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The Half-Million
Dollar Nipple
Wardrobe
Malfunctions
Some TV Stations shelved
"Private Ryan" Amid
FCC Fears
TV teen sex orgy complaints
came from people who never saw the
show
Cleveland Anchor
Appears Nude in TV Report
TV teen sex orgy complaints
came from people who never saw the show
The FCC fined CBS $3 million for the teen sex
orgy scene in Without a Trace. (View it, if you
dare, here
- then click on the
image.). Now
CBS is saying the fine is invalid because the
people who complained didn't even know what they
were complaining about. They were just robotically
following the orders of their cult leaders at the
PTC and the American Family Association
CBS says that 100% of the 4,211 complaints filed
with the feds about this episode of "Without A
Trace" came from web-based e-mail form letters
originating from 2 right-wing christian groups (the
PTC and the American Family Association). Only two
complainers claimed to have seen the show, but made
an inaccurate reference to another scene, thus
blowing their cover.
But the brunt of the issue lies with a
technicality in the indecency complaint process:
the FCC can only consider complaints from viewers
in the station's broadcast area. Therefore, CBS
alleges, the PTC and AFA-initiated complaints
against "Without A Trace" are invalid.
Source: www.boingboing.net/2006/06/14/tv_teen_sex_orgy_com.html
Some TV Stations shelved
"Private Ryan" Amid FCC Fears
At least 20 of 225 ABC stations said they wouldn't
mark Veterans Day by airing Saving Private Ryan.
The pre-emptive move reflects TVs increasing
converns about indecency questions. (The
FCC is out of control.)
Cleveland Anchor
Appears Nude in TV Report
A television news anchor appeared on the air nude
in a first-person report about an artist's
photographs, drawing a record number of viewers for
the time slot, the station said.
Sharon Reed was one of hundreds of people who
participated in Spencer Tunick's nude photo
installation in Cleveland in June. Her report,
shown Monday on the 11 p.m. newscast on WOIO-TV,
showed far away angles of her nude and some closer
seminude shots, as well as other participants.
The report comes in the midst of increased
attention to the airwaves, following Janet
Jackson's breast-baring performance during the
Super Bowl halftime show. The Federal
Communications Commission proposed a record fine of
$550,000 against CBS, WOIO's parent network. The
network is protesting.
On Tuesday, ABC apologized for the intro to
"Monday Night Football" that featured a supposedly
naked actress jumping into a player's arms in a
spoof of the television show "Desperate
Housewives."
WOIO news director Steve Doerr said the idea was
to cover Tunick, a well-known artist, in a
different way. Doerr said the story also was aimed
at bringing in ratings during November sweeps when
audiences are measured to set advertising
rates.
Monday night's newscast received a record 17.1
share, compared with the 13.6 earned during the
newscast airing immediately after this year's Super
Bowl, according to Broadcasting & Cable, an
industry publication.
The station aired advisories before the piece,
and FCC spokeswoman Janice Wise on Wednesday said
WOIO followed commission rules that prohibit
indecent material from being aired on broadcast
television from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Doerr said the station received mostly
supportive messages from viewers. Reed said she
considered it an important story about art.
Source: www.xposed.com/headline_news/55_ds_1241262.aspx
ABC Apologizes for Intro to
'Monday Night Football': Opening Spoofed ABC Show
'Desperate Housewives'
ABC apologized Tuesday for a steamy intro to
'Monday Night Football'' after receiving complaints
from viewers and the National Football League.
(Eagles WR Terrell Owens and actress Nicollette
Sheridan took part in a steamy intro to 'Monday
Night Football.' )
The spot featured a supposedly naked Nicollette
Sheridan jumping into the arms of Terrell
Owens.
Before the game, ABC showed the actress and the
Philadelphia Eagles star in an empty locker room in
an attempt to spoof the network hit 'Desperate
Housewives.' Sheridan, who stars in the show, was
wearing only a towel and provocatively asked Owens
to skip the game for her.
After she dropped her towel, he smiled, agreed
to be late for the contest and she jumped into his
arms. Sheridan was shown only from behind and above
the waist after she dropped the towel.
Then the shot cut to two more stars of
'Desperate Housewives,' Teri Hatcher and Felicity
Huffman, watching the scene unfold on a television
and commenting on desperate women.
"We have heard from many of our viewers about
last night's 'MNF' opening segment and we agree
that the placement was inappropriate,'' ABC said.
"We apologize.''
The NFL called the intro "inappropriate and
unsuitable for our 'Monday Night Football'
audience.''
"While ABC may have gained attention for one of
its other shows, the NFL and its fans lost,'' NFL
spokesman Greg Aiello said.
The Eagles said they appreciated ABC apologizing
for the segment.
"It is normal for teams to cooperate with ABC in
the development of an opening for its broadcast,''
the team said. "After seeing the final piece, we
wish it hadn't aired.''
ABC has broadcast 'Monday Night Football' with a
5-second delay this season, a precaution after
Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction'' at
February's Super Bowl halftime show -- when Justin
Timberlake ripped off part of Jackson's outfit,
exposing her right breast to a TV audience of some
90 million. The game was broadcast on CBS, which is
protesting a proposed record fine of $550,000 by
the FCC.
Source: aolsvc.news.aol.com/special1/article.adp?id=20041116155409990002
FCC Expresses Disappointment
Over 'MNF' Opening
The nation's chief media regulator expressed
disappointment Wednesday over the steamy locker
room opening to ABC's 'Monday Night Football'
broadcast.
"I wonder if Walt Disney would be proud," said
Michael Powell, chairman of the Federal
Communications Commission. ABC is owned by The Walt
Disney Co.
The opening, which has generated complaints to
ABC and the FCC, featured actress Nicollette
Sheridan of the hit show 'Desperate Housewives' in
the locker room, wearing only a towel and
provocatively asking Owens to skip the game for
her. She drops the towel and jumps into the arms of
Philadelphia Eagles star Terrell Owens. Sheridan
was shown only from behind and above the waist
after dropping the towel.
Powell questioned the judgment of those who
decided to air the scene.
"It would seem to me that while we get a lot of
broadcasting companies complaining about indecency
enforcement, they seem to be continuing to be
willing to keep the issue at the forefront, keep it
hot and steamy in order to get financial gains and
the free advertising it provides," Powell said
during an interview on CNBC.
An FCC spokeswoman said the agency has received
a number of complaints about the ABC broadcast,
though she declined to say how many.
The complaints will be reviewed and the
commission will decide whether or not to open an
investigation that could result in a fine against
the network. The maximum indecency fine is $32,500
per incident.
ABC quickly apologized for the locker room
intro. And the NFL called it "inappropriate and
unsuitable for our 'Monday Night Football'
audience."
ABC has broadcast 'Monday Night Football' with a
5-second delay this season, a precaution after
singer Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" at
February's Super Bowl halftime show - when singer
Justin Timberlake ripped off part of Jackson's
outfit, exposing her right breast to a TV audience
of some 90 million people.
CBS is protesting a proposed FCC fine of
$550,000 for the halftime show.
Source: aolsvc.news.aol.com/special1/article.adp?id=20041117122309990002
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Too many moralists begin with a dislike of
reality. - Clarence Day
Morality is largely a matter of geography. -
Elbert Hubbard (Unfortunately, the Western
Hempisphere seems to have gotten the brunt of
it.)
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