Promo Slam

PROMO SLAM
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
[Commentary] Benton Foundation President -- and former FCC Commissioner -- Gloria Tristani appeared on CNN Friday to encourage viewers to complain to TV stations and the FCC, and to better monitor the TV themselves. What about? Promos for adult-targeted prime time shows that air throughout the day when kids are likely to be watching. CNN's segment included psychologist Sylvia Rimm, who has written a book about how the media culture, particularly sexual images and themes, has stolen the innocence from middle schoolers. But CNN also included an erroneous claim that the FCC has no oversight over ads, suggesting that there was no governor on promos, as there is with other programming. Wrong. One of the recent proposed indecency fines was against the ad, and the FCC confirms that an indecent promo, essentially a house ad, is within its ambit. In fact, one of its recent proposed indecency fines targeted an ad, though as far as I can tell it was the first one ever cited for indecency.
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