July 2016
Naked Attraction: unzipping the history of male full-frontal nudity on TV
Are you offended by the sight of a penis on television? I only ask because Channel 4 this week launched Naked Attraction, a dating show presented by Anna Richardson, which caused a good deal of controversy. The contestants on Naked Attraction, which was aired at 11pm, two hours after the watershed, chose their dates, not on personality or compatibility, but on how they looked naked. Sixty-four people complained to the broadcasting regulator Ofcom, while thousands more took to social media to register their disgruntlement.
Sam Burnett, of television watchdog Mediawatch-UK, said: “Never before have programme-makers shown such blatant contempt for basic standards, with record levels of explicit nudity serving no particular purpose. It’s not even like the programme was any good to compensate.”
Telegraph 30/7/2016
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Can TV sink any lower?
From Big Brother to Sex Box, the world of TV is always looking for new lows. And this week Channel 4 succeeded. Thousands of viewers complained on Twitter and media guardians branded Naked Attraction — an uncensored nude dating show — the ‘worst programme ever shown on TV’. Broadcasting watchdog Ofcom has already received 24 complaints about nudity.
A spokesman for Mediawatch-UK said: ‘This has to be the worst programme ever shown on television, there is nothing to recommend it.’
MailOnline 27/7/2016
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C4 dating show Naked Attraction sparks 45 complaints to Ofcom
VIEWERS have torn a strip off Channel 4 dating show Naked Attraction after it showed an average of five penises and two vaginas every minute. The series opener sparked 45 complaints to watchdog Ofcom.
Last night Sam Burnett, of TV watchdog Mediawatch-UK, said: “Never before have programme makers shown such blatant contempt for basic standards, with record levels of explicit nudity serving no particular purpose. It’s not even like the programme was any good to compensate.”
TheSun 26/7/2016
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Binge watching TV programmes could kill you, according to Japanese scientists
Watching too much TV can kill you, according to a new study. Japanese scientists say that watching TV for hours can raise the risk of dying from a blood clot in the lungs. Researchers studied the viewing habits of 86,000 people between 1988 and 1990 - then monitored their health over the next 19 years.
Bad news for fans of box sets - for every extra two hours of TV watched per day, the risk of fatal pulmonary embolism (PE) increased by 40%. Watching five or more hours of TV programmes each day made people more than twice as likely to die than those watching less than 2.5 hours.
BBCNewsbeat 26/7/2016
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Ofcom may not be ready to take on BBC watchdog role until April
Media regulator Ofcom may not be ready to take on its new BBC watchdog role until at least next April, three months after the corporation’s new charter is due to begin.
Guardian 26/07/2016
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BT avoids Openreach broadband breakup
BT’s Openreach division, which runs the UK’s broadband infrastructure, should become a distinct company within the BT group, according to regulator Ofcom. Campaigners said the changes could not come soon enough for the millions of people who have suffered “woeful levels of service from Openreach”.
BBC News Online 26/07/2016
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How BT dodged a bullet on Openreach
The reaction from BT’s investors told us much about media regulator Ofcom’s ruling on the fate of Openreach, the BT subsidiary that provides much of the UK’s broadband infrastructure. Relieved that the giant telecoms company would not be broken up, they piled into the shares, sending them up 3% in early trading.
BBC News Online 26/07/2016
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Social media harms moral development parents say
A majority of parents in the UK believe social media harms their children’s moral development, a survey has suggested. Just over half (55%) of 1,700 people with children aged 11 to 17 strongly agreed that social media hinders or undermines moral development.
BBC News Online 19/07/2016
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UK children’s charity says Pokemon Go needs more safety features
The NSPCC has written to the app’s developer, Niantic, asking for a safety overhaul. Peter Wanless, chief executive for the NSPCC, says the app “appears susceptible to being hijacked by users who wish to harm other players.”
Engadget 19/07/2016
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Ofcom will not investigate complaints over Sky News Owen Jones item
Ofcom has said it will not investigate a Sky News segment which prompted journalist Owen Jones to leave the set. A press preview feature on 12 June saw Jones reviewing the following day’s newspaper headlines, which referred to the Orlando nightclub attack.
BBC News Online 19/07/2016
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ITV2’s Love Island to be investigated over sex scene
Ofcom has launched an investigation into ITV2 reality show Love Island after complaints a sex scene was aired too close to to the 9pm watershed. Under UK broadcasting rules risque content is only allowed to be aired after 9pm to protect younger viewers.
Media Guardian 18/7/2016
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Facebook teams fail to uphold company’s rape abuse standards
Enforcement teams working for Facebook have failed to uphold the company’s strict rules of zero tolerance towards rape threats online, its head of safety said on Monday.
Guardian 18/7/2016
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Children ‘think they have to look like porn stars’
Most children are exposed to online pornography by their early teenage years, a study warns.
BBC News Online 11/07/2016
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BBC won’t get special treatment says Ofcom boss Sharon White
The BBC should “reflect the nation in all its diversity” once its new charter comes into force next year, the head of media regulator Ofcom has told the Guardian.
Media Guardian 11/07/2016
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Third of TV watching among younger viewers is done via on-demand services
Younger viewers have turned off live TV in their droves with a third of all TV watching among 16 to 24-year-olds now via on-demand services such as the BBC’s iPlayer and House of Cards broadcaster Netflix.
Media Guardian 11/07/2016
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Channel 4 must not be sold off and it can weather Brexit say peers
A cross-party group of peers has told the government Channel 4 should not be sold off, and that it is financially fit enough to weather the battering media businesses are taking following the Brexit vote.
Media Guardian 11/07/2016
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ITV denies sex on Love Island was ‘explicit’
ITV is denying that a scene in Love Island showing two contestants having sex was inappropriate. Mediawatch-UK has criticised the programme for “creating a sexual spectacle for young people”.
BBC Newsbeat 05/07/2016
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Sky ramps up BT battle with ‘UK’s first’ monthly contract-free bundle
Sky has ramped up its battle with BT with the launch of a new version of its Now TV service allowing customers to sign up to monthly pay-TV, broadband and phone bundles without a contract – which the broadcaster claims is the first plan of its kind in the UK.
Media Guardian 05/07/2016
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Lena Dunham criticises Kanye West’s ‘disturbing’ video featuring ‘naked’ celebrities
Girls actress Lena Dunham says Kanye West’s video for Famous, which features seemingly naked celebrities in bed together, is “disturbing”. The 30-year-old star said Taylor Swift, Rihanna and Anna Wintour had been “reduced to a pair of waxy breasts”. She also said it made her feel “unsafe and worried” for teenage girls.
BBC Newsbeat 01/07/2016
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Could social media be tearing us apart?
While social networks have allowed the sharing of controversial opinions there remains a worry that they are helping to fuel such views, says Jerry Daykin.
Media Guardian 01/07/2016
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