British TV channel fined for broadcasting Playboy show before watershed

A digital TV channel in the UK was handed a £40,000 (€49,704) fine today for screening a back-to-back series of racy shows featuring nude Playboy models before the watershed during the Christmas holidays.

TV regulator Ofcom had found E! Entertainment breached the broadcasting code by showing the editions of 'Girls Of The Playboy Mansion' throughout the day when children could be watching.