Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ takes all breaches of its Editorial Guidelines seriously and regrets that Reef Television failed to meet the high standards that the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ expects of all programme makers.

As the report from the Trust's Editorial Standards Committee makes clear, Reef Television co-operated fully throughout the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ investigation and never deliberately set out to mislead either the audience or the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ.

However, during the investigation a number of editorial breaches came to light in Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Daytime programmes and these have resulted in a series of penalties for Reef Television, including an agreement to a compensatory payment to the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ and a three-month suspension of all business.

During the suspension, at the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's insistence, but with the company's full cooperation, Reef Television was required to overhaul completely its compliance processes and editorial standards training.

Following a rigorous and thorough process, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ is now satisfied that the company has compliance procedures and training of an appropriate standard.

The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ has, therefore, decided to lift its suspension.

Reef Television will now resume work on two existing Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ projects and be free to pitch new work to the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ in future.

The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ will review Reef Television's editorial standards performance in six months time.

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Press Office