The PTC applauds T-Mobile’s goal of unbundling entertainment.
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Cable Choice
TNT’s The Alienist Proves Urgent Need for Consumers to Have Cable Choice
by PTC • January 24, 2018 • Cable Choice, Press Release • 0 Comments
Freeform Moves “A Little Forward”
by Christopher Gildemeister • January 19, 2018 • Cable Choice, Sex, Violence • 1 Comment
Disney’s Andi Mack: Modern Coming-of-Age Story or Soapy Tween Drama?
by Melissa Henson • December 8, 2017 • Cable Choice, Misrated, Television • 3 Comments
Are Streaming Services Safer for Your Kids Than Regular TV?
by PTC • August 8, 2017 • Cable Choice, Other, Ratings Reform, Television • 4 Comments
Today the Parents Television Council released a study of Streaming Video On Demand (SVOD) services and Over-The-Top streaming delivery devices called “Over-The-Top or a Race to the Bottom: A Parent’s Guide to Streaming Video.”
Read more →PTC President Calls Viacom Bundle Announcement a “Distinction Without a Difference”
by PTC • May 23, 2017 • Cable Choice • 1 Comment
“Nothing Objectionable” on TV, Says Network Boss
by Christopher Gildemeister • May 18, 2017 • Advertiser Accountability, Broadcast Decency, Cable Choice, NBC, Profanity, Sex, Streaming, Television, Violence • 4 Comments
Network bosses are desperate to keep ad dollars on TV, but they’re promising far more than they can deliver – especially in terms of “objectionable” content.
Read more →VH1 Cancels Explicit Reality Show Dating Naked
by PTC • April 14, 2017 • Advertiser Accountability, Cable Choice, Sex • 8 Comments
By the end of season 3, more than 90% of the program’s corporate advertisers were gone, according to PTC data.
Read more →After Forcing Esquire Channel on Viewers, Comcast Kills It
by Christopher Gildemeister • April 9, 2017 • Cable Choice • 3 Comments
Teen Pregnancy Coming to Disney Channel?
by Christopher Gildemeister • March 15, 2017 • Cable Choice, Sex • 13 Comments
Freeform: Sex Ads on Harry Potter
by Christopher Gildemeister • March 15, 2017 • Cable Choice, Sex • 10 Comments
When Media Conglomerates Fight, Consumers Always Lose
by Melissa Henson • January 25, 2017 • Cable Choice • 2 Comments
Verizon FiOS customers in central New York planning to watch this year’s Super Bowl had better make other plans. Because of a carriage dispute between the Telecom company and the owner of Fox Syracuse, Verizon FiOS subscribers in...
Read more →PTC Outlines FCC Priorities to Better Serve Families
by PTC • November 14, 2016 • Broadcast Decency, Cable Choice, Press Release, Ratings Reform • 2 Comments
The PTC is calling on Congress, the FCC, and the incoming Trump Administration to move swiftly on four key FCC-related issues.
Read more →More Consumers “Cutting the Cord”
by Christopher Gildemeister • October 27, 2016 • Cable Choice • 2 Comments
PTC Cautions on AT&T-Time Warner Cable Merger, Urging More Consumer Choice
by PTC • October 27, 2016 • Cable Choice • 2 Comments
The Parents Television Council issued a statement in response to the news that AT&T is purchasing Time Warner Inc., for $85.4 billion.
“AT&T’s purchase of Time Warner will create an entertainment behemoth, and no doubt the corporate spin-masters will...
Read more →PTC: “The Walking Dead” Demonstrates Why Families Need Cable Choice
by PTC • October 25, 2016 • Cable Choice, Ratings Reform • 133 Comments
The Parents Television Council called for greater consumer Cable Choice, following the season premiere of AMC’s The Walking Dead.
Read more →Viacom: A Victim of Its Own Programming Choices
by Christopher Gildemeister • September 29, 2016 • Cable Choice • 2 Comments
Dating Naked is sadly typical of the programming produced by Viacom’s various cable networks…to the corporation’s detriment.
Read more →El Rey Making a Bid for the Big Time
by Christopher Gildemeister • September 10, 2016 • Cable Choice, Paleyfest 2016 • 0 Comments
Into the Lucha Underground
by Christopher Gildemeister • September 10, 2016 • Cable Choice, Paleyfest 2016, Profanity • 0 Comments
Profanity and Gore From Dusk Till Dawn
by Christopher Gildemeister • September 10, 2016 • Cable Choice, Paleyfest 2016, Profanity, Violence • 0 Comments
PTC Warns Potential MTV VMA Advertisers of Marketing Blatant Sexualization, Illegal Drug Use to Young Viewers
by PTC • August 24, 2016 • Advertiser Accountability, Awards Shows, Cable Choice • 1 Comment
Ahead of Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards, the Parents Television Council has reached out to previous and potential advertisers of the annual show that markets blatant sexualization and illegal drug use to impressionable young viewers.
“On last year’s show,...
Read more →VH1 Wants Your 14-Year-Old To See This!
by PTC • August 11, 2016 • Advertiser Accountability, Cable Choice, Other, Ratings Reform • 7 Comments
Former PTC Honorary Chairman Steve Allen said “TV is leading children down a moral sewer” and VH-1 and Dating Naked proved his words are still true today. In addition to graphic sexual dialogue, yesterday’s show included a dangerous...
Read more →Panera Bread off “Dating Naked” – But There’s More Work to Do!
by PTC • July 21, 2016 • Advertiser Accountability, Cable Choice, Ratings Reform • 0 Comments
Did you see the story yet in Advertising Age — a major trade publication read by every major corporate sponsor and advertising agency in the country – about the success we’ve had in getting sponsors...
Read more →USA: No Shooter This Week – But NEXT Week, Fine!
by Christopher Gildemeister • July 15, 2016 • Cable Choice, Violence • 0 Comments
Americans were rightly disturbed by the horrific shootings of police officers in Dallas…but the USA cable and satellite network’s response is inconsistent, to put it mildly.
Read more →Tell Panera To Stop Sponsoring “Dating Naked”
by PTC • July 14, 2016 • Advertiser Accountability, Cable Choice, Misrated, Ratings Reform • 0 Comments
Our members are making a difference!
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This week, because of the thousands of concerned citizens who made phone calls or sent e-mails last week, there were NO ads for Sprint or Samsung on the most recent episode of...
