This case deals with a complaint about a close shot of full frontal male genitalia in the context of a comedy gambling game show where the viewers are invited to place bets on which one of 5 young men has the longest penis. The show is classified as PG13. After the complaint was received, the broadcaster admitted to an error in the classification and admitted that the classification should have been 16. Although the inappropriate classification was done by the foreign channel, the broadcaster accepted responsibility for the wrong classification by the foreign channel that it had bought. A contravention of clause 17 of the Code of Conduct was found and the complaint was upheld.
[2012] JOL 28707 (BCCSA)