Ofcom Update: Ofcom fines Square 1 Management Ltd for Broadcasting Code breaches

Ofcom has fined Square 1 Management Ltd £17,500 for breaches of Ofcom's Broadcasting Code in respect of its service Smile TV (now operating as Blue Kiss TV).
 
Square 1 Management was fined for transmitting explicit sexual content, which Ofcom considered to be 'adult-sex' material, on a free-to-air channel. The broadcast was found in breach of Ofcom's rules, set out in the Code, which are aimed at protecting under 18s and adults from offensive material.
 
The full Adjudication is available at: 

 

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv/obb/ocsc_adjud/SmileTV.pdf

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