Radio / Television News

UPDATE: Humour that sexualizes children never ok, says CBSC; Bite TV shelves show

OTTAWA – The sexualization of children is unacceptable on Canadian airwaves regardless of what time of day it airs, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) has ruled. The CBSC investigated an episode of The Conventioneers that aired on Bite TV on December 31, 2010 at 4 pm EST after receiving a complaint from a viewer. The program follows two hosts as they attend various conventions and trade shows, and interview people working at and attending the conventions and make comedic remarks about what they see. In the Christmas special episode, one host was dressed as Santa Claus and interviewed children...