THE ANGRY LETTER TO OFCOM ABOUT PAEDOGEDDON! LOL
To whom this may concern,
I am writing in regards to the programme titled "Paedogedden", recently aired on one of your channels, and wish to complain about the ridiculous and indescent content it contained.
Displaying such a serious issue in this comical way is disgraceful, and offensive to not only me, but to anyone with children or works with children.
I found the exposure of the young girl's breast particularly discomforting, and if this is meant to be a joke, i suggest you explain that to the millions of people who tune into your programmes, as i am certain their opinions are similar to mine.
I also believe that the celebrities shown in this "documentary" must have been tricked into doing this. Perhaps they should have seen that it wasn't quite normal and questioned their purpose, but any celebrity fully aware of what they were actually doing would be disgraced with themselves and you, and would not have exploited such a sensitive subject.
I believe that you want this to be taken light-hearted and not serious; but you would be wrong. i speak for parents or children who'ce ever experienced at peadophilic incident that this glamorising of criminal behaviour and vunrebale children is disgusting. I urge strongly that you apoligise for what you have done, and perhaps next time you reconsider what you put on T.V.
Whether you have children or not, i think you need to understand what a mistake you have made.
Yours Sincerely,
George Jones
Tuesday, 21 April 2009
ITC PROGRAMME CODE-OFCOM
Ofcom creat specific rules and regulations on TV that suit and satisfy the audiences and their morales, ages etc. In brief form, their rules are:
1. Section One: Family Viewing Policy, Offence to Good Taste and Decency, Portrayal of Violence and Respect for Human Dignity
1.1 General Requirment
Section 6 (1) Requires that the ITC does all it can to
secure that every licensed service includes nothing in its programmes which offends
against good taste or decency or is likely to encourage or incite to crime or lead to
disorder or be offensive to public feeling.
Section 7 (1)(a) Requires the ITC create a code as guidance to the suitability of the showing of violence, particularly when children and young people may be expected to be wacthing their prorammes. to ensure freedom from complaints they provide guidance and warnings to ensure the audience are aware of the potential unneccessary material boradcasted in their programmes
1.2 Family Viewing Policy and the Watershed
Material unsuitable for children must not be transmitted at times when large numbers
of children may be expected to be watching.
However the ITC accepts that, even though some children are always likely to be
present in the audience, the likelihood varies according to the time, subject matter and
channel. The ITC's Family Viewing Policy usually reccomends 9pm is the fixed time up to which licensees are responsible for ensuring that nothing is shown that is unsuitable for children. The
earlier in the evening a programme is shown, the greater the care required.
"Children" are classed as up to 15, whereas young persons are considered 16 to 17
1.3 Information, Advice and Warnings
Licensees should consider whether any elements of programming might disturb
viewers, in particular younger children. Appropriate information should be provided
at the start of any programme, or news report, which might disturb younger children. Although these may be inappropriate before the watershed, clear and specific warnings should be
clear and specific warnings should be employed where there is the liklehood that some viewers may find the programme disturbing or offensive
1.4 Feature Films and Other Acquired Material
Where a British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) Classification exists for the
version of a film or programme proposed for transmission, it should be used as a guide
to scheduling. A BBFC video classification, rather than the cinema classification,
should always be the guide where one exists.
1.5 Bad Language
There is no absolute ban on the use of bad language. But many people are offended,
some of them deeply, by the use of bad language, including expletives with a religious
(and not only Christian) association. Offence is most likely if the language is contrary
to audience expectation. Bad language must be defensible in terms of context and
scheduling with warnings where appropriate.
1. Section One: Family Viewing Policy, Offence to Good Taste and Decency, Portrayal of Violence and Respect for Human Dignity
1.1 General Requirment
Section 6 (1) Requires that the ITC does all it can to
secure that every licensed service includes nothing in its programmes which offends
against good taste or decency or is likely to encourage or incite to crime or lead to
disorder or be offensive to public feeling.
Section 7 (1)(a) Requires the ITC create a code as guidance to the suitability of the showing of violence, particularly when children and young people may be expected to be wacthing their prorammes. to ensure freedom from complaints they provide guidance and warnings to ensure the audience are aware of the potential unneccessary material boradcasted in their programmes
1.2 Family Viewing Policy and the Watershed
Material unsuitable for children must not be transmitted at times when large numbers
of children may be expected to be watching.
However the ITC accepts that, even though some children are always likely to be
present in the audience, the likelihood varies according to the time, subject matter and
channel. The ITC's Family Viewing Policy usually reccomends 9pm is the fixed time up to which licensees are responsible for ensuring that nothing is shown that is unsuitable for children. The
earlier in the evening a programme is shown, the greater the care required.
"Children" are classed as up to 15, whereas young persons are considered 16 to 17
1.3 Information, Advice and Warnings
Licensees should consider whether any elements of programming might disturb
viewers, in particular younger children. Appropriate information should be provided
at the start of any programme, or news report, which might disturb younger children. Although these may be inappropriate before the watershed, clear and specific warnings should be
clear and specific warnings should be employed where there is the liklehood that some viewers may find the programme disturbing or offensive
1.4 Feature Films and Other Acquired Material
Where a British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) Classification exists for the
version of a film or programme proposed for transmission, it should be used as a guide
to scheduling. A BBFC video classification, rather than the cinema classification,
should always be the guide where one exists.
1.5 Bad Language
There is no absolute ban on the use of bad language. But many people are offended,
some of them deeply, by the use of bad language, including expletives with a religious
(and not only Christian) association. Offence is most likely if the language is contrary
to audience expectation. Bad language must be defensible in terms of context and
scheduling with warnings where appropriate.
Tuesday, 31 March 2009
31.03.09 lesson write up
ROSS & BRAND PRANK CALLS
-Funny; not offensive to younger generation
But older generation may find offensive (40+)
40+=Half license fee payers
-Blown out of proportion; 80 or so complaints when aired, but 20,000 following press coverage
BBC's Ideology
John Reith's dream:
"An independant British broadcaster able to educate inform and entertain the whole nation free from political interference and commercial pressure"
-Funny; not offensive to younger generation
But older generation may find offensive (40+)
40+=Half license fee payers
-Blown out of proportion; 80 or so complaints when aired, but 20,000 following press coverage
BBC's Ideology
John Reith's dream:
"An independant British broadcaster able to educate inform and entertain the whole nation free from political interference and commercial pressure"
ACTIONS OF ROSS, BRAND AND THE BBC-(WIKIPEDIA)
On 29 October 2008, the Director-General of the BBC, Mark Thompson, announced that Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross were suspended, pending the report of an investigation by Tim Davie, director of BBC audio and music. The suspension meant that for the week, Ross would not be appearing on his regular Friday Night with Jonathan Ross television show, Film 2008 with Jonathan Ross, or his Saturday daytime Radio 2 show, and similarly Brand would not be hosting his regular Saturday night Radio 2 show. Thompson called the events a "gross lapse of taste by the performers and the production team" (who had chosen to broadcast the pre-recorded show) that had angered licence payers, and offered a personal and unreserved apology to Andrew Sachs and his family. In an interview, Sachs revealed that he had received and accepted written apologies from Brand and Ross. Brand resigned from the BBC later in the day.
On the evening of 30 October it was announced that Controller of Radio 2 Lesley Douglas had tendered her resignation, which had been accepted. Her resignation letter did not address the question of whether Douglas herself had approved the pre-recorded show for transmission. On the same day, Ross was suspended without pay from all BBC shows for a period of 12 weeks. The Daily Mail estimated that this would result in his losing £1,344,000 in wages. The BBC issued an apology over the incident on 8 November, stating that the telephone calls were "grossly offensive" and a "serious breach of editorial standards". The corporation apologized specifically to Sachs and Baillie, and also to the license fee payer. David Barber, the head of specialist music and compliance at Radio 2, resigned the evening before the formal apology. Like Douglas, he had been aware of the contents of the show, and had sanctioned the segment's broadcast.
On 29 October 2008, the Director-General of the BBC, Mark Thompson, announced that Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross were suspended, pending the report of an investigation by Tim Davie, director of BBC audio and music. The suspension meant that for the week, Ross would not be appearing on his regular Friday Night with Jonathan Ross television show, Film 2008 with Jonathan Ross, or his Saturday daytime Radio 2 show, and similarly Brand would not be hosting his regular Saturday night Radio 2 show. Thompson called the events a "gross lapse of taste by the performers and the production team" (who had chosen to broadcast the pre-recorded show) that had angered licence payers, and offered a personal and unreserved apology to Andrew Sachs and his family. In an interview, Sachs revealed that he had received and accepted written apologies from Brand and Ross. Brand resigned from the BBC later in the day.
On the evening of 30 October it was announced that Controller of Radio 2 Lesley Douglas had tendered her resignation, which had been accepted. Her resignation letter did not address the question of whether Douglas herself had approved the pre-recorded show for transmission. On the same day, Ross was suspended without pay from all BBC shows for a period of 12 weeks. The Daily Mail estimated that this would result in his losing £1,344,000 in wages. The BBC issued an apology over the incident on 8 November, stating that the telephone calls were "grossly offensive" and a "serious breach of editorial standards". The corporation apologized specifically to Sachs and Baillie, and also to the license fee payer. David Barber, the head of specialist music and compliance at Radio 2, resigned the evening before the formal apology. Like Douglas, he had been aware of the contents of the show, and had sanctioned the segment's broadcast.
Tuesday, 10 March 2009
Key Issues affecting British TV
New Technology
Funding
Fragmented audiences
Piracy
Advertising
What will be the key features/factors in ensuring its successor downfall in the future?
Different models of funding and production
Format selling
Transmedia model (sharing production costs across countries)
Use of new technology
What other issues may effect British Broadcasting?
Declining popularity of TV as a medium (?)
Quality of American programming
-more cost effective to buy programmes in than make them
PSB tradition means that there are laws regarding product placement and other elements of output
New Technology
Funding
Fragmented audiences
Piracy
Advertising
What will be the key features/factors in ensuring its successor downfall in the future?
Different models of funding and production
Format selling
Transmedia model (sharing production costs across countries)
Use of new technology
What other issues may effect British Broadcasting?
Declining popularity of TV as a medium (?)
Quality of American programming
-more cost effective to buy programmes in than make them
PSB tradition means that there are laws regarding product placement and other elements of output
Contemporary British Broadcasting!
Documentary Notes
-Advertising is biggest media success
-TV vs Internet for advertising
-PSB's finding services for income to meet demands
-Exploit of one TV programme
FORMATS-used again and again, versatile for many programmes
-Who wants to be a millionaire-first programme where it travelled from Atlantic to America
(Gave UK recognition)
-Multi-counrty production HQ
-Brits continue to propel interlectual quality. UK TV success in US
MERCHANDISING
-Rise of fake Tellytubby merchandise
-Piracy of digital content
YOUTUBE-File Sharing, ILLEGAL CONTENT
-Bebo
-Brought advertising in to TV programmes
-Give audience freedom to watch whatever advert, in exchange for free content
Documentary Notes
-Advertising is biggest media success
-TV vs Internet for advertising
-PSB's finding services for income to meet demands
-Exploit of one TV programme
FORMATS-used again and again, versatile for many programmes
-Who wants to be a millionaire-first programme where it travelled from Atlantic to America
(Gave UK recognition)
-Multi-counrty production HQ
-Brits continue to propel interlectual quality. UK TV success in US
MERCHANDISING
-Rise of fake Tellytubby merchandise
-Piracy of digital content
YOUTUBE-File Sharing, ILLEGAL CONTENT
-Bebo
-Brought advertising in to TV programmes
-Give audience freedom to watch whatever advert, in exchange for free content
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