PTC Pans, Valenti Defends TV Boss

PTC PANS, VALENTI DEFENDS TV BOSS
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
The Parents Television Council released a pair of polls Thursday that PTC President Tim Winter said showed the industry's TV Boss v-chip/ratings education campaign was not working. PTC asked: Do you agree or disagree that there is too much sex, violence and coarse language on television? 80% of respondents said "yes." Nearly 90% of respondents said they had not used their TV's V-chip or cable parentaal control box. And only 8% could correctly answer what the D, L, S and V content descriptors mean [that's Dialog, Language, Sex and Violence for those playing at home]. Jack Valenti, the campaign's architect, said the polls were an unfair shot at an effort that will take time for the public to fully understand.
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