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Issue number 162 - 19/07/2010 (July 2008)

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NW
nwtv2003
Don't all of the Viasat TV channels across Europe broadcast from the UK anyway?. Although TV3 and TV6 are the only ones that come to mind.
JO
Joe
gottago posted:
Interesting to see a complaint for a channel not technically broadcast to the UK. I'm guessing that foreign channels that broadcast/are registered in the UK have to comply with British regulations (a la the watershed in the UK) rather than what might be acceptable in the country they broadcast to?

Isn't this asked every time? Somebody should start some sort of page explaining.
RE
Reboot
gottago posted:
[I wonder how the complainers knew to contact Ofcom about this...

One presumes that the Swedish broadcasting authorities directed the complainant to Ofcom.
BR
Brekkie
Neil Jones posted:
So, Ofcom bulletin 127 is available.

Entrants in the "Not in Breach/Resolved" include:

Hypnotic images on Eden channel idents.
Nudity on Brainiac. Oh those poor manikins.
Unconscious influence/hypnosis/subliminal content during the FA Cup on ITV last month.
Dangerous Behaviour and Nudity on TV Burp.
Most Haunted for usual reasons.
Dangerous behaviour during the Snooker. Apparently.
More violence on The Simpsons.
Nudity on The X-Factor Result Show.

Something's very wrong, somewhere. Many complaints about absolutely nothing.

I wish they published the letters - would love to know about the dangerous behaviour during the snooker and nudity on The X Factor Results.
GS
Gavin Scott Founding member
Brekkie posted:
I wish they published the letters - would love to know about the dangerous behaviour during the snooker and nudity on The X Factor Results.


"Nudity" is a catch all. It was probably a skimpy top on a young lady.
SP
Steve in Pudsey
CBBC posted:
Who pays to keep this site online?

http://www.itc.org.uk/


I'd imagine it will cost very little to keep that going - the domain name will cost a tenner for 2 years and it could well be hosted on the same server as ofcom's current site.
BE
Ben Founding member
Steve in Pudsey posted:
CBBC posted:
Who pays to keep this site online?

http://www.itc.org.uk/


I'd imagine it will cost very little to keep that going - the domain name will cost a tenner for 2 years and it could well be hosted on the same server as ofcom's current site.


It also depends when it was registered and what the deal was when it was registered. The old Children's Channel website stayed online for nearly a decade after the channel itself had become trouble - it only disappeared a couple of years ago.
NJ
Neil Jones Founding member
Doing a Whois search shows this:

Domain name: itc.org.uk

Registrant: Office of Telecommunications

Registrant type: Unknown

Registrant's address:
OFCOM (Office of Communications)
Riverside House
2A Southwark Bridge Road
London
SE1 9HA
GB

Registrar:
NetNames Limited [Tag = NETNAMES]
URL: http://www.netnames.co.uk

Relevant dates:
Registered on: before Aug-1996
Renewal date: 09-Dec-2009
Last updated: 07-May-2008

Registration status:
Registered until renewal date.

13 days later

NJ
Neil Jones Founding member
Ofcom Bulletin 128 is now available.
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv/obb/prog_cb/obb128/issue28.pdf

Entries in this edition include:

Generally accepted standards on Countdown.
Sex/Nudity on Dancing on Ice.
Incitement/Encouragement of crime on Fizz Music.
Sex/Nudity on Panorama.
Sex/Nudity on Sarah Cox show on Radio 1,
Standards, Violence and Religious offence on The Simpsons.
Nudity on X-Factor Result.
Flashing images on Animal Park.
PT
Put The Telly On
Neil Jones posted:

Sex/Nudity on Sarah Cox show on Radio 1,


Don't tell me, Coxy did a striptease on the webcam? Rolling Eyes
NW
nwtv2003
Sexcetera on Virgin 1's on there, for Sex/Nudity. Laughing
GO
gottago
nok32uk posted:
Neil Jones posted:

Sex/Nudity on Sarah Cox show on Radio 1,


Don't tell me, Coxy did a striptease on the webcam? Rolling Eyes
Maybe they think her surname is inappropriate! Very Happy

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