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Playboy TV Wins Ofcom Appeal in U.K. to Provide Online Porn

Playboy TV and Demand Adult can continue to provide Internet porn to U.K. users after winning an appeal to British regulator Ofcom.

Ofcom Fines Strictly Broadband Ltd. £60,000

Strictly Broadband Ltd., which was sold several months ago to a U.S. company after its U.K.-based operator said he couldn't comply with strict new rules over age verification in the country, has been fined £60,000 by British regulators.

E! Entertainment Fined £40K Over Airing Playboy Shows

E! Entertainment has been fined £40,000 by U.K. communications regulator Ofcom after it broadcast consecutive episodes of "Girls of the Playboy Mansion" during the daytime.

U.K. ISPs to Start Piracy Warnings in 2014

ISPs in the U.K. will start sending piracy warnings to customers in early 2014, according to newly published rules.

Ofcom Lodges Complaint Over Dutch Porn Channels

U.K. communications regulator Ofcom has lodged a complaint with Dutch authorities over two adult chat channels that are licensed in the Netherlands but broadcast in the U.K.

Ofcom to Consider Encrypting 'Babe-Style' Channels

Communications industry regulator Ofcom has warned its "babe-style" channels — free-to-air channels featuring near-nude women — that they could face encryption.