Parents, networks reach agreement on 'voluntary' television ratings system

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Parent advocacy groups and some television industry executives reached an agreement to expand the current television ratings system to include labels for violence, sex, suggestive dialogue, fantasy violence and potentially offensive language in Jul 1997. The agreement was in response to parents and legislators complaining that the codes were aired for too short a time and were vague. The agreement also includes a promise to delay creating a mandatory system for three years. However, NBC has refused to comply with the voluntary system and so is not included in the agreement.

Television broadcasting industry

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TV industry establishes 'voluntary' ratings system

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Television broadcasters have developed a system for rating television programming for sexual, violent or indecent content, have presented the system to the Federal Communications Commission, and will begin implementing it in January 1997. The industry is responding to Congressional requests that a voluntary system be implemented. Guidelines will be applied by producers and distributers to their programming. Critics of the system note that 73% of Americans would prefer a ratings system that identifies types of content instead of using age-based classification.

Standards, Television and children

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Senate committee hears complaints about TV ratings system

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The US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation heard testimony in late February 1997 from children's advocacy groups and industry officials on the ratings system voluntarily adopted by the television industry. Critics stated that the age-based system does not give parents enough information about the type of content to expect. Some called for a ratings system that identified whether adult content was violent, sexual or involved strong language. Sens. Ernest Hollings and Dan Coats introduced bills targeting violence on television.

Conferences, meetings and seminars, Violence in television, Television violence, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation

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