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Okay, Let's cut to the chase




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Celebrity Big Brother will have to broadcast a series of on-air apologies for the Shilpa Shetty race row affair, Sky sources have learned.

I can't see why that is necassary, as the case is closed?

Sky has also been told that footage of a racist limerick read out by contestant Jade Goody on the show did exist.

Where did this so-called evidence come from??

Producers Endemol had always denied the existence of such footage.

understandable

Ofcom will say Endemol breached the TV watchdog's code of conduct.

It is the job of Ofcom to do such things

Goody, ex S-Club 7 singer Jo O'Meara and former Miss UK Danielle Lloyd were all accused of racially bullying the Bollywood actress during this year's show.

So we saw and heard

All denied they were racist.

All were correct. None of them were racist

In the unseen footage Goody's boyfriend Jack Tweed makes up a limerick about Shetty.

unseen?? I like that word.....

Goody's boyfriend Jack Tweed makes up a limerick about Shetty.

Clever Jack...He can make a limerick


The limerick begins: "There once was a house that was happy, until......"

Yes, even I can work out what might come next

The four of them then joke about using a word which rhymes with "tacky".

Did they? and....?

Big Brother producers ask O'Meara and Tweed into the Diary Room and tell them: "It is clear that this was a reference to the racial insult `****'."

Endemol were doing their job then?? Spotting a harmless joke

Both agree.

They both are honest

Ofcom singled out another three occasions on which Channel 4 had failed to handle the situation appropriately.

I can assume from that quote, that Endemol is okay??

They were: Jade Goody referring to Shetty as "Shilpa Poppadom"; Lloyd saying that Shetty should "******* off home"; and the argument over Shetty cooking a chicken, which ended with Lloyd and O'Meara making derogatory comments about Indian eating habits.

Yes!! we saw them and all may have appeared to some, as having possible racial over-tones

Ed Richards, Ofcom chief executive, said: "An unprecedented number of complaints were received and, whilst Celebrity Big Brother was still on-air, we launched a full investigation.

That is very obvious to work out, as it was on the TV news and in nearly every Newspaper at the time. An Indian bollywood film actress had been attacked by words and comments from Jade, Jo & Danielle..(Investigation followed, as it was the procedure

"It is essential that broadcasters are able to air challenging and controversial material but in doing so they must have effective compliance procedures in place and must exercise their editorial duties responsibly."

Gambling with three girls lives over millions more viewing figures is very tempting. The rest is history

Channel 4 will have to broadcast a summary of Ofcom's finding on three separate occasions.

Good solicitors generally sort these small problems out. This shall apply here

This will be at the start of the first programme of the new series of Big Brother next Wednesday, the first re-versioned programme the following morning, and the first eviction show.

Good timing

Endemol has not commented on the adjudication.

Wise

But Channel 4 said it accepted the ruling.

That's big of them

Chief executive Andy Duncan said: "We would like to say sorry once again for the offence caused to viewers as a result.

Standard procedure really, over nothing that important!! (Murder, rape, terrorism, war), etc.. etc... Let's kind of place things into perspective, can we?

"Ofcom did not rule this material should not have been broadcast, but that we should have done more to contextualise it by challenging and reprimanding the offending housemates."

No comment....
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Responding to today’s announcement by Ofcom that Channel 4 has been found guilty of ‘serious editorial misjudgment’ over the Big Brother racism row, Liberal Democrat Shadow Culture, Media and Sport Secretary, Don Foster MP said:

"The unprecedented public interest in this incident, combined with previous Big Brother breaches of the broadcasting code, meant Ofcom had little choice but to act.

Political response and very helpful...

"Allegations of racist abuse and bullying must never be ignored and I welcome the tough but proportionate sanctions now imposed by Ofcom.

racist bullying, not (bullying) remember that!!

"While Channel 4 has learned lessons and is taking appropriate steps to avoid a recurrence, other broadcasters must now ensure that their own procedures will prevent similar incidents in their programmes.

All white Housemates will treat all persons who are non-white with kid-gloves. That is a fact!!

"With the right compliance systems in place, broadcasters can still remain at the cutting edge of innovative and challenging programming. Ofcom’s decision should not lead to just bland and safe programmes."

How quaint and how much like a politician who is exactly like all the rest. (Politically correct)

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