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Montel Williams Show Breaches U.K. Broadcasting Standards with ‘psychic’ Sylvia Browne
This week the United Kingdom’s Ofcom ruled that ITV2 “breached standards” with a repeat of The Montel Williams Show in which Pam and Craig Akers asked “psychic” Sylvia Browne where their son, Shawn Hornbeck, was.
The Paranormal Channel is Coming… Prepare to be Scared!
Paranormal purveyors of scariness Yvette Fielding and Karl Beattie will launch a new TV phenomenon on Monday 9th June 2008 – The Paranormal Channel. The Channel will first broadcast from 18:00 hours on 9th June and show a petrifying mix of original...BSkyB’s Digital Terrestrial Pay-TV Plans on Hold
BSkyB’s planned digital terrestrial pay-TV service known as Picnic – something that most people outside of Sky had probably forgotten about by now – has been delayed yet again by Ofcom, although Ofcom probably knew the ramifications...Ant And Dec’s Award Takeaway
Just when you thought things couldn’t get worse for ITV, another major revelation about ITV is made public at the same time as Ofcom finally announced its £5.675m fine against ITV; a revelation which caused Ant and Dec to hand back its 2005 People’s...Digital Radio Needs a Makeover, Says Ofcom
According to Peter Davis who is Ofcom’s director of radio and multimedia, DAB just requires a “Freeview-style relaunch” and also claims that “It’s not Ofcom’s role to save DAB”. That last comment may come back...Ofcom Raps BBC Over Live Earth Swearing
Last summer’s Live Earth concerts turned out to be controversial not only for the nature of the BBC’s coverage (judged by some to be non-partisan though that’s a whole separate debate), but also for the amount of swearing that was clearly...Channel Fiat T.V.
Last night was the first occasion that an advertiser sponsored a terrestrial channel for a few hours (as opposed to just a programme) since the UK television sponsorship regulations were relaxed by Ofcom at the start of this year. Car maker Fiat sponsored...
