Post by bakery5 on Oct 5, 2007 9:52:37 GMT 10
'Saucy' Home and Away breaks the rules
Thursday Oct 4 15:44 AEST
Channel Seven Melbourne breached broadcasting rules by airing episodes of Home and Away - featuring pole-dancing and sex talk - that were too saucy for the their "G" classification.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) said the channel breached the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice when it aired episodes on February 21, March 23 and March 26 this year.
ACMA found the episodes, rated G, should have been rated PG.
ACMA investigated the episodes after receiving Melbourne viewer complaints.
The February episode, dealing with a teenage couple's decision to have sex, contained verbal references to sex and visual depictions of sexual behaviour which were not brief, infrequent or mild in impact, the ACMA found.
In the March episodes, a man encouraged his girlfriend to take up pole-dancing, although she was reluctant to do so.
The ACMA determined the pole-dancing scenes contained in the episodes contained "visual depictions of sexual behaviour, that their impact was higher than very mild, and that the episodes were not suitable for children to watch without supervision".
Seven has advised ACMA it will take more care in future.
Thursday Oct 4 15:44 AEST
Channel Seven Melbourne breached broadcasting rules by airing episodes of Home and Away - featuring pole-dancing and sex talk - that were too saucy for the their "G" classification.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) said the channel breached the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice when it aired episodes on February 21, March 23 and March 26 this year.
ACMA found the episodes, rated G, should have been rated PG.
ACMA investigated the episodes after receiving Melbourne viewer complaints.
The February episode, dealing with a teenage couple's decision to have sex, contained verbal references to sex and visual depictions of sexual behaviour which were not brief, infrequent or mild in impact, the ACMA found.
In the March episodes, a man encouraged his girlfriend to take up pole-dancing, although she was reluctant to do so.
The ACMA determined the pole-dancing scenes contained in the episodes contained "visual depictions of sexual behaviour, that their impact was higher than very mild, and that the episodes were not suitable for children to watch without supervision".
Seven has advised ACMA it will take more care in future.
