13 Nov CHANNEL 4’S WHEN CRUISES GO WRONG PRIVACY COMPLAINT NOT UPHELD BY OFCOM
Ofcom has not upheld a privacy complaint made in relation to the Channel 4 documentary When Cruises Go Wrong which explored the potential dangers of luxury cruises....
29 Sep OFCOM REJECTS CAN’T PAY? WE’LL TAKE IT AWAY! COMPLAINTS
Ofcom has found that two episodes of Channel 5’s Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away! did not breach the Code because there was an overriding public interest in making and broadcasting the programmes....
17 Jul CHANNEL 5’S POLICE INTERCEPTORS NOT IN BREACH OF OFCOM CODE
Ofcom has found that an episode of Police Interceptors that included footage of Police questioning a man who was later convicted of drink driving did not breach the Code because there was a substantial public interest in making and broadcasting the programme in the circumstances....
17 Jul OUR COPS IN THE NORTH FAIRNESS AND PRIVACY COMPLAINT NOT UPHELD BY OFCOM
Ofcom has not upheld a fairness and privacy complaint made in relation to an episode of the BBC’s Our Cops in the North....
27 Mar OFCOM FINDS CHANNEL 5 IN BREACH FOR THE SEX BUSINESS
Channel 5’s The Sex Business has been found to have breached the Ofcom Code because it contained sexually explicit material that was not appropriately scheduled and was potentially offensive, which was not justified by the context....
04 Oct REGULATION – LORD HALL REVERSES BBC DECISION TO UPHOLD NAGA MUNCHETTY COMPLAINT
The Director-General of the BBC, Lord Hall, has personally stepped in to reverse a decision to uphold a complaint against BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty over her criticism of comments made by Donald Trump....
28 Jun CHANNEL 5 IN BREACH OVER SEX BUSINESS FILMS
Ofcom has found Channel 5 in breach of Broadcasting Code rules on offence and explicit content over the broadcast of three episodes of The Sex Business in December 2018....
12 Apr OFCOM REJECTS MICHAEL JACKSON DOCUMENTARY COMPLAINTS
Ofcom has rejected 230 fairness complaints about Channel 4’s Michael Jackson documentary Leaving Neverland....
14 Mar OFCOM FINDS CAN’T PAY? WE’LL TAKE IT AWAY! NOT IN BREACH OVER REPEATED PROGRAMME
On 20 August 2017, Channel 5 broadcast an episode of Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away! featuring Ms Danin....
21 Dec Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! latest decisions
During December Ofcom has investigated three complaints against Channel 5 about the programme Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! It found in favour of the complainants in two privacy cases and did not uphold the third complaint....
09 Nov Dispatches secret filming not in breach
Ofcom has rejected a complaint made by former Cabinet Minister Peter Lilley, over an edition of Dispatches entitled ‘Politicians for Hire: Cashing in on Brexit’....
28 Sep Good Morning Britain in breach over homeless SAS veteran story
Ofcom has upheld in part a complaint of unjust or unfair treatment by Herefordshire County Council (“the Council”) over a story on Good Morning Britain about a homeless man called Bob Curry. ...
28 Sep Good Morning Britain in breach over homeless SAS veteran story
Ofcom has upheld in part a complaint of unjust or unfair treatment by Herefordshire County Council (“the Council”) over a story on Good Morning Britain about a homeless man called Bob Curry....
10 Aug BBC in Ofcom breach over accidental naming of 14-year-old
The BBC has been found in breach of the Ofcom Broadcasting Code over a Panorama programme which exposed the alleged mistreatment and use of excessive force on young people by G4S staff at Medway Secure Training Centre, in Rochester, Kent....
20 Jul The Alex Salmond Show on Russia Today in breach
An episode of The Alex Salmond Show broadcast on controversial Russian current affairs channel Russia Today (“RT”) has been found to be in breach of the provision of the Ofcom Code which says that factual programmes must not materially mislead the audience....