UK FTA adult channels under threat

chris

British satellite viewers have dozens of free-to-air adult channels available to them, and TV regulator Ofcom is proposing to get much tougher, clarifying the rules on what can - and cannot - be shown to viewers. The problem, at least from Ofcom's point of view, is that the channels show scantily-clad young(ish) ladies immediately after the 9pm watershed, and Ofcom is concerned over the amount of sustained sex scenes and sexual language potentially available to younger viewers. The fact that all of the channels can ‘locked out' from unwanted eyes doesn't seem to influence Ofcom, or the fact that Hollywood movies which can be both sexually as well as violently graphic are available on an 8pm watershed on Sky.

Some mainstream broadcasters (like Playboy TV) as well as minority channels (such as the many ‘Babe' channels) have been targeted by Ofcom in the past with heavy fines and penalties. Last month Richard Desmond, the somewhat notorious publisher and broadcaster, saw channels of his fined £52,500 for breaches of Ofcom's existing code. In 2007 Babeworld was hit with a £25,000 fine after a single complaint was made. Playboy TV was fined £22,500 for "serious and repeated breaches" of Ofcom's rules.

"Ofcom has foud that recent material which has been transmitted without any access restrictions has featured nudity of a strong sexual nature, and sustained sex scenes and sexual language that has not, in some cases, been justified by the context in which the material was transmitted,"says Ofcom's consultation comment.


Source: RapidTVVNews

T1154

I do not believe that anyone can be considered Adult who gets pleasure out of watching scenes of gratuitous violence of any kind.
I have no problem with Sexual imagery,since Sex is the main spring of our existence.
T1154

paulvr

This time influenced by prudish Americans, once again we are led to believe that something that most of us do when adults, destroys the life of adolscents.

It would be credible if adolescents themselves would refain of any kind of sexual activity. But it seems rather foolish to think that many 16 year olds and many much younger than that enjoy sexual intercourse but would be traumatically hurt if they saw it on the screen.

And if there are parents who can prevent all this from happening, they also can prevent their kids from selecting such a tv channel, can't they?

Will we ever turn back to normality???