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New version of TV show does not breach contest standards, says CBSC


OTTAWA – A new version of a television show that asks contestants to call or text in their answers to on-screen puzzles did not breach contest standards, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) has determined.Viewers of the show Call TV, which began airing on V in April 2010, were encouraged to call the on-screen 1-900 number or text (SMS) their solutions to the various puzzles that appeared on the screen in order to try to win cash prizes. The CBSC had previously ruled that an earlier version of the program did breach the Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) Code of...