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Record £5.6m fine for ITV
Record £5.6m fine for ITV
Last Modified: 08 May 2008
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Benjamin Cohen
Ofcom imposes a record fine on ITV for cheating viewers over phone-in competitions, as Benjamin Cohen reports.
It has been a terrible day for ITV and its stars, Ant and Dec.
The broadcaster, which is a major shareholder in ITN (which makes Channel 4 News) been hit with a record £5.6 million fine. What is more, a fresh deception involving both has been revealed.
Presenters Ant and Dec have said they will be handing back a prize wrongly given to them at the British Comedy Awards when the public had actually voted for The Catherine Tate Show.
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