BBC fined for fake phone-in contests
August 3rd, 2008 Leave a comment Visited 20 times, 1 so far today
BBC fined for fake phone-in contests
UK’s Office of Communications (Ofcom) has fined BBC for misleading its audiences with several instances of faked phone-in contests.
The fine is worth around $793,000.
Ofcom said in a statement on this development: “The BBC deceived its audience by faking winners of competitions and deliberately conducting competitions unfairly.”
The shows which were found to have these discrepancies include:
Liz Kershaw Show
Jo Whiley Show
TMi
The Comic Relief charity telethon
The Sport Relief charity telethon
The Children in Need charity telethon
Russell Brand
Clare McDonnell Show
Ofcom added: “In some cases, the production team had taken premeditated decisions to broadcast competitions and encourage listeners to enter in the full knowledge that the audience stood no chance of winning.”
Checkout: Ofcom
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