TV Watch: Parents Want the Remote Control

[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: Joel Meyer]
On the eve of the Senate Commerce Committee's forum on decency today, TV Watch -- a group founded by Viacom (CBS, MTV, Comedy Central), General Electric (NBC, Bravo) and News Corp. (Fox) to argue against new indecency regulation -- has released a poll that finds -- surprise! -- parents favor personal interaction over content-blocking technology to monitor their children’s television use. Among the tools parents use to control what kids see: watching TV with children (63%); limiting viewing to certain shows (61%) or certain time periods (55%); using TV ratings (52%), using cable controls (17%), satellite controls (12%) or the v-chip (5%) built into TV sets.
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* Putting the Remote Control Back Into the Hands of Parents
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