KRRiTV fines TVN zl.300,000 for scenes of sex and violence in Big Brother

The National Radio and Television Council (KRRiTV) has fined TVN zl.300,000 after its popular reality show Big Brother included scenes that were overly violent and sexual in content. "The show incites violence. It shows blood, and has people shouting to encourage fights," said head of the KRRiTV, Juliusz Braun. Braun also criticized TVN for showing two members of the Big Brother cast having sex. He said he was shocked because the scene was broadcast before 11 pm and because it carried no commentary on the moral consequences of such casual intercourse. TVN spokesman Andrzej Soltysik told Gazeta Wyborcza, "We do not know anything officially, since the decision has not reached us yet." He added that TVN will appeal against the decision. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 21) A.Z.