Ofcom impose £10,000 fine on Aden Live TV

Ofcom has imposed a fine of £10,000 on Dama (Liverpool) Limited in relation to its service, Aden Live.
The Arabic broadcaster was handed the fine after a series of breaches of the Broadcasting Code. Aden Live does not broadcast in the UK but has its registered offices in London. Launched in 2009, it backs the Southern Movement in Yemen, a key movement against the Yemeni government.
The findings, which were posted in October 2011 set out a list of breaches. Ofcom set out six specific examples of broadcast material that were in breach of Rule 2.4. Ofcom found that the material in these examples, taken together, condoned or glamorised: people dying in support of the southern cause; revolt against the Yemeni government; and the carrying of weapons.
There were also cases where news broadcasts were almost entirely in support of the Southern Movement and were critical of the Yemeni government.
Along with the fine, made payable to HM Paymaster General, Aden Live must broadcast a statement of Ofcom’s adjudication.
The full report can be viewed here
[Written by Shaun Linden]