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BRITISH SEX CHANNEL UNDER SCRUTINY FROM REGULATORS
Wednesday, May 24 2006
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Look4Love TV, an over-the-air digital channel, is being investigated by Britain's advertising watchdog following a commercial for an online service, Babestar.tv, which featured women wearing underwear and using sex toys, according to Britain's Guardian newspaper. "She is just 18. She is barely legal. If you like them young, take advantage of our young girl here at Babestar," the announcer says. Look4Love defended the ad, saying it was shown after 10:00 p.m., could be blocked by parents, and that it had warned that its programs were suitable only for persons over 18. The newspaper said that that the Advertising Standards Authority had ordered the broadcaster to drop the campaign, and when it did not do so, the matter was referred to OFCOM, the British broadcasting regulator.
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BRITISH WATCHDOG WANTS JUNK FOOD ADS BANNED
Tuesday, March 28 2006
The
British
television
watchdog
OFCOM
has
proposed
that
commercials
for
food
and
drink
products
be
restricted
or
banned
on
children's
TV
programs.
The
regulator
proposed
several
options
to
broadcasters,
saying
that
they
were
aimed
at
combating
childhood
obesity.
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U.K. CHANNEL 4 ACCUSED OF BREAKING AD RULES
Thursday, August 25 2005
Britain's
Channel
4
has
insisted
that
it
has
broken
no
regulations
by
airing
numerous
commercial
breaks
during
its
telecasts
of
the
hit
ABC
drama
Lost.
Rules
by
British
regulator
OFCOM
require
that
there
should
be
at
least
20
minutes
of
uninterrupted
content
before
a
broadcaster
may
cut
in
with
ads.
But
a
spokeswoman
for
the
channel
pointed
out
Wednesday
that
another
rule
requires
that
the
natural
flow
of
a
scene
not
be
interrupted.
"We
would
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