Countdown receives a letter from Ofcom clamping down on promos
Channel 4 daily quiz show Countdown has received a warning from media watchdog Ofcom after it was found to breach on-air promotional rules.
Presenter Nick Hewer plugged the Ideal Home Show at the beginning of an episode and later, a contestant, who was also a P&O Cruises ambassador, hit home the benefits of booking a trip through the company.
The broadcaster said it had no relations with either the Ideal Home Show (IHS) or P&O Cruises through Countdown and the plug for the IHS was “purely topical to inform viewers what was happening around the country”.
Furthermore, it argued that contestant Mark Foster’s Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
