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TV bosses seek review on sex
TV networks are calling for a review of broadcasting standards, saying the BSA is too conservative when it comes to sex on screen.
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TVNZ to appeal 'incomprehensible' BSA decision
Expletive-laden exchanges recounted in a TVNZ documentary on the Aramoana massacre have been judged a breach..
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TVNZ rape scene complaint upheld
A TV One film should have carried a warning as it contained a rape scene, the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has found.
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Paul Henry, Richard Simmons in new Air NZ vid (+ video)
New Zealand's latest in flight safety video stars Richard Simmons - and includes cameos from Paul Henry and Phil Keoghan.
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TVNZ must pay Bain witness after 'unfair' doco
The Broadcasting Standards Authority has ordered TVNZ to pay $1,500 to a defence witness in the Bain trial whose evidence was questioned in a television documentary.
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'Win a wife' competition sparks outrage
A radio competition offering listeners the chance to "win a wife" has appalled a former MP who is calling for it to be pulled.
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Chef billboard cooks up a storm
MediaWorks is under fire for a series of "sexualised" adverts - one of which features the words "backstabbing sl**".
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<i>Media</i>: Broadcasters eye last chance to stop Sky
The Government and Sky Television are both dismissing the need for regulation of video content.
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BSA dismisses <i>What Now</i> complaint
The authority has dismissed a complaint that a segment on the children's show was "loaded with innuendo".
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BSA rejects four complaints about Paul Henry comments
The authority's decision, released today, focused on statements made by Mr Henry on the TV One show 'Breakfast' between March and September.
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TV3 censured for sex scenes
NZ's broadcasting watchdog has upheld complaints about 3News showing sex scenes from Outrageous Fortune.
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Nude <i>Top Model</i> complaint not upheld
A complaint about young women posing topless on NZ's Next Top Model has not been upheld.
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TV3 takes on minister over complaint
TV3 is taking the BSA to court over a complaint from Social Development Minister Paula Bennett, about a report claiming she offered a beneficiary money to drop a privacy case.