Friday, 21. March 2003

Topic: W A R - on March 21, 2003 at 7:59:12 PM CET

Internal memos MTV (Europe)
Recommendations for the scheduling and content of videos and programmes

Dear all

In the light of the outbreak of war in Iraq in the last 12 hours, our recommendations for the scheduling and content of videos and programmes are as follows:

  1. Video recommendations

Obviously, there will be heightened public sensitivity to representations of war, soldiers, bombing, destruction of buildings and public unrest at home. The ITC Programme Code requires us not to broadcast material which offends against good taste or is offensive to public feeling. We therefore recommend that videos featuring the following are not shown at the moment:

war soldiers war planes bombs missiles riots and social unrest executions other obviously sensitive material

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