[Sam]

Edit: Sorry Just Found Thread. Can Lock This One.

The Big Brother final will no longer be broadcast live after a flood of pre-watershed swearing.
Future finals of Big Brother will be broadcast with a time delay after this year's show was found to have breached Ofcom's code after contestants swore.

Channel 4 usually airs live streaming from the Big Brother house with a 15-minute delay in order to cover up swearing, and has traditionally aired the final with a five-minuted delay.

This year's final was broadcast live as producers felt confident that the remaining contestants would not swear.

However, Ofcom today ruled that this year's final in August had breached its code after two contestants swore before the watershed.

In response, Channel 4 said that following a "serious review of procedures" it had decided to reinstate the five-minute delay for the pre-watershed part of next year's final in order to "enable the most offensive language to be edited out."

During this year's final, housemate Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace was heard to tell fellow contestant Nikki Grahame "you're ****ing fantastic" and "you're ****ing beautiful", 15 minutes before the 9pm watershed while Nikki herself said "I'm ****ing ******** it".

Two viewers complained that the language was unacceptable before the watershed.

Ofcom said it was "surprising" that Channel 4 had decided to broadcast the final without a delay, while the regulator also said it was "concerned" that bad language was broadcast three times without any of the production team apparently noticing.

Channel 4 apologised unreservedly for any offence caused, but said it had previously had an "extremely good" compliance record in relation to Big Brother live streaming.

The channel said that when it was realised what had been said an apology was also made on air.

Meanwhile, three complaints about swearing on the live streaming of Big Brother on E4 in July were resolved.

Housemate Jayne Kitt was heard to refer to herself as a "****" in a conversation with Nikki and later used the word "****" at 1.16pm on July 11.

Three viewers complained that the language was unacceptable before the watershed.

Channel 4 said the "unprecedented situation" had occurred during the change-over of editors responsible for compliance as well as new sophisticated microphones being able to pick up more sound than previously.

It said that as soon as it had become apparent that the language had been broadcast an investigation was launched and that all Jayne's conversations were masked with birdsong.

Following the investigation, a new technical system was installed and a team of dedicated "output monitors" was appointed.

Ofcom said that in the light of the new processes put in place the matter had been resolved.

[Lauren]

Should probably be posted in the BB General section aswell.

[James]

http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/foru....php?tid=51923