posted 03-30-2001 10:52 PM            

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ExpressVu unplugs adult-film channels

Thursday, March 29, 2001

To avert controversy and a possible federal regulatory investigation, Bell ExpressVu announced yesterday that it has shut down two of its adult-film channels -- True Blue and Extasy.

The announcement was made as CBC's the fifth estate prepared to broadcast an investigative report last night that accused the direct-to-home satellite TV service, owned by BCE Inc., of offering hard-core fare that went far beyond standards set in Canada for such material.

Earlier in the day, the Canadian Radio-television and communications Commission said it would investigate the kind of X-rated entertainment quietly being offered to subscribers by some of Canada's leading cable and satellite TV providers.
-CP

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I saw the report by the fifth estate. These channels had movies depicting women being raped, tortured, and mutilated. At least someone's trying their hardest to keep this filth off the air.