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In the afternoon session of a day-long forum, representatives from a variety of interests including the cable industry, broadcasters, government agencies, television ratings services, and…

In the morning session of a day-long forum, representatives from a variety of interests including the cable industry, broadcasters, government agencies, television ratings services, and…

Witnesses testified about industry efforts to reduce children’s exposure to violence. Topics included warning labels and rating systems, violence in advertising, and methods of…

Government officials and industry experts testified about the recent Federal Trade Commission report on marketing violent entertainment to children. The report criticized the entertainment…

The House subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade and Consumer Protection and television industry officials heard comments by randomly selected families in Peoria, Illinois. They…

Committee members heard testimony concerning the effectiveness of the television ratings system, which the industry voluntarily initiated at the beginning of the year. Several legislators…

Jack Valenti, President & CEO, Motion Picture Association of America and several television industry leaders released a six-tier television ratings system based on viewer age, which…

After a meeting with administration officials and television industry leaders, President Clinton and Vice President Gore talked about the importance of an age-based ratings system for…

President of the Motion Picture Association of America, Jack Valenti, and David Bartlett of the Radio-Television News Directors Association spoke about the need for and implementation of a…

After meeting with President Clinton and Vice President Gore, Mr. Valenti and television industry executives briefed reporters on a television ratings system which they promised to…

After meeting with television industry executives, President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore spoke to reporters about the results of the meeting. The president announced that…

Panelists discussed the prevalence of sex and violence on televsion and how it is affecting viewers and U.S. society as a whole. They debated whether it really is harmful and if so, how can…

President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore discussed family television with a group of television executives. The president had proposed an amendment to the Telecommunications Bill to require…

The Senate committee heard testimony on violence on television and its effect on children and public safety. Witnesses include the Attorney General, advocacy groups and television networks.…

Members of Congress and television industry officials spoke in a news conference to announce the introduction of a voluntary violence ratings code for television programs. The code, which…

The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee heard testimony from representatives of the television and entertainment industries on the issue of violence in television programming, particularly in…