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| More ITV phone-ins get all-clear | More ITV phone-ins get all-clear |
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| Late-night ITV quiz shows and This Morning competitions have been given the go-ahead to return to screens. | Late-night ITV quiz shows and This Morning competitions have been given the go-ahead to return to screens. |
| ITV had suspended premium rate votes and contests and asked independent auditors to investigate concerns that viewers had been misled or overcharged. | ITV had suspended premium rate votes and contests and asked independent auditors to investigate concerns that viewers had been misled or overcharged. |
| The ITV Play channel is still being investigated and will stay off air, but some of its shows will now be broadcast in late-night slots on ITV1 and ITV2. | The ITV Play channel is still being investigated and will stay off air, but some of its shows will now be broadcast in late-night slots on ITV1 and ITV2. |
| The returning contests were not found to have broken any rules, ITV said. | |
| On Saturday, Dancing On Ice also went ahead after being cleared by the review, which is being carried out by Deloitte. | On Saturday, Dancing On Ice also went ahead after being cleared by the review, which is being carried out by Deloitte. |
| This Morning will see the return of premium rate competitionsAn ITV spokesman said: "Deloitte have performed the first stage of their review of the interactive processes and procedures contained within This Morning and ITV Play programming on ITV1. | |
| "On the basis of the information available, including Deloitte's findings, ITV is satisfied that both are being operated in accordance with the Icstis and Ofcom codes." | "On the basis of the information available, including Deloitte's findings, ITV is satisfied that both are being operated in accordance with the Icstis and Ofcom codes." |
| At the same time, Ofcom confirmed it was looking into 30 complaints about an episode of ITV1's Make Your Play, which allegedly contained an unfairly difficult question. | |
| A graphic asked viewers to "Add the pence" from "Two pounds, 25p, £1.47, 16p, Fifty pence". | |
| Premium losses | |
| More than three hours later, the host announced the answer was 506 and that no-one had won. No solution was given. | |
| ITV has denied the problem was particularly complex but has not commented further. | |
| The broadcaster was reported to have been facing losses of £1.5m a week because of its decision to suspend premium interactive services. | The broadcaster was reported to have been facing losses of £1.5m a week because of its decision to suspend premium interactive services. |
| Earlier this year, ITV Play's Quizmania programme was censured by Ofcom after a question about items carried in a handbag included answers such as a balaclava and Rawlplugs. | Earlier this year, ITV Play's Quizmania programme was censured by Ofcom after a question about items carried in a handbag included answers such as a balaclava and Rawlplugs. |
| 'Scams' investigated | |
| Broadcaster Five has also suspended all premium rate telephone services after admitting some of its competition winners were faked. | Broadcaster Five has also suspended all premium rate telephone services after admitting some of its competition winners were faked. |
| Icstis is currently investigating six shows over potential phone-in scams involving quizzes and voting lines. | |
| They are Channel 4's Richard And Judy, the BBC's Saturday Kitchen and ITV's X Factor, Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, Soapstar Superstar and I'm A Celebrity. | They are Channel 4's Richard And Judy, the BBC's Saturday Kitchen and ITV's X Factor, Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, Soapstar Superstar and I'm A Celebrity. |
| It also said it was looking at claims that listeners were allowed to text requests to a pre-recorded show on Virgin Radio. | |
| Virgin said the requests were kept to be used at a later date. |