Telewizja Polsat was the most frequently punished by the regulator. The highest penalty on this sender was imposed on March 12 last year. Polsat had to pay 30 thousand. PLN for the issue of hidden commercial messages (it was 5G technology) and interrupting the broadcast to broadcast advertising or teleshopping. The situation took place in the Polsat News news channel.
Polsat was also punished several times for “broadcasting programs or other messages containing scenes or content that may have a negative impact on the proper physical, mental or moral development of minors”. The first time it took place on March 24 – then 10 thousand. PLN fine. The case concerned the program of the terrestrial TV6 station.
On July 16 and a month later, the chairman of the National Broadcasting Council imposed 15,000. PLN fine for broadcasting of pornographic content in the Polsat Play channel. On October 1, two further fines were imposed for disseminating messages harmful to children and adolescents, amounting to PLN 20,000, respectively. PLN and 10 thousand. PLN, this time it was about Polsat’s main programs.
The broadcaster also sometimes exceeded the permissible emission limit for advertising and teleshopping. For this he was fined on April 2 (PLN 6 thousand for exceeding the limit in Polsat Sport), September 7 (PLN 10 thousand and PLN 8 thousand for violations in Polsat Sport and Polsat Sport Extra) and October 2 (PLN 2 thousand and PLN 1 PLN thousand for violations in Polsat Sport and Polsat). Additionally, for exceeding the ad limit The company Music TV, owned by Polsat, was also punished, the broadcaster of the Eska Rock TV channel. The fine was 1.5 thousand. zloty.
The TVN Group was punished three times by the chairman of the National Broadcasting Council in 2021. The largest fine, amounting to 30,000. PLN was imposed for excessive exposure of the placed product. It was a Skoda car shown on the TVN7 channel.
A fine of PLN 10,000 PLN related to “the distribution of programs or other broadcasts containing scenes or content that may have a negative impact on the proper physical, mental or moral development of minors”. It happened on the TVN7 program. Another 10 thousand TVN had to pay for violation of advertising regulations – the case concerned the main antenna.
Two fines were imposed on TVP
Polish Television was punished twice. On March 24, a fine of PLN 10,000 was imposed on the public broadcaster. PLN for “broadcasting programs or other messages containing scenes or content that may have a negative impact on the proper physical, mental or moral development of minors”.
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– The decision to impose a penalty concerned “Alarm!” (TVP 1, 28/05/2020), in which a drastic film showing a dog deliberately running over a car was broadcast several timesem – said Wirtualnemedia.pl Teresa Brykczyńska, spokeswoman for the National Broadcasting Council.
In turn, the fine in the amount of PLN 5,000 PLN concerned the TVP Seriale station. It was charged for “failure to ensure the share of at least 50% of European programs produced by independent producers in the quarterly broadcasting time (in the second quarter of 2021) in the period of 5 years before broadcasting in the program during the time allocated to European programs produced by independent producers”.
On July 27, the chairman of the National Broadcasting Council fined TV Puls. A fine of 10,000 was imposed on the sender. PLN “for broadcasting programs or other messages containing scenes or content that may have a negative impact on the proper physical, mental or moral development of minors, exposing violence.”
Kino Polska TV fined for “Magic of Nudity”
Kino Polska TV was fined three times. The highest fine – 20,000 PLN – was imposed on August 16 for “promoting attitudes and views contrary to morality and social welfare, leading to the violation of human dignity of both sexes”. The sender was then punished for broadcasting an episode of the British edition of the program “Magic of Nudity”which was shown in September 2020.
6 thousand Kino Polska TV had to pay for “broadcasting a commercial message of alcoholic beverages and non-alcoholic beverages using the trademark and graphic shape of the same name, identical to an alcoholic beverage” at the Kino Polska Muzyka station. In turn, 4 thousand. PLN, the sender had to pay for exceeding the limit of advertising in the same channel.
The Canal + group was fined once for “exceeding the admissible time of broadcasting advertisements and teleshopping in the clock hour” at the Canal + Sport station – the fine was then PLN 4,000. zloty. The sender also received three penalties of 3 thousand. PLN for violation of the provisions on programs for disabled people – this applied to nSport +, Canal + Sport 4 and Canal + Sport 3 stations.
A fine of PLN 10,000 Wirtualna Polska Media also received PLN once, WP station broadcaster. It concerned “the dissemination of programs or other messages containing scenes or content that could have a negative impact on the proper physical, mental or moral development of minors.
For “exceeding allowed time of advertising and teleshopping In the clock hour “Telewizja Republika had a fine of PLN 6,000, and the broadcaster of the Adventure channel (MWE Entertainment) had to pay a fine of PLN 2,000.
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