The regulator found that an episode of Republic’s ‘Poochta Hai Bharat’ contained hate speech and offensive content that violated broadcast codes. The UK’s broadcasting and communications regulator OfCom imposed a £ 20,000 (Rs 19.8 lakh) fine on Worldview Media Network Limited, which operates Republic TV’s Hindi channel Republic Bharat in …
Read More »Hindi news channel ‘Republic Bharat’ fined by UK regulator for hate speech
The fine was imposed by the channel’s daily news show ‘Poochta Hai Bharat’ presented by Arnab Goswami and broadcast on television on September 6, 2019. Republic Bharat, the Hindi news channel arm of Republic TV, was fined £ 20,000 (roughly Rs 19 lakh) on Tuesday from the UK communications regulator’s …
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