Penalties against television channels for “advertising” – New Algeria

The Audiovisual Regulatory Authority decided to take punitive measures against representatives of private television channels violating the legal and regulatory provisions related to audiovisual advertising, after they persisted in broadcasting… Advertising breakspreferring its profit goals at the expense of the viewer’s interest.

And she announced Control authority Audiovisual, about its decision to begin taking punitive measures and forcibly impose respect for the laws of the Republic, with the powers and authority granted to it by law.

The authority’s statement included that the step came due to the continuation of most television channels in the same situation, and their insistence on violating the provisions.

The Audiovisual Control Authority noted that it left the channels a wide period of time to make commercial and technical arrangements to remedy the situation, but the channels themselves prioritized their profit goals at the expense of the viewer’s interest.

Meanwhile, I directed the audio-visual control authority Urgent calls For all representatives of the offending channels to receive their verbal or written defenses, in special interrogation sessions, scheduled by the authority in the following two days, before issuing its decisions regarding each case, in accordance with legal and regulatory procedures.

The control authority returned to record that the majority of television channels persisted in prolonging the duration of advertising breaks, and that the channels persisted in broadcasting advertising messages that exceeded the time allocated to them, which harms the interest of the viewer.

It is noteworthy that the Audiovisual Control Authority had warned at the beginning of… The holy monthSome television channels went too far in broadcasting advertising breaks, and the authority emphasized at the time that continuing to prolong the advertising breaks constituted harm to the interest of the viewer, and exceeded the time allocated for broadcasting advertising messages.

The audiovisual control authority warned 12 days ago that the legal and regulatory provisions related to audiovisual advertising must be respected, calling on all audiovisual media to adhere to all legal rules and respect the privacy of Algerian families.