PT
"The gaps in the sound tonight were to cover some strong language"
What? noooooo never.
What? noooooo never.
SE
Edit: In response to above posts, the rules are different if a programme starts before the watershed, even if it passes the 9pm threshold. I suspect these people are either saynig something potentiall libellous are they are indeed using "the C word"!
C4 & Big Brother get around that don't they with an announcement coming out of a break after 9pm ?
Square Eyes
Founding member
The Nurse posted:
Edit: In response to above posts, the rules are different if a programme starts before the watershed, even if it passes the 9pm threshold. I suspect these people are either saynig something potentiall libellous are they are indeed using "the C word"!
C4 & Big Brother get around that don't they with an announcement coming out of a break after 9pm ?
BR
Live TV seems to be a thing of the past thanks to OFCOM - or more specifically the morons who complain to OFCOM - though a 30-second delay is far more acceptable than a 15-minute delay.
It used to be the case that anything beginning before 9pm was treated as a programme before the watershed, but for Big Brother in the last couple of years the 8.30pm eviction shows had an announcement at 9pm that now we've hit the watershed there may be strong language etc.
It used to be the case that anything beginning before 9pm was treated as a programme before the watershed, but for Big Brother in the last couple of years the 8.30pm eviction shows had an announcement at 9pm that now we've hit the watershed there may be strong language etc.
NU
Yeah I suppose so. I guess ITV are just covering their arses. If anyone did complain, I think Ofcom would be more sympathetic towards those complaining about the unnecessary swearing rather than those complaining because it was censored!
Square Eyes posted:
C4 & Big Brother get around that don't they with an announcement coming out of a break after 9pm ?
Yeah I suppose so. I guess ITV are just covering their arses. If anyone did complain, I think Ofcom would be more sympathetic towards those complaining about the unnecessary swearing rather than those complaining because it was censored!
CO
At least it gives Gilly something to do...
Mind you, this is the same station where Julian went all Mary Whitehouse about the Todd and Nicky kiss in Coronation Street and warned viewers that the programme contained scenes of an explicit nature (not quoted verbatum).
StevieB posted:
On UTV, Gillian has been warning of strong language and adult content at almost every ad break so far. They have been read out over a static slide of the Brits 2007 logo.
At least it gives Gilly something to do...
Mind you, this is the same station where Julian went all Mary Whitehouse about the Todd and Nicky kiss in Coronation Street and warned viewers that the programme contained scenes of an explicit nature (not quoted verbatum).
BU
Strange, the network haven't done that.
Are they more easilly shocked in NI
In a word, yes - we often get warnings for UTV on network programmes that aren't being fore-warned elsewhere on the network, Tarrant on TV in particular.
Andrew posted:
StevieB posted:
On UTV, Gillian has been warning of strong language and adult content at almost every ad break so far. They have been read out over a static slide of the Brits 2007 logo.
Strange, the network haven't done that.
Are they more easilly shocked in NI
In a word, yes - we often get warnings for UTV on network programmes that aren't being fore-warned elsewhere on the network, Tarrant on TV in particular.
PS
What a load of old sh*te. People need to stop being all 'fluffy'...it's afew silly jokes. Russell is fantastic and on the "2007 ball".
Quote:
Complaints Over Brand's Brit Jokes
(Thursday February 15, 2007 07:02 PM)
The Brits' return to live broadcasting on Wednesday night sparked hundreds of complaints about host Russell Brand's risque jokes.
ITV1 had received around 300 calls and emails from irate viewers by Thursday morning, and they are continuing to flood in.
Media watchdog Ofcom logged a further 100.
First-time host Brand, known for his near-the-knuckle humour, poked fun at the Queen, Tory leader David Cameron and pop star Robbie Williams.
He also shocked the audience with a joke about the recent "friendly fire" tragedy in Iraq. The remark failed to raise a laugh among guests at the Earls Court ceremony.
Brand opened the show by joking about allegations that Conservative leader David Cameron smoked cannabis as a schoolboy. And Robbie Williams, currently being treated in a rehab clinic for his addiction to prescription drugs, was also the butt of Brand's jokes.
The showbiz bash was shown live on ITV1 - albeit with a 30-second delay - for the first time since 1989. Swearing was bleeped out before the watershed and ITV1 said the complaints were about Brand rather than any bad language.
Ofcom said the majority of complaints it received concerned "the tone of the jokes made during the ceremony".
Despite the furore, ITV1 said it was happy with Brand's performance.
"Russell was an edgy host for an edgy live event. It worked well but obviously we apologise for any offence caused," a spokesman said.
(Thursday February 15, 2007 07:02 PM)
The Brits' return to live broadcasting on Wednesday night sparked hundreds of complaints about host Russell Brand's risque jokes.
ITV1 had received around 300 calls and emails from irate viewers by Thursday morning, and they are continuing to flood in.
Media watchdog Ofcom logged a further 100.
First-time host Brand, known for his near-the-knuckle humour, poked fun at the Queen, Tory leader David Cameron and pop star Robbie Williams.
He also shocked the audience with a joke about the recent "friendly fire" tragedy in Iraq. The remark failed to raise a laugh among guests at the Earls Court ceremony.
Brand opened the show by joking about allegations that Conservative leader David Cameron smoked cannabis as a schoolboy. And Robbie Williams, currently being treated in a rehab clinic for his addiction to prescription drugs, was also the butt of Brand's jokes.
The showbiz bash was shown live on ITV1 - albeit with a 30-second delay - for the first time since 1989. Swearing was bleeped out before the watershed and ITV1 said the complaints were about Brand rather than any bad language.
Ofcom said the majority of complaints it received concerned "the tone of the jokes made during the ceremony".
Despite the furore, ITV1 said it was happy with Brand's performance.
"Russell was an edgy host for an edgy live event. It worked well but obviously we apologise for any offence caused," a spokesman said.
What a load of old sh*te. People need to stop being all 'fluffy'...it's afew silly jokes. Russell is fantastic and on the "2007 ball".