A four-letter word which was aired in a local TV channel’s very first programme has led to a ticking off from broadcasting regulator Ofcom.
The launch show for Made in Leeds last November included a vox pop in which men were quizzed on how to attract women.
One of the respondents uttered the c-word to camera and, although the segment was recorded rather than live, it subsequently made it to broadcast.
The foul language was then aired again during a repeat broadcast of the show the following morning.
A spokesman for Ofcom said: “After a thorough investigation, Ofcom found Made in Leeds breached broadcasting rules for airing the most offensive language before the watershed during its launch show.
“The channel separately breached our rules during a trailer for Clubaholic.tv. The trailer exceeded the limits for flashing images which serve to protect those affected by photosensitive epilepsy.”
Made in TV, the company responsible for Made in Leeds, said the member of staff responsible for the oversight had been “removed from their duties”.
The company had been granted the licence to run the channel in 2013.
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Dear god. It was recorded and STILL made it to air?
The list of non-adherence to broadcast regulations is a sad reflection on the professional standards of some of these new TV channels.
Does anyone employed at “Made in Leeds” actually view the channel’s output?
You’d think they ALL would, considering this was their first transmission.
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This is sadly indicative of the done-on-a-shoestring, amateurish operations sullying “local” news coverage. What an utter disgrace!
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Who needs professional journalists eh? They’re so passé.
I worked on several high profile stories involving payday lenders once, I despise them as a concept but nobody could tell from my copy. That’s what a journist prides themselves on.
At the same time the blogosphere was alive with legally and ethically dubious claims about this particular situation, there were even MP press releases making legally suspect claims, and many asked why I didn’t ‘tell it like it is’ the way they did.
Because I was a pro, that’s why.
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“done-on-a-shoestring, amateurish operations sullying “local” news coverage. ”
could be your local paper? Let’s not scoff too much at TV or radio.
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Glasshouseowner – newspaper journalists are trained, accredited and professionally qualified. What checks are in place for the same to be the case on these new ‘TV’ stations?
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glasshouseowner: that’s exactly what I had in mind.
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Come off it glasshouse. When was the last time you saw “the c-word” published in a local newspaper?
That’s several levels above (or below) anything that can be blamed on a “shoestring” or “amateurish” operation.
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Made in Leeds… the other month they ran a repeat of a programme which positively promoted Jimmy Savile as a selling point of Yorkshire.
Generally clueless.
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I dropped in to Made in Leeds on VirginMedia a few weeks ago and it was dire. Not just rubbish content of a couple of people sitting around chatting like they might be in the staff canteen, but the sound quality was so bad I couldn’t understand what on earth they were talking about. The second visit I made had some local head-banger bands. Looked like it was recorded for YouTube or to show your mates in the yoof club.
I give it six months unless it revamps its output and quality drastically.
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