NamelessPlayer on 26/8/2006 at 22:36
Swedish Broadcaster Has Porn MishapBy Associated Press
1 hour ago
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Sweden's state broadcaster SVT on Monday faced ridicule for mistakenly showing a porn movie in the background of a news broadcast over the weekend.
Viewers of a 5-minute news update at midnight Saturday could see explicit scenes from a Czech porn movie on a TV screen behind news anchor Peter Dahlgren.
The monitor _ one of many on the wall of a control room visible behind the studio _ normally shows other news channels during broadcasts. But staffers who earlier in the evening had watched a sports event on cable channel Canal Plus _ which often shows X-rated films after midnight _ had forgotten to switch it back, said news director Per Yng.
"This is highly embarrassing and unfortunate," Yng said. "It must not happen again."
A producer quickly spotted the sex scenes and ran into the control room and turned off the monitor, Yng said.
He said there had been no complaints from viewers about the mishap, but "enormous interest from media."
Swedish tabloids on Monday poked fun at the steamy broadcast, jokingly changing the name of the show _ Rapport _ to "Rapporn."
Magnus Akerlund, who oversees the hourly news updates, told tabloid Expressen he was "shocked and dismayed" at the mistake.
"It's a huge blunder by us," he said.
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http://www.videosift.com/story.php?id=8619) Video with proof-just fast-forward to 4:00 and look to the right of the person. It's low detail, so it just may be SFW.
I don't know if this is old hat or what here on TTLG, but I figured that I just had to post it after seeing it on SB.org.
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henke on 26/8/2006 at 22:56
OH MY GOD THIS IS AN OUTRAGE
or something
Scots Taffer on 26/8/2006 at 23:34
This is news? Well, I read this in the newspaper and chuckled, thinking it must have been full-screen hardcore porn and actually figured it might be worth seeing for a laugh (and yes, a laugh only), then I later saw the online clip and thought: how in the hell did they even SEE that?
Renegen on 27/8/2006 at 02:36
If this were North America you would have the crazy feminists pushing to get the station removed from television.
dlw6 on 27/8/2006 at 02:38
Won't someone think of the children! Oh wait, kids don't watch the news, they play violent video games instead. Carry on.
Don
Edit: This is my first post since I loaded Fedora 5. If I can get T2 to play under WINE, then we'll have something.
Qaladar on 27/8/2006 at 13:43
You know if there's already hardcore porn going out on cable... it isn't THAT much more scandalous to accidently show a bit of it on the news.
Shevers on 27/8/2006 at 14:11
Quote Posted by NamelessPlayer
Swedish tabloids on Monday poked fun at the steamy broadcast, jokingly changing the name of the show _ Rapport _ to "Rapporn."
Oh snap!
Sgt_BFG on 27/8/2006 at 14:56
Wow....just wow....this man is a hero! bring porn to the masses, watch sex AND the NEWS! how fucking AWESOME is THAT? :D
CyberFish on 27/8/2006 at 15:29
The title promised so much more. Curses.
PeeperStorm on 27/8/2006 at 15:31
Now if they could just automatically deliver some beer and a pizza during the broadcast...
