BBC fined for Blue Peter phone-in
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The BBC is fined Â£50,000 after the results of a Blue Peter competition were faked last November.
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Britain's Channel 4 will be forced to broadcast an apology over alleged racist bullying of Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty in reality TV show "Celebrity Big Brother" after broadcasting regulator Ofcom ruled that the channel breached its broadcasting code.
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The Federal Communications Commission has ordered CBS to pay a fine of $550,000 for its Super Bowl halftime show, a record penalty for indecency.
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The British Broadcasting Corp. said Wednesday it was suspending all phone-in contests and interactive quizzes after an investigation exposed several rigged competitions.
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Breakfast broadcaster GMTV is fined a record Â£2m by media regulator Ofcom for failings with its phone-in quizzes.
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WASHINGTON (BP)--The Federal Communications Commission issued the largest fine for indecency in television history Sept. 21, fining Viacom and its CBS stations $550,000 for the controversial
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Ofcom fines channel for misconduct in competitions on Richard and Judy and Deal or No Deal
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Britain's media regulator Thursday found Channel 4 television network guilty of showing ...
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X Factor viewers were overcharged by Â£200,000 because of an interactive vote blunder, ITV admits.
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Channel Four is fined Â£1.5m by Ofcom for misconduct involving phone-in competitions on Richard and Judy and Deal or No Deal.
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Two Five shows discontinued Five has been hit with a Â£300,000 fine by regulator Ofcom in what is the biggest payout by a public service broadcaster to the regulator. It was found to have faked winners in live call-in competitions.â¦
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The BBCâs disclosure that it had played fast and loose with the name of a cat in a childrenâs television show is only the latest acknowledgment of deception by British broadcasters.
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Greek phone taps Ericsson has been hit with a â¬7.36m ($10m) fine for its role in tapping mobile phones belonging to the Greek prime minister and members of his Cabinet.â¦
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The US government&#39;s media watchdog on Wednesday slapped CBS television with a $5,50,000 fine for broadcasting pop star Janet Jackson&#39;s breast to millions of people during the Super Bowl American football championship.
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Don't tap the PM's phone... Ericsson has been hit with a â¬7.36m ($10m) fine for its role in tapping mobile phones belonging to the Greek prime minister and members of his Cabinet.â¦
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Carphone Warehouse cops Â£35k fine Ofcom has slapped susbstantial fines on four UK companies for "causing annoyance to consumers through the making of silent or abandoned calls" in contravention of the Communications Act 2003.â¦
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A review is ordered into premium rate phone lines used by the BBC after errors are revealed.