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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-

Cbeing. There will be no realistic scenes of violence. Depictions of aggressive behav- iour 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 pre-

 

 

 

C8+

 

ferred, acceptable, or only way to resolve conflict; or encourage children to imitate dan-

 

 

 

 

 

gerous 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 physi-

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

G

 

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

 

 

 

PG

 

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

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

supernatural violence. Other Content Guidelines: May contain infrequent mild profani-

 

 

 

 

 

ty, 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 permit-

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

14+

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

18+

 

 

 

 

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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