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Classification icons, viewer advisories, are not synonymous, CBSC reminds broadcasters

OTTAWA – A drama that aired on TVA in January failed to display the classification icon for the required 15-16 seconds and air appropriate viewer advisories, The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) has determined.Les jeunes loups is a ten-episode television drama series that was broadcast Monday’s at 9:00 PM on TVA.  It focuses on a team of young journalists attempting to present the truth to its readers in its newspaper, Le Matin, and its online newspaper, Le Webmatin, while disregarding established rules.A viewer complained about the episodes of Les jeunes loups that TVA aired on January 13 and 20, 2014.  Although...