Legal, ethical, and regulatory implications of a production case study



Legal, ethical, and regulatory implications of a production case study

Introduction

In this report, the writer will analyze the legal, ethical, and regulatory implication of a comedy TV program Harry Hill's TV Burp that is popularly known as “TV Burp”. A British comedy program that entertained UK audience for eleven long years formed by Avalon television for ITV broadcaster and hosted by fabulous comedian Harry Hill. Unique comedy program that entertained its viewers by providing recap of week's television programs in an exceptional manner.

This program focus on certain portion of various program that broadcast during a week, and aims to present it in a entertaining, or presenting the concepts of other program with a technique that it bear a resemblance to other aspects of life. The producers of this programmed ensured that their action must to hurt the sentiments or facts of other programs by only aiming to provide little smile on the face desperate and tired people of the country.

In March 2007, the regulating authority of UK television industry received numerous complaints from viewers against TV Burp particularly regarding two clips that were shown on that episode. Complainant's viewpoint was that showing such scene during prime time is not appropriate because it has a negative impact on the minds of their children. Based on viewers complain and after reviewing the evidence OFCOM demanded explanation from the channels under rule 1.3 of the regulation.

In their response channel explained that they are aware of their ethical and legal responsibility and viewer's complaint is mare misperception of their thoughts, channel further claim that others shows are showing even more explicit content at similar time that are extremely inefficient for the underage viewers. Hence, next section would analyze whether TV Burn fulfils the legal, ethical, and regulatory standards of OFCOM or not.

Discussion

Section one: Protecting the ender-eighteens

According to this section of OFCOM, all channel owners, and producers must ensure that children under eighteen years of age are secluded from explicit content of their program. For instance, content that shows extensive physical, mental torture on children of younger age, sexual content and others must not been telecasted during the prime time. In accordance with principles of this section, it is imperative for the broadcasters, channel owners, radio authorities, and other to ensure extensive monitoring of shows that are televised during that time.

TV Burp broadcast its proceeding by keeping in view the guidelines of section by OFCOM. Producers of this programs believes to provide quality entertainment to its viewer's and by no means aims to hurt the sentiments of individuals by televising abrupt content. OFCOM recently took action against this program under section one rule 1.3 by claiming that program showed killing of animal in one of their clip, after clearing their misconception, the producers became extra careful in selecting the clips from other TV program ensured to stay out of controversy in future.

Section two: Harm and offence

Under this rule, it is imperative for the producers and broadcasters ...