UCC suspends two TV shows over breach of directivesBy Mico 26 October 2021 11:14 am EAT The Communications regulator has suspended Spark TV's Livewire and Urban TV's Short Circuit Sonsomola programmes after they defied the Oct 18 directive stopping them from airing during the watershed period (5 am - 10 pm) ![]() "That the presenters of the programmes often appear on air when dressed indecently in skimpy outfits..." |
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Uganda Communications Commission after a meeting on October 7 issued a directive on October 18 that adult-themed gossip programmes have to run between 10 pm and 5 am if at all they wished to keep them on air. The also had to comply with the Minimum Broadcasting Standards. These were some of the observations that the triggered the regulators actions.
UCC further directed that copies of academic qualifications, proof of certification and registration of Short Circuit presenters and producers were to be availed ahead of a hearing at the UCC house slated for November 5, 2021. As for Spark TV, in a letter dated 20 October 2021, they insisted that they were not culpable for any breach and therefore, went on to air the programme which forced UCC to swing into action. The affected programmes, known for broadcasting mostly gossip and celebrity news, are: NBS TV’s Uncut Sabula and Uncut Kalakata, Spark TV’s Live Wire, Urban TV’s Short Circuit Sonsomola, ABS TV’s Evening Zone, Baba TV’s Poko Poko, and BBS TV’s Roundabout. Others are, Dream TV’s Tik Taka Sesetura, Kingdom TV’s Kapyaki, STV’s Select E-Buzz, BTM TV’s Access, and Top TV’s Kachumbali. In the days leading up to the actions by the regulator, there was a heated argument between a TV host and an artist with the latter threatening the use of acid to instill 'discipline' and in another case, three TV hosts were locked up at Kitalya prison following sorcery claims. With children having been home for prolonged periods as a result of the pandemic, the regulator found it wise to protect them from the adult-themed gossip shows. |
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