Playboy Accidentally Played on Children's TV

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  1. AC0110

    AC0110 Let the Fun Begin

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    TV bosses in the US have apologised after preview clips of the Playboy channel were accidentally played out on two children's channels.

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    A Time Warner Cable (TWC) spokesman said a "technical glitch" was to blame for the mistake, which lasted two hours in parts of North Carolina on Tuesday.

    The company was made aware of the error after parents called in to report it.

    TWC said it had procedures in place to catch errors, but it was not picked up as it affected only a small area.

    'Worst time'

    "We're very, very sorry it happened - we know parents are concerned," spokesman Keith Poston told local news station WRAL.

    "It took about an hour or so once we were notified of the problem to actually get it fixed.

    "It was a technical glitch and unfortunately it hit at the worst possible time on the worst possible channels," he added.

    The error occurred on the Kids On Demand and Kids Preschool On Demand channels where clips from Playboy TV appeared in the top right hand corner.

    Although a menu of available children's programming was listed on the left side of the screen, previews showing nude women engaged in explicit conversations were shown where previews of children's shows normally would appear.

    Mr Poston said the explicit content aired from about 0615 to 0815 local time in parts of Cary, Garner, Morrisville, Wilson, Goldsboro, Willow Spring and Johnston County, but added most areas just went black when the equipment failed.

    Time Warner said it regretted the glitch and had fixed the problem so it would not happen again.

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    Early sex ed?
     
  2. fiveam

    fiveam Active Member

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    lmao. sorry that is funny. As a mum of an 18 month old, I still find it funny. Tho, I'm sure if it had happened to me, I may not be laughing, esp. if I had some older curious-minded kids

    thanks for the post, it was entertaining.
     
  3. Knoctur_nal

    Knoctur_nal |Force 10 from Navarone|

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    i approve of this funny situation.
     
  4. fookjay07

    fookjay07 Well-Known Member

    ???da hell ok then...
     
  5. EvilTofu

    EvilTofu 吃|✿|0(。◕‿◕。)0|✿|吃

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    Have to start them young.
     
  6. ab289

    ab289 Well-Known Member

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    "Mom, what is He-Man doing to She-Ra?"
     
  7. mr_evolution

    mr_evolution ( • )( •ԅ(ˆ⌣ˆԅ)

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    That'll make the children's day
     
  8. Phoenix

    Phoenix *~Though she be but little, she is fierce~*

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    lol tut tut, but hope the children werent too traumatised/affected by it
     
  9. now i wonder who the disgruntled employee was that did this..
     
  10. Flames

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    Which kid gets traumatised by that?
     
  11. rNb99

    rNb99 Well-Known Member

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    wow that's crazy!
     
  12. browniiiz

    browniiiz Member

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    It was no glitch, someone set it up. Time Warner you failed big time.