MDA to probe horror trailer during TV primetime
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The Media Development Authority (MDA) will investigate if MediaCorp had breached guidelines under the Television Advertising Code by showing a horror trailer during primetime.
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Communications and Information, Ms Sim Ann, said this in response to a question by Holland-Bukit Timah GRC MP Christopher De Souza.
Mr De Souza had related how a nine-year-old resident had told him that she couldn't sleep after she saw the horror trailer on TV at 8pm.
Regulations stipulate that on free-to-air television, trailers for films featuring violence or horror elements, which are unsuitable for viewing by children cannot be aired between 6am and 10pm, as that time belt is meant for family audiences. Trailers with stronger content can only be shown after 10pm.
Speaking in Parliament on Friday, Ms Sim Ann said the MDA had recently reviewed the primetime slot on MediaCorp's channels and found that the broadcaster had complied with its guidelines on trailers.
But in response to Mr De Souza's feedback, she said the authorities will look into the case.
A spokesperson from MediaCorp said promotional trailers of programmes with horror or violent themes that are cleared for broadcast prior to 10pm are editorially prepared without the contentious scenes, images and elements that would be deemed inappropriate for younger audience.
Such trailers would also carry the relevant Parental Guidance consumer advisory.
The spokesperson added careful scheduling discretion is always observed for such trailers, both in terms of frequency of telecast and deliberate avoidance of airing them within time slots targeted at younger audience.
The spokesperson said: "In compliance with the guidelines in the Free-To-Air Television Programme Code, promotional trailers of programmes with horror/violence themes that are cleared for broadcast prior to 10pm are editorially prepared without the contentious scenes, images and elements that would be deemed inappropriate for younger audience.
"Such trailers would also carry the relevant Parental Guidance (PG) consumer advisory. In addition, careful scheduling discretion is always observed for such trailers, both in terms of frequency of telecast, deliberate avoidance of airing them within time slots/programmes targeted at younger/family audience."
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wad horror trailer?
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Watch horror trailer already cannot sleep? Kids nowadays easily scared. When I was younger, watching horror films was a family thing.
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the Media Destruction Asswipes strike again
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I was wondering what are really the important issues that need to be dealt with in singapore.
- Littering ?
- Return your tray at hawker center ?
- Horror trailer at 8 pm ?
Does the MP in question have to bring this tiny matter in the Parliament ?
Can he not draft a email to MDA to request for investigation ?
Or are the resident in his town not providing him enough good issues to solve ?
Do we need to pay so much money for a group of people to deal with the above issues ?
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Now got horror movie meh?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfZItov1BUo
Wait til she sees this
Warning: Turn off the sound first.
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Times are bad.
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later, another 9 yrs old say mediacorp programme sucks, cannot sleep. How? Watch horror cannot sleep? Something wrong with the child at the place she watch tv? Quick, send in the ministers..Child abuse..wait..! Local or ft?
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Originally posted by Summer hill:
Now got horror movie meh?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfZItov1BUo
Wait til she sees this
Warning: Turn off the sound first.
WOW, Really scary! Early in morning, scare me to death. I really jump out of my seat! Please state "SUPER SCARY!" to warn others or people may die of heart attack. Luckily I don't have heart attack !
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children under 16 shd nt watch tv from 6-10pm
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Super scary (if you have heart problems or high blood presure pls don't watch)
1)http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wIGxKY5y6Mg
2)http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lPEdDP91-PY
3)http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IogEiKhEJFo
4)http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=roPrQyrbxkQ
5)http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ZLLXpampYc0
Let me give a background on this. They are called "screamer" vidoes.
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Scary.
No, not the movie trailer.
Kids writing to their MPs about their problems.
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Originally posted by Medicated Oil:
I was wondering what are really the important issues that need to be dealt with in singapore.
- Littering ?
- Return your tray at hawker center ?
- Horror trailer at 8 pm ?
Does the MP in question have to bring this tiny matter in the Parliament ?
Can he not draft a email to MDA to request for investigation ?
Or are the resident in his town not providing him enough good issues to solve ?
Do we need to pay so much money for a group of people to deal with the above issues ?
We have small minds ministers who only are good at trivial matters like returning trays. They can only see small and unimportant pictures but very blind to see big and important pictures.
Paid millions to focus on trivial matters. tsk tsk tsk ......,
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Anyway its true la, better not to air scary trailers during that time slot and that includes breaking dawn part 2!!! later i can't slp!!