ZAGREB, Dec 28 (Hina) - The programme board of directors of the Croatian Radio and Television (HRT) has decided to postpone the broadcasting of the second episode of the TV serial "File of Four (Cetverored)" in order to avoid possible
objections about the abuse and the exploitation of television for political purposes at the end of the electoral campaign. As the second sequel was scheduled for the very day of the ban on the electioneering (a day prior to the parliamentary election), HRT Director Ivan Vrkic said on Tuesday that the board of directors had assessed that the national event of the historical importance, which was presented in the film, could lose its original significance, due to the aforementioned circumstances. "Before the slating the election for the new date, HRT had planned to broadcast the two-sequel "File of Four" on 26 December 1999 and on 2 January 2000, but when the
ZAGREB, Dec 28 (Hina) - The programme board of directors of the
Croatian Radio and Television (HRT) has decided to postpone the
broadcasting of the second episode of the TV serial "File of Four
(Cetverored)" in order to avoid possible objections about the abuse
and the exploitation of television for political purposes at the
end of the electoral campaign.
As the second sequel was scheduled for the very day of the ban on the
electioneering (a day prior to the parliamentary election), HRT
Director Ivan Vrkic said on Tuesday that the board of directors had
assessed that the national event of the historical importance,
which was presented in the film, could lose its original
significance, due to the aforementioned circumstances.
"Before the slating the election for the new date, HRT had planned
to broadcast the two-sequel "File of Four" on 26 December 1999 and
on 2 January 2000, but when the election was called for January 3,
the planned showing time coincided with the day of the ban on
electioneering, which already provoked certain reactions in a part
of the Croatian public."
Therefore the second episode of the "Four of File" will be shown at
20:10 hrs on Sunday, 9 January, and a day before the re-run of the
first sequel will be aired at 20:10 hrs (January 8) because of a long
time span between the two sequels and many requests of TV
spectators, read a statement signed by Vrkic.
(hina) ms