November 10th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: itv, Ofcom, X Factor, X Factor 2009

TV regulator OFCOM have confirmed that despite receiving dozens of complaints themselves and 3000 more being submitted to ITV, they don’t intend to investigate ITV’s The X Factor.
BBC News reports that Ofcom officials said that it only launches investigations into complaints including the treatment of TV show contestants and flaws in voting processes, but not the outcome of programmes.
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November 9th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: itv, Ofcom, X Factor, X Factor 2009

TV regulator Ofcom is considering launching an investigation into the X Factor, after fans alleged that the show is ‘fixed’.
Despite criticising John and Edward Grimes for weeks, Simon last night opted to save them and effectively eject singer Lucie Jones.
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May 26th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Big Brother 2009, Celebrity Big Brother 2009, Coolio, Ofcom

OFCOM has ruled that this years Celebrity Big Brother did not breach broadcasting rules despite hundreds of complaints about rapper Coolio.
Most of the complaints related to his sexist and allegedly bullying behaviour, however OFCOM said that Coolio was the “villain of the piece” for many but that “such a role, after 10 years of Big Brother, is generally expected by the audience”.
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April 15th, 2009 by Lynn. Tags: Britain's Got Talent, Fabia Cerra, Ofcom

Ofcom have reportedly received “dozens of complaints” about Fabia Cerra’s “burlesque routine” during her audition on Britain’s Got Talent.
Ofcom is apparently considering whether or not to launch an investigation since it’s received close to 40 complaints, as has ITV.
The main complaints centre around Cerra’s routine in which her breasts were covered only by flags which were digitally added to her routine prior to its airing on Saturday night.
An ITV statement read, “Fabia’s performance was given careful consideration by ITV, the producers Talkback Thames and compliance licensee Channel Television. Read more & comment »