Huge fine over TV quiz phone-in
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The company behind the Richard and Judy premium rate telephone quiz scandal is fined Â£150,000.
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The Federal Communications Commission yesterday proposed a $1.43 million indecency fine against ABC television stations for a 2003 episode of "NYPD Blue," the second-largest proposed indecency fine against a television broadcaster ever.
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Channel Four is fined Â£1.5m by Ofcom for misconduct involving phone-in competitions on Richard and Judy and Deal or No Deal.
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InfoWorld - The U.K.&#39;s financial services regulator has levied a heavy fine against the nation&#39;s largest building society over a stolen laptop containing confidential customer information.
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UK broadcaster ITV is to suspend all  premium-rate phone-in competitions pending a review.
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MPs are examining whether quiz shows are ripping off viewers with charges for phone calls.
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An unsolicited marketing message irritates an Edinburgh man and earns its sender a lawsuit -- and a $1,445 fine for damages. Is your inbox a gold mine? By the Associated Press.
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X Factor viewers were overcharged by Â£200,000 because of an interactive vote blunder, ITV admits.
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An Oscar voter is fined Â£300,000 after copies of movies he was sent ended up on the internet.
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TV shows found to be cheating viewers could face criminal proceedings, the phoneline watchdog warns.
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British media watchdog Ofcom imposed an  unprecedented 50,000 pound fine on the BBC on Monday over a  phone-in scam on &quot;Blue Peter,&quot; one of the public-service  broadcasters most popular children&#39;s shows.
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The US government&#39;s media watchdog on Wednesday slapped CBS television with a $5,50,000 fine for broadcasting pop star Janet Jackson&#39;s breast to millions of people during the Super Bowl American football championship.
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The Federal Communications Commission hit CBS on Wednesday (September 22) with a proposed maximum fine of $550,000 for &quot;violation of indecency rules,&quot; stemming from its broadcast of the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show in February.
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The BBC&#39;s worldwide reputation for accuracy took a blow yesterday after it broadcast an interview with a hoaxer who claimed to offer a $12bn settlement to the 120,000 surviving victims of the Bhopal disaster.
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Two Five shows discontinued Five has been hit with a Â£300,000 fine by regulator Ofcom in what is the biggest payout by a public service broadcaster to the regulator. It was found to have faked winners in live call-in competitions.â¦
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As widely expected, the Federal Communications Commission has slapped CBS with a record $550,000 in fines for airing the now infamous &quot;wardrobe malfunction&quot; during February&#39;s Super Bowl halftime show.
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Rip-off alert will give you a chance to hang up Telecoms regulator Ofcom has ordered that from September, callers to so-called "personal numbers", which start with the digits 070, must hear a warning on the call's cost for free before being connected if the call will cost more than 20 pence.â¦