Television channel e.tv has been fined R25000 for airing footage of the killing of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

The Broadcasting Complaints Commission received complaints about the airing in October.

The eNews Channel and e.tv news showed the footage without warning their viewers about the violence it depicted.

The complainant said there had been pictures of Gaddafi in newspapers and on television after his death.

"But I was utterly outraged this morning when, at 7.30am, and every time e.tv News Channel ran its headlines, they showed the moments before Gaddafi's death, when he was surrounded by lots of men and was clearly being beaten and dragged," the complainant wrote.

"The images were shown with no warning to viewers and repeatedly until at least noon."

The broadcasting of the footage was found to be in conflict with the broadcasting code. The channel also failed to warn viewers of the violence about to be shown in the clip during its broadcasts on October 20, 22 and 23.

e.tv was fined R5000 for each of five contraventions.