(30-11-2012 02:24 )eccles Wrote:  Channels vary and there have been complaints about some in the past, but I dont think thats it. Financial issues could also be cause for complaint about psychic, shopping and gambling channels. There are people who get a brief kick from buying tat and have homes full of the stuff. A few fraud cases have even featured sad middle aged women who have stolen thousands of pounds and spent a sizeable portion on hideous garbage with limited resale value. One recent Ofcom sanctions case was about a channel with a health show where people rang up on a premium rate number. Among other things they were fined for giving medical advice without seeing the caller. In its defence the channel said if they did not give advice callers would keep ringing back (at premium rates) until they got it. These days there are a lot of roulette and poker channels. Many religious channels solicit donations.

All of these have potential for viewers to run up large bills, possibly unaffordable bills, and have little or no entertainment value in the traditional sense that would keep Drama teachers and Arts luvvies happy.

Despite this it is rare for Ofcom to even investigate psychic, gambling, teleshopping or religious channels. When they do the focus is hardly ever on financial aspects, despite potential for harm.

No, Ofcom gives babe channels a hard time because it dislikes sexual content, and no other reason.

(05-12-2012 06:50 )shankey! Wrote:  occcurances like that can be used in emails to ofcom , and asked why such things are allowed on mainstream tv but not on an adult channel , their answers will be intersting to say the least !!!

(05-12-2012 16:37 )RESPONSIBLE ADULT Wrote:  

(30-11-2012 02:24 )eccles Wrote:  Channels vary and there have been complaints about some in the past, but I dont think thats it. Financial issues could also be cause for complaint about psychic, shopping and gambling channels. There are people who get a brief kick from buying tat and have homes full of the stuff. A few fraud cases have even featured sad middle aged women who have stolen thousands of pounds and spent a sizeable portion on hideous garbage with limited resale value. One recent Ofcom sanctions case was about a channel with a health show where people rang up on a premium rate number. Among other things they were fined for giving medical advice without seeing the caller. In its defence the channel said if they did not give advice callers would keep ringing back (at premium rates) until they got it. These days there are a lot of roulette and poker channels. Many religious channels solicit donations.

All of these have potential for viewers to run up large bills, possibly unaffordable bills, and have little or no entertainment value in the traditional sense that would keep Drama teachers and Arts luvvies happy.

Despite this it is rare for Ofcom to even investigate psychic, gambling, teleshopping or religious channels. When they do the focus is hardly ever on financial aspects, despite potential for harm.

No, Ofcom gives babe channels a hard time because it dislikes sexual content, and no other reason.

I appreciate your views on this subject of censorship, But as far as sexual content goes, according to all the other recent posts it seems that ofcom are quite generous in letting things of a sexual nature pass by. And all the other genres of tv you mention, does anyone know what they can and can't do? 'I don't'. For me it's the "so-called" seedy nature of adult TV that keep the censors shackles firmly tied. Plus the unwillingness to stand and fight their corner by the makers.

(06-12-2012 23:04 )eccles Wrote:  Sky 442 TRACE Sports - Trace Sexy

11:00-02:00
Mixup of UK Uncovered and Buts Babesearch.
"A bit like Men & Motors used to show".

In the sports section but no sports subscription required.

(15-12-2012 08:50 )ukbicur Wrote:  I remember the days that there was always some cheeky show on most nights.

Does anyone know if there is an online archive of these shows such as Sexarama and others?

Not sure why these shows are not on tv anymore.