The Broadcasting Authority has decided in favour of the PN's complaints with regard to adverts about the new power station being aired on PBS.
The Broadcasting Authority has said that government adverts on PBS deal with a current public policy which has opposing divergent views. They said that the PN has completely different views on the power station from the views held by government as seen in the adverts on the national station.
During the hearing, Dr Francis Zammit Dimech representing the PN said that these adverts depicted a situation where the station was definitely needed, when there are opposing views on this topic as there are those who believe that the interconnector and the BSWC turned to use gas would be enough. Representing PBS, Dr Mark Vassallo said the adverts were sent by government, and as such PBS did not have any control over the content. Dr Vassallo said that the law prohibits showing any political ads, and said that this did not constitute such a type of advert.
As a result, the PN has been given ten minutes on PBS through 30 second informative spots over a seven day period. The content of these spots must deal with the government adverts which have already been aired.