Complaints over TV quiz show upheld

Nine complaints have been upheld against a late-night TV quiz show on TV3 which viewers branded deceitful and impossible to win, it was revealed today.

Complaints over TV quiz show upheld
Tue, 26 Jan, 2010 - 16:58

Nine complaints have been upheld against a late-night TV quiz show on TV3 which viewers branded deceitful and impossible to win, it was revealed today.

On one occasion in November the highly-criticised Play TV offered €2,200 for callers to a premium rate phone line to identify actor Brad Pitt’s eyes from 12 mugshots.

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