FCC Issues Fines to Stations Violating Limits on Commercials in Kids Shows

[alp227]

Buzz Lightyear and Pokemon strike again.

The FCC has issued a total of $55,000 in fines against five TV stations, including two for kids shows featuring the iconic characters.

Topping the list of fines were a pair of $16,000 fines for stations in Kansas and Ohio, both for violating the FCC's limits on commercials in kids shows.

KMTW was fined for a Buzz Lightyear commercial (actually six of them) that aired in the Buzz Lightyear TV show (this was back in 2002). The FCC considers that host-selling that turns the entire show into one long commercial.

Read more: http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/452259-FCC_Issues_Fines_to_Stations_Violating_Limits_on_Commercials_in_Kids_Shows.php?rssid=20065

So the FCC has now issued some justice for product placement in kids' shows that probably screwed up your childhood (if you remember these shows). I think the Parents Television Council, which is mad at the FCC for ignoring the 1.6 million indecency complaint backlog (but a lot of the complaints might be dupes urged by astroturfing), might be a wee bit pleased.

[depakid]

1. This is long overdue