FCC upholds fine on CBS for Super Bowl snafu
Posted on: Wednesday, 15 March 2006, 15:35 CST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday upheld its proposed $550,000 fine against 20 CBS television stations for a stunt involving pop singer Janet Jackson briefly exposing her breast during the 2004 Super Bowl football game halftime show.
The FCC said it had rejected CBS' argument that the incident was not indecent and concluded that CBS "consciously and willfully failed to take actions to prevent the broadcast of the material, and that CBS is responsible for the halftime show."
The agency also proposed fining dozens of CBS stations $32,500 each for another show, "Without A Trace," that aired on December 31, 2004 and depicted a sex orgy with boys and girls.
Source: REUTERS
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