The crackdown on broadcast indecency that began with an exposed breast turns out to have legs - as well as serious consequences for the television business. ... More than two years after Janet Jackson's now-infamous "wardrobe malfunction" raised a ruckus during the 2004 Super Bowl, Washington's war against indecency rages on.
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The Parents Television Council® released its annual list of the “Top Ten Best and Worst Advertisers” for the 2008-2009 television season. Companies were ranked based on content in television shows that they chose to underwrite with their advertising dollars. ... Current Campaigns - Broadcast Indecency ; -
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The Parents Television Council filed an indecency complaint with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over the NBC broadcast of the Emmy Awards during which actresses Helen Mirren and Calista Flockhart used vulgar and obscene language on the live broadcast.
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Although the Federal Communications Commission has slightly increased its response to consumer complaints of broadcast indecency, local television stations continue to ignore the laws that govern their use of the public airwaves.
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As stated above, how does indecency make television better? . I personally think indecency and the common swear words decrease people’s vocabulary and make them annoying in a conversation, especially when they are upset.
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The television industry has voluntary ratings for TV programs that appear in the corner of your television screen during the first 15 seconds of each television program. The ratings are also ... Obscenity/Indecency/ Profanity Home Page ; Indecency Fact Sheet ; How To File an Indecency Complaint ; Complaint Process ;
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It finally happened, folks! ... The FCC has just released a steamy batch of decisions concerning alleged cases of indecency on television. After cooking in the ever-efficient bureaucratic easy-bake for up to 4 years, the feds made up their minds regarding pending TV complaints at long last.
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In the wake of the now infamous Super Bowl half-time show, the head of the Federal Communication Commission and president of Viacom testified before Congress about how to tackle public indecency on broadcast television.
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The FCC decided the performance was "in apparent violation of the broadcast indecency standard." It was a moment of rare unanimity for a commission deeply divided along partisan lines. ... JONATHAN RINTELS: Well, we think they're not an appropriate response to the issue of indecent material on television. And I'm not here...
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The Parents Television Council, an aggressive critic of indecency on the public airwaves, praised Congress for listening to Americans “fed up with the sexually raunchy and gratuitously violent content that’s broadcast over the public airwaves, particularly during hours when millions of children are in the...
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