(27-11-2010 11:18 )bigguy01 Wrote:  ofcom have way too much time on their hands. laura bates, tiffany, fernanda and others provide better tv than daybreak with christine "im too tanned" bleakley and adrain "im crap at this" chiles. i would rather have my cornflakes while watching earlybird/pad than the daytime shite thats on the bbc, 4, itv 5 etc.

(27-11-2010 01:03 )vostok 1 Wrote:  

(27-11-2010 00:03 )StanTheMan Wrote:  The material Bang have put out has hurt nobody - and I include lollygate in that. And yes, these channel are free-to-view, but as has been mentioned countless fucking times - THEY CAN BE LOCKED OUT OF THE SYSTEM BY ANY PARENT CONCERNED ABOUT THE MATERIAL THEIR CHILDREN SEE.

As said over a year ago:

The Department of Culture Media and Sport states that “In order to encourage free movement of broadcasts, all broadcasting must comply with the European Directive, “Television Without Frontiers” or TVWF, incorporated into the "Audiovisual Media Services Directive" and Ofcoms Code.

Broadcasting matters covered by the Directive include sports rights, right of reply, advertising, sponsorship and protection of minors.” The key word there is MUST. All broadcasting MUST be compatible with the TVWF Directive.

Article 22 of TVWF:

1. Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure that television broadcasts by broadcasters under their jurisdiction do not include any programmes which might seriously impair the physical, mental or moral development of minors, in particular programmes that involve pornography or gratuitous violence.

2. The measures provided for in paragraph 1 shall also extend to other programmes which are likely to impair the physical, mental or moral development of minors, except where it is ensured, by selecting the time of the broadcast (post watershed topless content, as they do) by any technical measure (the ability for parents to remove all 900 channels from the Sky Digital EPG and the ability to delete seleted channels from freeview, as they do) that minors in the area of transmission will not normally hear or see such broadcasts.

3. Furthermore, when such programmes are broadcast in unencoded/Un-encrypted form Member States shall ensure that they are preceded by an acoustic warning or are identified by the presence of a visual symbol throughout their duration.
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So, the way I see it by explicit instruction from the Department of Culture Media and Sport, the above, from the TVWF/AMSD Directives, must comply with the Ofcom Broadcast Code and current Broadcast Law.

It follows then that Ofcom cannot have applied the TVWF/AMSD rules correctly. This quite obviously goes against the stated objectives of TVWF/AMSD to create a single market and, affects those `fundamental public interests` such as Freedom of Expression with regard to TV broadcasting.

So if the Babe Channels were to continue to show a warning message (as has already been done with the PTBA advert), and show a small “18” certificate after 10pm then the broadcast would be compatible with TVWF/AMSD Directives as recognised by The Department of Culture Media and Sport.

So why couldn't Bang enter into a dialogue/challenge with Ofcom months ago, instead of saying "no comment"?

(27-11-2010 07:08 )Rammyrascal Wrote:  yes they are bastards but bang have no-one but themselves to blame as they broke ofcom's rules 60 times in 18 months so no wonder ofcom had enough. also ofcom havent had it in for bang since day one as bang have been goimg for around 5 years. dont just blame ofcom

yes all channels will be quiet but hopefully not for long

(27-11-2010 14:58 )Rammyrascal Wrote:  no what i mean is that ofcom will ease off the channels and let them be a lot more filthier than they are

(27-11-2010 14:58 )Rammyrascal Wrote:  no what i mean is that ofcom will ease off the channels and let them be a lot more filthier than they are