CASE NO: 07/2011 – PHILLIPS VS TOPtv – PARENTAL BLOCK

Subscription broadcaster broadcasting film with 18 restriction before the watershed. The broadcaster conceded that it had been at fault and undertook to block out all films with an age restriction of 18 or R18.In the past only the latter category had been blocked out. In future, both categories will be blocked out and only if the subscriber enters his or her pin, will the channel be activated. The Broadcaster was reprimanded for the contravention.