TV embarks on fight against indecency crackdown
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U.S. television broadcasters Fox and CBS Corp. this week argued that a Federal Communications Commission crackdown on fleeting TV profanity and nudity was unconstitutional and a big change in how the agency handled similar cases.
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Policy to be implemented this month aims to protect children from violence and sexual content
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Days after banning &quot;sexually provocative sounds&quot; on television, China has now stopped networks showing &quot;saucy&quot; adverts for push-up bras and figure-hugging underwear ahead of a major Communist Party meeting next month.
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CBS told a federal court  Monday that the government's new "zero tolerance" policy for  indecent broadcasts is threatening to choke off free speech.
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With more conservatives in power, the Federal Communications Commission may become more forceful about indecency fines. The agency may even try to expand its jurisdiction into cable TV, satellite radio and the internet. By Randy Dotinga.
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LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON  - Fearful of  the FCC crackdown on indecent broadcasts, at least 18 ABC  affiliates plan to pre-empt the network's unedited broadcast of  the film "Saving Private Ryan" at 8 Thursday night.
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Supporters say the new ordinance aims to curb indecent behavior while opponents say it infringes on freedom of personal expression.
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House and Senate lawmakers have agreed to increase fines on broadcasters who air indecent material, and are trying to include the measure as an amendment to a defense bill, Sen. Sam Brownback said on Tuesday.
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U.S. lawmakers have dropped a legislative provision that would have substantially raised fines for indecent antics on broadcast radio and television, congressional aides said on Friday.
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WASHINGTON - Federal regulators on Wednesday proposed a $220,000 indecency fine against the owner of two Kansas radio stations for broadcasting a "Naked Twister" game with local strippers and graphic interviews with porn stars.
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So much for a swinging lifestyle: US regulators have proposed a record fine of nearly $1.2 million against Fox Broadcasting for alleged indecency in an episode of its Married by America reality show.
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WASHINGTON (BP)--The Federal Communications Commission issued the largest fine for indecency in television history Sept. 21, fining Viacom and its CBS stations $550,000 for the controversial
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LOS ANGELES - Fox says it covered up the naked rear end of a cartoon character recently because of nervousness over what the Federal Communications Commission will find objectionable.
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WASHINGTON  - In a sign that the federal airwaves police may ratchet up their campaign against racy programming, the FCC on Friday determined that a woman's naked backside is indecent enough to net ABC a proposed fine of $1.43 million.
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By Valerie Kuklenski\\ Staff Writer  While angry viewers send e-mails and snail mails, sign petitions and carry signs objecting to language, sex and violence on the big networks, a coalition of pretty powerful advertisers is doing something to improve what's on TV.
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Channel bids to win back trust from viewers following the spate of recent 'TV fakery' scandals.
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Regulators rejected 36 complaints of indecency Monday against popular TV shows including "Friends" and "The Simpsons."