Decision – 965 TV Limited
| Published date | 23 August 2022 |
Sanction 151 (22) 965 TV Limited
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Sanction: Decision by Ofcom
Sanction: to be imposed on 965 TV Limited
For material broadcast on Studio 66 on five occasions from March to April 2021
Ofcom’s Sanction Decision against: 965 TV Limited (“965 TV” or the “Licensee”) in respect of its
service Studio 66 (TLCS001084BA/3).
For: Breaches of:
The UK Code of Broadcasting Advertising (the “BCAP
Code”)1
Rule 23.3: “Advertising for telecommunications-based
sexual entertainment services must not be broadcast before
9pm or after 5.30am…”
Rule 4.2: “Advertisements must not cause serious or
widespread offence against generally accepted moral, social
or cultural standards”.
Rule 32.3: “Relevant timing restrictions must be applied to
advertisements that, through their content, might harm or
distress children of particular ages or that are otherwise
unsuitable for them”.
Decision: To impose a financial penalty (payable to HM Paymaster
General) of £15,000.
Executive Summary
1. Studio 66 TV is interactive chat advertising, broadcast on the service Studio 66, which is
available as part of a standard satellite subscription package. The content consists of presenters
inviting viewers to contact them via premium rate telephony services (“PRS”). Studio 66 is
available without mandatory restricted access and is situated in the ‘adult’ section of electronic
programme guides (‘EPGs’).
2. Rule 23.3 of the BCAP Code prohibits the advertising of telecommunicat ions-based sexual
entertainment services before 9pm and after 5.30am.
3. Rule 4.2 of the BCAP Code requires that advertisements do not contain material that causes
serious or widespread offence.
4. Rule 32.3 of the BCAP Code requires timing restrictions to be applied to a dvertisements that
might harm or distress children, or that are otherwise unsui table for them.
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