PTC Fails to Accurately Report the Facts; PTC Fails Parents with Continued Campaign for Government Control of the Remote

PTC Fails to Accurately Report the Facts; PTC Fails Parents with Continued Campaign for Government Control of the Remote

CHARLESTON, S.C., April 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- TV Watch Executive Director, Jim Dyke, issued the following statements after the release of the most recent Parents Television Council bulletin:

"The Parents Television Council, founder of online complaint campaigns, continues to produce documents that rely on faulty analysis, biased methodology and suspect omissions as part of an ongoing effort to influence regulators and lawmakers."

"These documents are consistent in their hype, selective data and self serving conclusions. It's not surprising that none of the documents included data that show 75% of Americans oppose the PTC's effort to have government rather than parents make decisions about TV viewing. "

"The Parents Television Council's hypocrisy knows no bounds as they attack blocking technology and program ratings while applauding their own programs, such as TiVo's KidZone, which uses the same technology to limit programming to shows selected by the PTC."

TV Watch was launched in May 2005 and is the leading national organization to promote parental controls and individual choices as an alternative to increased government regulation of TV content. TV Watch is a nonpartisan coalition of 27 individuals and organizations including legal and entertainment experts and political and consumer organizations representing more than four million Americans. For more information about TV Watch, visit TelevisionWatch.org or contact Emily Tyner at (843) 722-9670.

Source: TV Watch

CONTACT: Emily Tyner of TV Watch, +1-843-722-9670 or
emily@televisionwatch.org

Web site:

http://www.televisionwatch.org/

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