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Programming intended for children under age 8 - Violence Guidelines; Careful

 

 

 

 

 

attention is paid to themes, which could threaten children’s sense of security and well-

 

 

 

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being. There will be no realistic scenes of violence. Depictions of aggressive

 

 

 

 

behaviour will be infrequent and limited to portrayals that are clearly imaginary,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

comedic or unrealistic in nature. Other Content Guidelines: There will be no offensive

 

 

 

 

 

language, nudity or sexual content.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Programming generally considered acceptable for children 8 years and over to

 

 

 

 

watch on their own - Violence Guidelines: Violence will not be portrayed as the

 

 

 

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preferred, acceptable, or only way to resolve conflict; or encourage children to imitate

 

 

 

 

 

dangerous acts which they may see on television. Any realistic depictions of violence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

will be infrequent, discreet, of low intensity and will show the consequences of the acts.

 

 

 

 

 

Other Content Guidelines: There will be no profanity, nudity or sexual content.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Audience - Violence Guidelines: Will contain very little violence, either

 

 

 

 

physical or verbal or emotional. Will be sensitive to themes which could frighten a

 

 

 

 

 

 

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younger child, will not depict realistic scenes of violence which minimize or gloss over

 

 

 

 

 

the effects of violent acts. Other Content Guidelines: There may be some inoffensive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

slang, no profanity and no nudity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parental Guidance - Programming intended for a general audience but which may not

 

 

 

 

be suitable for younger children. Parents may consider some content inappropriate for

 

 

 

 

 

unsupervised viewing by children ages 8-13. Violence Guidelines: Depictions of

 

 

 

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conflict and/or aggression will be limited and moderate; may include physical, fantasy,

 

 

 

 

 

or supernatural violence. Other Content Guidelines: May contain infrequent mild

 

 

 

 

 

profanity, or mildly suggestive language. Could also contain brief scenes of nudity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Programming contains themes or content which may not be suitable for viewers

 

 

 

 

under the age of 14 - Parents are strongly cautioned to exercise discretion in

 

 

 

 

 

permitting viewing by pre-teens and early teens. Violence Guidelines: May contain

 

 

 

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intense scenes of violence. Could deal with mature themes and societal issues in a

 

 

 

 

 

realistic fashion. Other Content Guidelines: May contain scenes of nudity and/or sexual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

activity. There could be frequent use of profanity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adult - Violence Guidelines: May contain violence integral to the development of the

 

 

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plot, character or theme, intended for adult audiences. Other Content Guidelines: May

 

 

 

 

 

contain graphic language and explicit portrayals of nudity and/or sex.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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