CRTC backs CBSC decision on program about victims getting even with bullies

OTTAWA – The CRTC has agreed with a decision made by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) over a complaint about the broadcast of a show called Bully Beatdown on MTV Canada.Bully Beatdown is a reality program hosted by Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) champion Jason “Mayhem” Miller that allows victims of bullying to get even with their bullies by inviting those bullies to compete against a real MMA fighter. After receiving a complaint about the show from a viewer, the CBSC issued a decision last July which determined that the show did not breach the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ violence code.But the viewer appealed the...