucherschutz (Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection) has tabled a bill designed to tighten German sex crime legislation. The bill is designed to transpose into national law the Council of Europe Conventions on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (ETS 201 - Lanzarote Convention, 25.10.2007), and on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (ETS 210 - Istanbul Convention, 11.5.2011), which have been signed by the Federal Republic of Germany, as well as Directive 2011/93/EU of the...

On 27 March 2014, the Consiliul Naţional al Audiovizualului (National Audiovisual Council - CNA) adopted the Decizia nr. 197/2014 privind modificarea și completarea Deciziei Consiliului Naţional al Audiovizualului nr. 220/2011 privind Codul de reglementare a conţinutului audiovizual, cu modificările și completările ulterioare (the Decision no. 197/2014 for the modification and completion of the CNA Decision no. 220/2011 with regard to the Audiovisual Content Regulatory Code, with further modifications and completions - Audiovisual Code) (see inter alia IRIS 2006-4/33, IRIS 2011-7/37, IRIS 2013-6/27). A...

The Nacionālā elektronisko plašsaziņas līdzekļu padome (National Electronic Mass Media Council), the national regulatory authority, has been recently exploring legal options for limiting retransmission of certain television broadcasts, which might be contrary to Latvian and EU law. Within the context of the Ukraine and Crimea crisis, the Council has received numerous complaints that several Russian language television channels contain broadcasts, which allegedly promote war and military conflict, as well as include incitement to hatred and destruction of the territorial unity of countries. Also,...