Radio / Television News

Wrong answer! Contest show breached broadcast code

OTTAWA – A Québécois TV channel was found by the CBSC to have breached the CAB’s Code of Ethics for displaying the wrong answer to a math question on a contest program. The CBSC released a decision today that concluded an episode of L’instant gagnant broadcast on V on September 17, 2012 breached the CAB’s Code of Ethics because the solution to a mathematical game displayed on screen was incorrect. L’instant gagnant is a contest program in which hosts invite viewers to telephone the program to solve various games and puzzles in order to win a cash prize.  Each call...