BCCSA
Gareth Cliff In Hot Water After Interview With Pandemic-Denying Conspiracy Theorist [Video]
05 Nov 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Gareth Cliff is in trouble with the BCCSA after he interviewed a conspiracy theorist who believes that the world is run by lizard people, and that COVID-19 is a hoax.
Local Radio Station Cops Ridiculous Fine After Listener Complaint
02 Aug 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s amazing how far people will go to take offence these days, with East Coast Radio fined for discussing what one parent considered inappropriate.
Well Done, Ultra-Conservative South Africa: DSTV Has Been Fined R10,000 For This Ad
07 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
According to the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of SA (BCCSA), MultiChoice has been handed a R10,000 fine for an advert that promoted the ‘Hannibal’ television series. The BCCSA said that on 24 April 2013, the commission received three complaints when the advert was broadcast during Masterchef Australia on M-Net.
BCCSA Complaint Against Nik Rabinowitz For “Queer Jesus” Joke Dismissed
05 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
During an Easter radio interview, comedian Nik Rabinowitz upset some listeners with his jokes. Highlights included referring to a “queer Jesus for the gay community” and a “pastor who had a potato stuck up his backside.” This morning the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA) found complaints accusing these statements as “blasphemous” to be not valid.
e.tv Fined R35 000 For Showing Gaddafi Images
03 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
South Africa’s only independent TV news channel has been fined R35 000 by the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa for contraventions of the broadcasting code. The complaints were filed in October, for showing images of Colonel Gaddafi moments before his death. This was done at 07h30 and repeatedly until 12h00 without any warnings or advisories.
Gareth Cliff Cleared Of Sexism Charge
04 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
When Gareth Cliff said on his show that “most 22-year-olds are laying on their backs with their legs open at 22, or else they are drinking” he wasn’t being a hater. This after the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA) found him innocent of hate speech, following a complaint by a listener.
Gareth Cliff Takes Heat For Sexist Remark Made On Air
12 Sep 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
A DA councillor has reported 5fm morning DJ Gareth Cliff to the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA). The councillor, Tex Collins, was outraged at a sexist comment which he claims Gareth made to a female interviewee on air.
The Naked News Is Not Porn Says The BCCSA
22 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
I have watched “The Naked News” but once and I really do not understand why people kicked up such a fuss. It’s simply a crappy magazine show, but with ugly naked chicks presenting it (except for the nerdy girl, she’s beautiful). Thankfully the Broadcasting Complaints Commission (BCCSA) has said that the show is not degrading to women.
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