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| Country | Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Europe |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Dutch |
| Picture format | PAL I standard |
| Ownership | |
| Key people | Mark Garner, David Waller |
| History | |
| Launched | July 1992 |
| Closed | Uncertain |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Continental Television | Eutelsat II-F1 |
Red-Hot Dutch or Red Hot Television[1] was the brand name of a Dutch pornographic pay-per-view television channel. It was available in the UK through Continental Television in MAnchester.[2] The station was scrambled and a decoding device was needed to view it. It could be viewed in Britain in the 1990s, but breached Article 177 of the 1990 Broadcast Act.[3] The decoding device was banned in Britain,[4] but a workaround was easily obtained, a Low-noise blocker.[5] The service was still available for those who had subscribed prior to the ban.[6]
The station offered a ₤1m (equivalent to ₤2,613,910 in 2023) sponsorship deal to the Salford Red Devils, but were turned down.[7]
It later switched transmitting from Holland, to Scandinavia. The Home Office later outlawed the import or manufacturing of the decoder and the subscription cards.[8]
References
edit- ^ Arts TV: A History of Arts Television in Britain. Indiana University Press. 1993. p. 19. ISBN 0-86196-435-7.
- ^ Moody, Andrew (9 July 1992). "Continental signs Dutch deal for hard-core satellite service". Manchester Evening News. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Brown, Maggie (22 January 1993). "Material on pornographic TV station 'illegal'". The Independent. London, Greater London, England. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Porter, David (1998). Children at risk (New ed.). Eastbourne: Kingsway. p. 169. ISBN 0860659313.
- ^ Leapman, Michael (18 July 1992). "Murky start for Dutch satellite TV pornography". The Independant.
- ^ "Red Hot Dutch on way back, says porn king". Manchester Evening News. 31 August 1993. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Reds spurn deal which others covet". Salford Advertiser. Eccles, Greater Manchester, England. 15 October 1992. p. 56 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Peter Jarvis (8 October 2013). The Essential Television Handbook. CRC Press. p. 180. ISBN 978-1-136-04498-4.
External links
edit- Maggie Brown (22 January 1993). "Material on pornographic TV station 'illegal'". The Independent.
- Maggie Brown (24 February 1993). "Government 'has power to ban porn TV channel'". The Independent.
- Devlin, Martina (18 July 1992). "'Red Hot' TV defeats anti-porn campaign". Daily Post: The Paper for Wales. Wrexham, Clwyd, Wales. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
- "TV porn sidesteps watchdog". Evening Standard. London, Greater London, England. 18 November 1992. p. 105 – via Newspapers.com.