Babeworld Slapped by Ofcom

[Jacques]

Babeworld TV, 11 April 2006, 22:15
Introduction

A viewer complained about the explicit sexual content of this channel, which is transmitted free-to-air on satellite TV.

Response

Babeworld said that it was unable to supply a recording of the relevant part of the channel?s output for 11 April 2006 . This was due to a technical failure by the company administering the channel?s compliance recordings.

Nevertheless, it acknowledged that some of the content carried before midnight on Babeworld was ?too explicit for our market?. As a result, it had changed its production and editorial partners, and the output was now being produced to revised guidelines.

Babeworld also confirmed that it was now producing its own compliance tapes, and was no longer dependant on outside contractors.

Decision

We welcome the steps Babeworld has taken to avoid any future failure to supply recordings.

It is a condition of a Cable and Satellite Licence that the licensee retains recordings of its output for 60 days, and provides Ofcom with any material on request. Failure to supply the recording from 11 April 2006 is a serious and significant breach of Babeworld TV?s licence. This will be held on record.

Breach of Licence Condition 11

[gdw]

one more viewer complaining about explicit sexual content on a free-to-air channel

In my opinion they watch these programmes just to complain But The solution is near

It's time for a KNITTING Channel

then we can get rid of the complainers in one go

[Lex Luger]

Wow. One viewer.

Maybe if I can complain about Big Brother, they'd take it off the air. I hope.

[Jacques]

One viewer yes but read it again.

".....it acknowledged that some of the content carried before midnight on Babeworld was ?too explicit for our market......?

Where is the midnight restriction in Ofcon's code? I've never seen or read it in the published guidelines. Perhaps there is a set of unpublished one's? A secret agreement between ofcon and the boardcasters?

[BobB]

A secret agreement between ofcon and the boardcasters?....

Well, I think everyone agrees that there is one of those, so this is just an extension of it

[colonel]

> It is a condition of a Cable and Satellite Licence that the
> licensee retains recordings of its output for 60 days, and
> provides Ofcom with any material on request. Failure to supply
> the recording from 11 April 2006 is a serious and significant
> breach of Babeworld TV?s licence. This will be held on record.
>
> Breach of Licence Condition 11

So ..just one false move and Babeworld TV gets closed down. That's quite obvious.

[Dopey]

And what a huge loss that would be (not).

[Bill Malone]

So someone watching a softcore porn channel was offended because something sexually explicit happened...and they complained about it?

Why were they watching this channel if porn offends them?
Push the Red Button, darling. (The one in the top corner of your remote). Solves all your problems.

[jimslip]

You'd probably find that the complainant was a competitor!