Seven loses second appeal over Amazonian tribe infanticide allegations
Seven Network has lost a second appeal against a ruling which found it breached regulations over allegations made in its Sunday Night program that infanticide was practiced by a remote Amazonian tribe.
The Full Federal Court found the network had “not established any legal error” and upheld a decision of the Federal Court which in June rejected Seven’s initial appeal over a ruling by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).
The ACMA found Seven had breached the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice by claiming in a story broadcast in September 2011 that infanticide took place in the Suruwaha tribe in Brazil.
Why does Mumbrella always refer to the networks as Channel Seven and Channel Nine? They are the Seven Network and Nine Network. And Network Ten. This is NOT the UK where they have Channel Four and Channel Five as network names. Guessing that’s where contributors come from. Not good for an industry blog.
Hi Mitch,
Thanks for your comments. When we’re referring to networks we of course call them Seven Network, Nine Network or Network Ten, and when referring to channels we use Channel Seven etc. In this case it looks like Channel Seven was used wrongly, and it’s been changed now.
Cheers,
Alex – editor, Mumbrella