Starz’s adult content aired too early in day, says CBSC

OTTAWA — As a discretionary service, several of Starz’s broadcasts containing coarse language, sexual content and violence which aired during afternoon time slots in December 2020 and January 2021 violated the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ Code of Ethics and Violence Code, says a decision released today by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC). The broadcasts at issue were episodes of the drama series High Fidelity and Ramy, and the comedy movie The Right Kind of Wrong on Starz 1, as well as the comedy movies The Hangover and Bridesmaids on Starz 2. The CBSC concluded all of the broadcasts should...