One really has to wonder about anyone who complains about an encrypted channel. Since Ofcom rules dont allow complaints about Generally Accepted Standards or effect on under 18s on an encrypted channel that only leaves R18 or advertising a hardcore website as grounds for complaint. Or time of day, but I cant see Climax3 getting that wrong. The complaint could be about the strength of a freeview, but seriously, what is someone of delicate sensitivities doing straying into the middle of the adult channel numbers at exactly the moment a channel goes freeview?
(11-10-2010 20:08 )Gold Plated Pension Wrote: Now it would be normal to see at this hour a post with the latest Broadcast Bulletin attached bearing the bad news about more broadcasts having been found in breach but this fortnight no investigations were made against the babe channels, ...
Ofcom seem to go in for themed Bulletins. Sometimes they have one focussing on bunches of advertising breeches, another time it have be music channels or some other collation with a common thread. As we know, sometimes its an across the board warning shot to all the babe channels at the same time. In between they clear complaints as they work through them and aim to include at least one finding that is in their hobby/fun zone, namely Babe channels, particularly their bete noir, BangBabes.
This time round they seem to have been particularly pre-occupied with what sounds like an involved Muslim-on-Muslim complaint, where one religious group denied the validity of another and quoted texts calling for the death penalty. This only involved deciding on 3 broadcasts, but no doubt they fretted terribly about the political sensitivities of telling people off for insulting religion and making what might be considered incitements to murder. They may have poured huge amounts of management time into this to ensure that their arguments are watertight and set a standard for insult vs freedom of spech that they can stand by next time. These very inflatatory comments did not attract a fine or closure, though the channel has promised to introduce a time delay and new procedures.
The absence of complaints about babe channels have never stopped them before. They probably have a small stockpile awaiting decision. What is interesting in that this could indicate some complaints originated from a few people and they have stopped. Or not - only time will tell.