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Analoguesat · 08-03-07, 02:43 PM

Channel Five has become the latest broadcaster to suspend programmes using premium-rate phone services.
The watchdog for those services is meeting broadcasters and programme makers to look at ways to end the recent controversy over TV phone-ins.

Icstis is discussing restoring viewers' confidence in premium-rate TV quizzes and votes after a series of problems.

Solutions could include a licensing system or quality mark guaranteeing that interactive services are genuine.

Channel Five had experienced problems with its daily quiz show Brainteaser.

BBC News - full report:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6429213.stm

Jimdefruit · 08-03-07, 05:24 PM

IMHO the phone companies should be prosecuted for not providing 'duty of care'

The current fashion for collecting money to pass onto companies has got totally out of hand. The practice is being used by all sorts of scamsters (is there such a word) to steal money.

It is not so bad when you know you are going to pay £1.00 for a few seconds call. If you are daft enough it serves you right. There are plenty of ways to donate money to charities without syphoning money via phone calls.

I say ban all the phone in programmes. - Up the Revolution M8s

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Jimdefruit Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,775 Thanks: 10 Thanked 113 Times in 105 Posts	Re: Five suspends premium rate phone service IMHO the phone companies should be prosecuted for not providing 'duty of care' The current fashion for collecting money to pass onto companies has got totally out of hand. The practice is being used by all sorts of scamsters (is there such a word) to steal money. It is not so bad when you know you are going to pay £1.00 for a few seconds call. If you are daft enough it serves you right. There are plenty of ways to donate money to charities without syphoning money via phone calls. I say ban all the phone in programmes. - Up the Revolution M8s __________________ Dreambox 800 HD; Dreambox 7000s + VBox + Channel Master 1.2 with 36v actuator CM120 feedhorn and Invacom .3 LNB Skystar 2 PCI card with links to my Dreambox If you like what you see here, tell your friends.


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