US TV
The Federal Communications Commission has ruled that TV network did not breach indecency regulations by airing the Victoria's Secrets Fashion Show last year. The show, hosted by Rupert Everett, featured supermodels wearing only underwear.
The network's decision to screen the show in place of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire drew masses of criticism from groups such as the National Organisation for Women and the Parents Television Council, as reported last November here on Digital Spy. An FCC member demanded that the regulator conduct an investigation to determine whether the network had breached regulations. On Tuesday, the chief of indecency investigations at the FCC, Charles Kelley, said in a statement to complainants:
"Based on the information you and other complainants have provided to us, you have not demonstrated that the sexual aspects of the material was, in context, so graphic or explicit as to be patently offensive. While we understand that you are offended by the programming described, it does not appear that we have any basis for action at this time."
The network said at the time of airing it had already edited the show in order to avoid the type of complaints received, and noted that the show was "no racier than the one Victoria’s Secret sponsored as a Web cast last year."
The show aired at 9pm on Thursday, November 15.
The network's decision to screen the show in place of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire drew masses of criticism from groups such as the National Organisation for Women and the Parents Television Council, as reported last November here on Digital Spy. An FCC member demanded that the regulator conduct an investigation to determine whether the network had breached regulations. On Tuesday, the chief of indecency investigations at the FCC, Charles Kelley, said in a statement to complainants:
"Based on the information you and other complainants have provided to us, you have not demonstrated that the sexual aspects of the material was, in context, so graphic or explicit as to be patently offensive. While we understand that you are offended by the programming described, it does not appear that we have any basis for action at this time."
The network said at the time of airing it had already edited the show in order to avoid the type of complaints received, and noted that the show was "no racier than the one Victoria’s Secret sponsored as a Web cast last year."
The show aired at 9pm on Thursday, November 15.
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