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TV3 has pleaded not guilty to charges regarding an alleged breach of the Broadcasting Act when commercials were aired on three Sunday mornings during the Rugby World Cup.

The Ministry for Culture and Heritage filed the proceedings because the Act stipulates that advertising should not be played between 6am and midday on Sundays and that the network was therefore in breach.

TV3 has entered a not guilty plea by letter and the case has been adjourned until March.