Casualty episode breaks TV guidelines over swear phrases on display – as subtitler is ‘disciplined’
An episode of Casualty breached broadcasting guidelines after swear phrases appeared in subtitles earlier than the watershed - although the offensive phrase was not used within the script.Media watchdog Ofcom acquired a grievance about offensive language within the optionally available subtitles of a repeated episode of the British TV collection, which aired on June 12.
The programme included two cases of the phrase "f*****g" regardless of the present's audio not utilizing any offensive language.On Monday, Ofcom dominated the programme had breached its rule that prohibits the "most offensive language on television before the watershed" because it aired at 10.30am on TV channel Drama.UKTV Media, which holds the licence for Drama, mentioned the episode was "incorrectly subtitle...