On 3 April 2007, the Flemish Regulator for the Media decided that an episode of “Sex & the City”, broadcast by VIJFtv SBS Belgium, has violated Article 96 §1 of the Broadcasting Act.
This article forbids the broadcasting of programmes that could harm the development of children.
The decision refers to the fact that “Sex & the City” is rated by Nicam/Kijkwijzer in the Netherlands as 12+ and that between 18:00h and 20:00h children younger than 12 frequently watch TV.
The Flemish Regulator also found that there hadn’t been a warning indication that a program would follow that could be harmful for children.
Due to this double violation the Regulator decided to sanction SBS Belgium by way of a warning.
http://merlin.obs.coe.int/iris/2007/6/article9.en.html
Elien Verdegem
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