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Ne1L C
Ofcom have ruled on the "controversial" Diversity performance on BGT earlier this month - "In our view, Diversity’s performance was an artistic expression of topical social issues and did not contain any content which was racist, unsuitably violent or otherwise inappropriate in the context of this programme".
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/203121/Ofcom-complaint-assessment-Britains-Got-Talent,-ITV.pdf


Which was the right thing to do.
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Whataday Founding member
Very good call for Ofcom to issue a dedicated assessment for this one.
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TIGHazard
Very good call for Ofcom to issue a dedicated assessment for this one.


They do this for everything now.

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/bulletins/broadcast-bulletins
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Whataday Founding member
I'm not sure they issue such detailed reports for complaints they're not even going to investigate?
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Brekkie
Yes, seems a long report for something that didn't warrant investigation. Glad they went further though than just saying it didn't breech the broadcasting code - it's a very strong statement from them that the complainants were in the wrong.

Quote:
"We carefully considered a large number of complaints about this artistic routine, an area where freedom of expression is particularity important."

"Diversity's performance referred to challenging and potentially controversial subjects, and in our view, its central message was a call for social cohesion and unity."

"Any depictions of violence by the performers were highly stylised and symbolic of recent global events, and there was no explicit reference to any particular political organisation - but rather a message that the lives of black people matter."

"We will not be taking this case on to formal investigation."
NL
Ne1L C
Very good call for Ofcom to issue a dedicated assessment for this one.


They do this for everything now.

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/bulletins/broadcast-bulletins


They're ensuring due process. Always a good idea.
GO
gottago
More than just a statement from ITV, now they're taking out newspaper ads:



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JO
Jon
Are they running it The Sun or Daily Express though? That would be more impressive.
GO
gottago
Jon posted:
Are they running it The Sun or Daily Express though? That would be more impressive.

Looks like it, a great way indeed at directly targeting the haters via the rags they read:


LV
LondonViewer
Jon posted:
Are they running it The Sun or Daily Express though? That would be more impressive.

Looks like it, a great way indeed at directly targeting the haters via the rags they read:
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Twitter? Would have thought most of the complaints came from there.

22 days later

GH
Ghost
The 2006 ITV News logo just popped up during a fake news report:

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JO
Josh
Bonus points for having a somewhat similar colour to the current.

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