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Britain's Had Talent, now Got Complaints...
From the dedicated page on the British broadcasting regulator Ofcom's site:
"There has been a lot of public interest in the semi-final and final of ITV's popular Britain's Got Talent programme.
"With Britain's Got Talent, we are reviewing the complaints we have received against the Broadcasting Code. As with all such cases, our assessment will help us to decide whether we need to investigate or not, however at present we are not investigating.
"On Wednesday morning we will publish our weekly update of audience complaints. This will include the complaints received about the semi-final and final of Britain's Got Talent."Britain's Had Talent, now Got Complaints...
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Gordon Ramsay has been criticised by Ofcom for using an “unacceptable” level of swearing in a show broadcast straight after the 9pm watershed.
Ramsay's Great British Nightmare, broadcast on 30 January, included 115 uses of the words f..k', f..king' and f..ked.' in its first 40 minutes. Ofcom received 51 complaints from viewers after the programme.
In one particularly intense segment the word “f..cking” was heard 30 times in just 120 seconds at a rate of a profanity every four seconds, thought to be a record for British television. (Go, Gordon, go!)
Ofcom has objected to the aggressive use of the swearing and said there was no editorial justification for it. An Ofcom spokesman said: “We acknowledged that the presenter is known for using offensive language and the programme was broadcast after the watershed. However, the sheer intensity of the language in this two hour Ramsay special so soon after 9pm meant that even frequent viewers of his normal shows were unprepared.”
Unprepared? Oh, pu-leeze. We're talking about Gordon Ramsay here. If you're not happy with what you hear when you tune in to one of his shows, just tune out.Gordon Ramsay has been criticised by Ofcom for using an “unacceptable”... more
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A burlesque dancer who performed on ITV's Britain's Got Talent has spurred dozens of complaints after she stripped down to her nipple tassels.
Bless Ofcom for prompting ITV to digitally cover her breasts with Union Jack flags. If we're gonna have a stripper on the telly, she's gonna be patriotic!
Go Britain.A burlesque dancer who performed on ITV's Britain's Got Talent has spurred... more
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Bath FM and Brunel FM (based in Swindon), both owned by South West Radio, were both told off by Ofcom after they ruled that their news and programmes were not regional enough.
On the 12th January, Bath FM's output consist of music and commercials, no presenters or regional news for the hours of 10am and 2pm while Brunel FM had the same problem, only their hours were 11am and 2pm the same day.
The media watchdog are monitoring those station within the next three months. South West Radio says it will take steps to refresh news at peak times.Bath FM and Brunel FM (based in Swindon), both owned by South West Radio, were both... more
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Ofcom has fined the BBC £150,000 over the offensive prank message made in October by Russell Brand and Jonathon Ross to Andrew Sachs that sparked 42,000 complaints.Ofcom has fined the BBC £150,000 over the offensive prank message made in... more
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Ofcom has reprimanded the producers of the BBC Three series "Amy: My Body for Bucks", after they failed to tell the participent that the programme was focus on the sex industry.
The documentary series, which aired April 2008, the media regulator partly upheld a complaint by Clement Dortie, formally of Top of the Pops, ruling "Given the sensitivity of the subject matter, Ofcom considered that it was reasonable that the programme makers should have advised Mr Dortie of the full context of Amy's background, as explored in the programme, in order for him to provide informed consent for his participation."
Ofcom rejected the part of the complaint referring to employees background.Ofcom has reprimanded the producers of the BBC Three series "Amy: My Body for... more
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According to media regulator, OFCOM, pirate radio stations are putting lives at risk (the emergency services are those affected) and it increases its effort to crackdown on illegal stations.
Last year, 838 illegal transmitters were shut down and 43 studios were raided by police. OFCOM says that there are over 150 pirate radio stations operating across the UK (half of those in London and the South East) and they say that there are other avenues open for legal broadcasting, like community radio stations (so far, 15 applicants were approved)According to media regulator, OFCOM, pirate radio stations are putting lives at risk... more
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Media regulator Ofcome has recommended that Channel 4 become part of a bigger organisation by way of a merger of partnerships.Media regulator Ofcome has recommended that Channel 4 become part of a bigger... more
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Rowan Atkinson's comedy sketch in which he played a Christian clergyman who joked that Jesus was good at party tricks received 540 complaints.
Media watchdog Ofcom has dismissed the complaints.Rowan Atkinson's comedy sketch in which he played a Christian clergyman who joked... more
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OFCOM has upheld 7 complaints on this advert, saying that it was bias for the congestion charge and was discribed as "constituted propaganda".
The advert broke the advertising code by the Communications Act 2003 "Political broadcast advertising is prohibited"
The advert was broadcast in the North West England for the proposed congestion charge for Greater Manchester. ITV pulled the plug on the advert after learning about the complaints.OFCOM has upheld 7 complaints on this advert, saying that it was bias for the... more
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ITV Granada (based in North West England which covers Manchester) pulled this advertising campaign after complaints made to OFCOM saying that the advert is bias.
The £230,000 avertising campaign, funded by the Department of Transport and Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE), ran this advert for the proposed congestion charge in the Manchester area.
GMPTE said in a statement that they were baffled by the decision.
You can read more on the story below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/7746162.stm
What do you guys think?ITV Granada (based in North West England which covers Manchester) pulled this... more
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The UK's media regulator Ofcom has told Sky it should offer to sell rights to football games and Hollywood films to other broadcasters at a fair price.
The investigation into pay TV was begun after complaints were made by BT, Virgin, Setanta and Top Up TV. Ofcom reckons that consumers make their choices of which service to go with based on content not the features of different platforms. Big films and live Premiership games are a big draw for viewers and Sky has "market power" in these areas.
This I would like to see. Hopefully consumers will have a wider and better choice than Sky.The UK's media regulator Ofcom has told Sky it should offer to sell rights to... more
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A soap-opera storyline in which a man has a relationship with a 15-year-old girl has prompted over 150 complaints to the BBC and regulating body Ofcom.A soap-opera storyline in which a man has a relationship with a 15-year-old girl has... more
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Ministers are at the centre of a row over the use of taxpayers’ money to fund television documentaries, the Telegraph reports.
The Government has spent almost £2 million to fund programmes that are all but indistinguishable from regular shows, The Sunday Telegraph has established.
But unlike normal documentaries, the programmes are commissioned by ministers with the purpose of showing their policies or activities in a sympathetic light.
The media watchdog Ofcom has disclosed that it had opened an investigation into one of the programmes, Beat: Life on the Street — about the Government’s controversial Police Community Support Officers, to see whether it breached its broadcasting code.
Media freedom campaigners, broadcasters and opposition politicians expressed alarm over the Government-funded documentaries.
The Channel 4 newsreader Jon Snow said: “I find it extraordinary. So the Government is funding commercial television productions highlighting government policy? Presumably they don’t criticise government policy.”
The Government has funded at least eight television series or individual programmes in the past five years.
Subjects range from an Army expedition to climb Everest to advice for small businessmen on how to improve their company’s fortunes.
However, the show about PCSOs and a newly commissioned programme about Customs and Immigration officers are particularly controversial because they deal with sensitive political issues and policies.
Beat: Life on the Street, which was supported with £800,000 of funding by the Home Office for its first two series, portrayed PCSOs as dedicated, helpful and an effective adjunct to the police — despite the controversy about their role.
One Whitehall source admitted of the documentary: “It allows the Government to have more air time and get its message across to people.”
Ministers are so pleased with the way the series, which drew in audiences of three million people on ITV and changed the public’s perception of the officers, that they commissioned a third series, to be broadcast next year.
But The Sunday Telegraph established that the programmes appeared to break Ofcom’s broadcasting code by not making it clear that they were funded by the Home Office.
In a further apparent breach of Ofcom rules, this time on independence, Home Office officials were directly involved in the making of the series.
They were allowed to view a second edit of individual programmes and were able to suggest changes to some of the “terminology” and “language” used in the narration.
Should the government be able to fund broadcast documentaries without disclosing their involvement? How much influence should the funders of any factual film have on the editorial decision-making? Can you trust what you watch on TV to be impartial?
Ministers are at the centre of a row over the use of taxpayers’ money to fund... more
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A controversial Channel 4 documentary declaiming climate change to be a fraud has been criticized by the UK's media regulator. Ofcom's statement, due next week, follows a fifteen-month enquiry into the programme, The Great Global Warming Swindle, which was broadcast in March 2007. Accusations of misrepresenting scientists and their views are expected to be upheld by the regulator.
On separate charges of inaccuracy, however, Channel 4 is deemed to be within the law with the programme, as it did not 'materially mislead' viewers.
The programme, from director Martin Durkin, was criticised by scientists. They claimed it misrepresented the evidence about global warming, that it rehashed discredited old arguments and manipulated data and charts to make its case. One accused it of being 'political propaganda'.A controversial Channel 4 documentary declaiming climate change to be a fraud has been... more
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What is the 9pm watershed? What is it for? And how does it affect what we see on telly? Sam Delaney finds out in a rather peculiar experiment...What is the 9pm watershed? What is it for? And how does it affect what we see on... more
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Shows including Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, Ant and Dec's Gameshow Marathon and Soapstar Superstar have all been penalised in Ofcom's fine for misleading viewers for a very large figure. Shows including Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, Ant and Dec's... more
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Radio host James Whale has been fired by Talksport after urging listeners to vote for Conservative candidate Boris Johnson in London's mayoral elections.
The comments were made on 20 March during his late-night programme. A Talksport spokesman said: "James Whale's contract with the station has been terminated after a breach of the Ofcom Broadcasting Code."
Under Ofcom rules, presenters are banned from showing any bias towards a political party before an election. The Talksport spokesman described the matter as "very unfortunate".
Radio host James Whale has been fired by Talksport after urging listeners to vote for... more
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