Ofcom Broadcast Bulletin
Issue number 133 11 May 2009
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Ofcom Broadcast Bulletin, Issue 133 11 May 2009
Contents
Introduction
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Standards cases
In Breach
Jon Gaunt Talksport, 7 November 2008, 11:25 Ramsay's Great British Nightmare Channel 4, 30 January 2009, 21:00 - 23:00 Kinky and Proud Virgin 1, 28 December 2008, 21:00 Emmerdale ITV1, 16 December 2008, 19:00 Stylista trailer Five, 22 February to 4 March 2009, various times
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Not in Breach
The Sex Education Show Channel 4, 9 September 2008 to 14 October 2008, 20:00
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Fairness & Privacy cases
Not Upheld
Complaint by Maria Mercedes Brown The Trisha Goddard Show, Five, 8 October 2008 Complaint by Mr Matias Coombs Sky Cops, BBC1, 24 September 2008 Other programmes not in breach/resolved
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Ofcom Broadcast Bulletin, Issue 133 11 May 2009
Introduction
The Broadcast Bulletin reports on the outcome of investigations into alleged breaches of those Ofcom codes which broadcasting licensees are required to comply. These include: a) Ofcom's Broadcasting Code ("the Code") which took effect on 25 July 2005 (with the exception of Rule 10.17 which came into effect on 1 July 2005). This Code is used to assess the compliance of all programmes broadcast on or after 25 July 2005. The Broadcasting Code can be found at http://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv/ifi/codes/bcode/ b) the Code on the Scheduling of Television Advertising ("COSTA") which came into effect on 1 September 2008 and contains rules on how much advertising and teleshopping may be scheduled in programmes, how many breaks are allowed and when they may be taken. COSTA can be found at http://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv/ifi/codes/code_adv/tacode.pdf. c) other codes and requirements that may also apply to broadcasters, depending on their circumstances. These include the Code on Television Access Services (which sets out how much subtitling, signing and audio description relevant licensees must provide), the Code on Electronic Programme Guides, the Code on Listed Events, and the Cross Promotion Code. Links to all these codes can be found at http://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv/ifi/codes/ From time to time adjudications relating to advertising content may appear in the Bulletin in relation to areas of advertising regulation which remain with Ofcom (including the application of statutory sanctions by Ofcom). It is Ofcom policy to state the full language used on air by broadcasters who are the subject of a complaint where it is relevant to the case. Some of the language used in Ofcom Broadcast Bulletins may therefore cause offence.

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