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Sep 23

Operation Transformation doesnt need to lose stones and pounds, says regulator – The Irish Times

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Operation Transformation, the RT One television show that tracks peoples attempts to lose weight, is not obliged by law to use metric units of measurement and can stick with imperial stones and pounds, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) compliance committee has ruled.

The verdict follows a complaint to the broadcasting regulator that suggested the reality TV programmes avoidance of metric units kilogram and gram was not complying with a statutory instrument and that by focusing on imperial units, RT was both breaching legislation and undermining the authority of the State.

In its response, RT noted the EU legislation, introduced in 2005, allows for derogations reflecting cultural traditions and that stones, pounds and ounces are in everyday use in Ireland. It denied that Operation Transformation was undermining the authority of the State.

The BAI compliance committee agreed, saying there was no evidence to support the view that Operation Transformation either undermined the authority of the State or infringed the requirements of the BAIs code of programme standards.

Separately, the BAIs executive complaints forum rejected a complaint against RT Radio 1s arts programme Arena after it broadcast a clip of the pandemic-themed film Outbreak that included a character using the term f***ing s***. A complainant objected to the broadcast without warning of this language, which aired at 7.15pm, saying his three young children were listening to the programme at the time.

RT said Arena was not a childrens programme and that, by definition, the arts often involved challenging material, including content that some might consider offensive. This was a well-established audience expectation, it said. In the context of a discussion about two Hollywood pandemic films aimed at adults Outbreak and Contagion it was not deemed necessary or appropriate to advise on the nature of the language in the clip.

The BAI agreed that Arena had not been unduly offensive by broadcasting Outbreaks sweary dialogue.

Two other complaints were not upheld. Michael Tomney, a League of Ireland referee, complained to the regulator after RT sports commentator George Hamilton mistakenly said during pre-match commentary of the 2019 FAI Cup Final that he had not before refereed an FAI Cup Final. Mr Tomney, who referred the FAI Cup Final in 1995, said the inaccurate remark had caused him personal harm and discomfort, and negatively impacted on his reputation.

RT said the comment was human error and no disrespect or harm was intended. The BAI compliance committee said it considered it unfortunate that this error occurred but agreed with RT that as the broadcast was not a news and current affairs programme, it was not covered by the BAIs code of fairness, objectivity and impartiality in news and current affairs.

The BAI executive complaints forum also dismissed a complaint about a radio ad by the Road Safety Authority, which aired on Newstalk. The complainant alleged it was misleading to instruct pedestrians to always walk on the right-hand side of the road, facing oncoming traffic, if no footpath is provided.

Newstalk responded that RSA is the body charged with keeping road users safe, while the RSAs advertising agency, BBDO, said the advice on pedestrian safety was based on the legal requirements, as contained in the RSAs Rules of the Road.

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