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TV Censorship

Bruno censored on Rove?

Was Bruno censored on Rove? Sure, it might be down to a TV glitch, but the gay fashionista’s comment about a “wife getting as much sex as [SILENT]” appears to have been a tad too controversial for Channel 10 (c’mon it was too well placed to be a glitch). According to my lip-reading posse, the...

ABC: Don’t Mention The War

by John Lacey Whether you think the Chaser sketch was funny or not, offensive or not, the words of the ABC managing director Mark Scott seem really rather ominous. We need to fully review the ABC’s approval processes for programs that deliberately challenge public attitudes. Programs that ‘deliberately challenge public attitudes’ require greater scrutiny than...

Chaser’s War On Editing

by John Lacey Following complaints over a skit in The Chaser’s War On Everything, ABC Managing Director Mark Scott has indicated that broadcast approval procedures will be re-examined. We’re going to look at those processes … I mean we all know that The Chaser push the edges and it’s a tightrope that we walk, and...

You won’t see this Lady GaGa music clip on Video Hits

Let’s have some fun, this beat is sick I wanna take a ride on your disco stick Don’t think too much just bust that kick I wanna take a ride on your disco stick Lyrics like these and sexually-charged visuals is why channel Ten’s in-house censors have rated Lady GaGa’s music video for her song...

NSW Government dropped support for Nine’s Scorched

You’ve probably seen the dodgy previews for Scorched running all week on Channel 9 (or the fake websites). What you might not have known is that the NSW State Government dropped their support for the show before filming back in February. Why? News.com.au reckons it’s because the show’s plot got a little too close for...

Another swearing complaint fired off at Ramsay

Not three complaints. Not even two. One single complaint about Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares which aired in March was enough for the ACMA to declare that the language used in the episode exceeded its M Classification. It should have been MA15+. Channel Nine does accept Ramsay’s use of the word ‘cunt’ probably does mean the episode...

Top 5 Big Brother Australia controversies

Big Brother is over. Let us now rejoice in the outrage it stirred up over the years. 5. Little people can be porn stars If porn scandals are ratings winners, imagine the magnitude of a porn scandal involving a midget? Too bad for the media though — their porn scandal turned out to be a...

Californication too sexy for TV

The ACMA has ruled Channel Ten breached the TV Code when it aired a sexy episode of Californication in October 2007. Threesomes, oral sex, rear-entry penetration, and female ejaculation proved too much for two viewers, who complained to 10 and later the ACMA. ACMA found that sexual activity depicted in a scene in the program...

Nude model wants to marry a farmer! Good heavens, not in Australia!

Okay, we all know the only reason News.com.au published a story about a former AbbyWinters (NSFW) model and current contestant on Channel Nine’s The Farmer Wants A Wife is because the mention of boobs is a surefire click booster. At the end of the day it’s her business if she wants to shack up with...

Naughty words, but a nice result?

The Senate Inquiry into Naughty Words on TV (or Senator Cory Bernardi’s quest to wash Gordon Ramsay’s mouth out with soap) has resulted not in calls for more censorship, but a recommendation that all digital televisions sold in Australia be fitted with a parental lock out system. The inquiry also recommended that stations review their...

Channel Seven’s All Saints angers Down Syndrome groups

Down Syndrome families and advocacy groups are outraged that Channel 7 hospital drama All Saints insinuated the child of a fictional brother and sister involved in an incestuous relationship would likely have Down Syndrome. Apologies are now being demanded and Down Syndrome Australia is lobbying major advertisers to boycott the show. Legal action hasn’t been...

Sam Newman knocked off the air

Sam Newman has been temporarily boned by Nine after his recent on screen antics angered AFL execs and a group of women footballers. Nine says he came back to work after having surgery way too soon. Watch the clips below: Cheryl Laredo comments on News.com.au: ‘So what excuse does Channel Nine offer for all of...