Republic Bharat fined £20,000 by UK’s communications regulator for ‘hate speech’ The decision was taken in view of a programme aired on Republic Bharat on 6 September, 2019, which Ofcom said was in violation of its broadcasting norms FP Staff December 24, 2020 12:10:07 IST File image of Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami.
Republic Bharat, the Hindi news channel arm of
Republic TV, was fined £20,000 (approximately Rs 19.73 lakh) by the United Kingdom s communications regulator Office of Communications or Ofcom on Tuesday for broadcasting content containing “offensive language”, “hate speech” and “ abusive or derogatory treatment of individuals, groups, religions or communities”.
Republic Bharat has also been asked to air an apology on the channel.