Italy: No more pornography on TV
Italians will have to do without porn on television in future. A new law bans pornography from television programs, even after midnight. The broadcasting of advertising for sex hotlines and erotic chats will also be banned in future.
Italians will have to do without porn on television in future. A new law bans pornography from television programs, even after midnight. The broadcasting of advertising for sex hotlines and erotic chats will also be banned in future.
As the news agency SDA reports, broadcasters are threatened with up to 50,000 euros or
a good 80,5000 francs in fines. Only TV tycoon Rupert Murdoch's pay-TV channel Sky Italia is exempt from the ban. This channel provides paying viewers with the Hot channels, which can only be received with a decoder and a special card with a code number.
In Italy, the porn industry is a thriving business with impressive figures: 400,000 DVDs are sold every year and 300 porn films are made. 35,000 websites have pornographic content, and more than 500 local channels broadcast programs or advertising with pornographic content at night.
As the news agency SDA reports, broadcasters are threatened with up to 50,000 euros or
a good 80,5000 francs in fines. Only TV tycoon Rupert Murdoch's pay-TV channel Sky Italia is exempt from the ban. This channel provides paying viewers with the Hot channels, which can only be received with a decoder and a special card with a code number.
In Italy, the porn industry is a thriving business with impressive figures: 400,000 DVDs are sold every year and 300 porn films are made. 35,000 websites have pornographic content, and more than 500 local channels broadcast programs or advertising with pornographic content at night.
