Porn channel fined R25,000 for pleasing its 284 subscribers
07 May 2015 - 15:18
Digital satellite TV broadcaster StarSat got more than just a telling off by the broadcasting watchdog for continuing to show pornographic content after a court order forbade it to. The company was fined R25,000 by the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA) for “knowingly” continuing the unauthorised service while its application to appeal the court's decision had not yet been lodged.
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