Record £5.6m fine for ITV
Updated on 08 May 2008
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.
