Tokai exex pay cost for prank

Tokyo, japan -- The prexy of Tokai TV, a station in Nagoya, openly apologized on Thursday for any prank that mocked sufferers from the triple problems that hit Japan last March. The station hasn't only punished staffers involved, but canceled this news and info show which the prank broadcast. On August. 4 the show under consideration, "Pikkan Terebi," broadcast a listing of those who win of the studio promotion targeted at supporting the grain farmers of Iwate Prefecture, one sector worst hit through the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and reactor meltdowns. What made an appearance on screen, however, would be a prank listing of "awards" for example "contaminated grain" and "those who win" with names like "Mr. Cesium." When news from the prank went countrywide, the station was flooded with complaint calls from audiences, using the number reaching 15,300 by Thursday, while 17 from the show's 20 sponsors drawn their advertisements. The producer from the list was later discovered to be a staffer of the company that does computer graphics work with the station. Station prexy Sekiya Iwano and three some of the best executives will require 30% to 50% pay cuts within their directors' compensation for periods as much as three several weeks, as the two top executives from the news production division happen to be demoted and also the show's producer and director happen to be handed five-day work headgear. The station can also be looking into how the prank list happened to air. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com