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BAI rejects 15 complaints against Claire Byrne Live show over Covid-19 vaccine segment
A complaint against Red FM’s Neil Prendeville Show was partly upheld.
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A complaint against Red FM’s Neil Prendeville Show was partly upheld.
The complaint was submitted by Fine Gael general secretary John Carroll.
The BAI said the broadcast of this statement without challenge was “not fair”.
Another complaint relating to an on-air jingle on Today FM was also rejected by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland.
There has been an increase in the amount of funding awarded to female-led projects.
One complainant argued the programme was “harmful to transgender people”.
That’s according to ElectCheck, a new research report commissioned by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland.
The authority is considering updates to its ‘Ownership and Control Policy’.
‘Tweetgate’ somewhat overshadowed the presidential election in 2011.
Three panellists were invited to state what things they would “bin” for the New Year.
Some of these companies have already met with the BAI here in the last year.
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland said that the “adversarial” debate around the Eighth will be a challenge for broadcasters.
The BAI has upheld a complaint filed over comments made by George Hook on-air on Newstalk.
The Sunday Independent reported today that an invitation for Children’s Minister Katherine Zappone to appear on Tv3 show The Restaurant next year had been withdrawn.
It was the first time the system was brought into use in ireland under the 2009 Broadcasting Act.
The Denis O’Brien-owned Communicorp has had the ban in place since 5 October.
Product placement gets a separate distinction to advertising in the revised code.
Broadcasters will have to report to the BAI on gender balance and diversity of their presenters and contributors.
The BAI rejected seven complaints to do with last year’s Rose of Tralee
The presenter was talking about the literal translation of a German word.
The BAI noted the man was allowed to talk for a considerable period of time before his comments were strongly challenged by the show’s presenter.
The man said Irish women who date African men are “absolute sluts”.
The radio station held a competition for the best name for female genitalia – and one listener did not approve.
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has released guidelines for broadcasters during next year’s election.
The BAI rejected listener Seán Carty’s complaint that the clip infringed its code of programme standards.
Viewer Peter Thomas submitted a complaint to the BAI over an ad showing a sandwich filled with what he felt was a misleading number of chicken breast slices.
TV and radio watchdog busy with complaints about same-sex marriage
The two stations are likely to re-apply to stay on the air.
Yes, under certain circumstances.
The BAI has revised its programming code.
The authority says that there is no automatic requirement to balance a discussion.
Nessa Childers wasn’t happy with a feature on the Six One News.
Several organisations have been awarded funds from the BAI to archive old programming, music and advertisements.
However, the BAI decided that the dance was “editorially justified”.
The BAI has ruled that discussions by gay people about their status and aspirations as Irish citizens must be directly challenged on the same programme at the same time.
European elections candidate Bríd Smith believes that RTÉ “deliberately” cut her from a news report.
The BAI did acknowledged that Dobson “could have handled the situation in a better manner”.
The station will begin broadcasting in January of next year.
The Broadcasting Authority announced today that contract negotiations have begun.