Apparent Labor Problems At Comcast -- N.J. Children Tune In For Disney Channel, Get Porn Instead

Apparent Labor Problems At Comcast -- N.J. Children Tune In For Disney Channel, Get Porn Instead

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Apparent Labor Problems At Comcast -- N.J. Children Tune In For Disney Channel, Get Porn Instead Agent_C 05-02-2007
Posted by Agent_C on May 2, 2007, 3:51 pm
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http://www.wnbc.com/news/13244429/detail.html?dl=headlineclick

Could this be anything other than a malicious act by an insider?

A_C


--- Article ---

N.J. Children Tune In For Disney Channel, Get Porn Instead

POSTED: 2:47 pm EDT May 2, 2007
UPDATED: 3:00 pm EDT May 2, 2007

MIDDLETOWN, N.J. -- Children here got more than they bargained for
when they tuned into "Handy Manny" on the Disney Channel this week.
Now cable giant Comcast is investigating how hardcore pornography was
broadcast during a popular cartoon program.

Customer Paul Dunleavy would also like to know. He was stunned Tuesday
morning to find his 5-year-old son watching something other than a
cartoon about a bilingual Latino handyman, Manny Garcia, and his
talking tools.

"It was two people doing their thing, it was full-on and it was
disgusting," the Middletown father of three told The New York Daily
News for Wednesday newspapers.

"I couldn't believe it," he said. "We try to do the right thing to
protect our kids from this stuff, and then they broadcast it on
children's TV."

Dunleavy's phone number was unlisted when The Associated Press tried
to contact him Wednesday.

Comcast spokesman Fred DeAndrea confirmed the programming error
occurred around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. He described it as an "isolated
issue in a local New Jersey facility."

"We automatically detected the issue and it was corrected promptly. We
apologize to any customer who experienced an issue yesterday morning,"
said DeAndrea, who said the mistake was made by his company, not
Disney.

DeAndrea declined to provide the duration of the pornography
broadcast, how many homes it reached, how the mistake happened and
whether anyone will be disciplined for the X-rated error.

A Disney Channel spokeswoman said the company has asked Comcast for
assurances that appropriate measures were taken to prevent such
offensive incidents from happening again.

"We value the trust that parents have in our programming and certainly
take yesterday's regrettable program disruption extremely seriously,"
said Disney Channel spokeswoman Karen Hobson. "Comcast has taken full
responsibility for this situation, and we understand that they are
currently working to determine the root cause of the incident."

Dunleavy told The Daily News that he received an apology directly from
Comcast. But he was still disturbed by the incident. "My son was
extremely upset because he thought he'd done something wrong, and
we're hoping what he saw doesn't become an issue for him."

--END

Posted by David H. Lipman on May 2, 2007, 4:58 pm

| http://www.wnbc.com/news/13244429/detail.html?dl=headlineclick
|
| Could this be anything other than a malicious act by an insider?
|
| A_C
|
| --- Article ---
|
| N.J. Children Tune In For Disney Channel, Get Porn Instead
|
| POSTED: 2:47 pm EDT May 2, 2007
| UPDATED: 3:00 pm EDT May 2, 2007
|
| MIDDLETOWN, N.J. -- Children here got more than they bargained for
| when they tuned into "Handy Manny" on the Disney Channel this week.
| Now cable giant Comcast is investigating how hardcore pornography was
| broadcast during a popular cartoon program.
|
| Customer Paul Dunleavy would also like to know. He was stunned Tuesday
| morning to find his 5-year-old son watching something other than a
| cartoon about a bilingual Latino handyman, Manny Garcia, and his
| talking tools.
|
| "It was two people doing their thing, it was full-on and it was
| disgusting," the Middletown father of three told The New York Daily
| News for Wednesday newspapers.
|
| "I couldn't believe it," he said. "We try to do the right thing to
| protect our kids from this stuff, and then they broadcast it on
| children's TV."
|
| Dunleavy's phone number was unlisted when The Associated Press tried
| to contact him Wednesday.
|
| Comcast spokesman Fred DeAndrea confirmed the programming error
| occurred around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. He described it as an "isolated
| issue in a local New Jersey facility."
|
| "We automatically detected the issue and it was corrected promptly. We
| apologize to any customer who experienced an issue yesterday morning,"
| said DeAndrea, who said the mistake was made by his company, not
| Disney.
|
| DeAndrea declined to provide the duration of the pornography
| broadcast, how many homes it reached, how the mistake happened and
| whether anyone will be disciplined for the X-rated error.
|
| A Disney Channel spokeswoman said the company has asked Comcast for
| assurances that appropriate measures were taken to prevent such
| offensive incidents from happening again.
|
| "We value the trust that parents have in our programming and certainly
| take yesterday's regrettable program disruption extremely seriously,"
| said Disney Channel spokeswoman Karen Hobson. "Comcast has taken full
| responsibility for this situation, and we understand that they are
| currently working to determine the root cause of the incident."
|
| Dunleavy told The Daily News that he received an apology directly from
| Comcast. But he was still disturbed by the incident. "My son was
| extremely upset because he thought he'd done something wrong, and
| we're hoping what he saw doesn't become an issue for him."
|
| --END

Yeah... That's MY Cable TV provider's office in NJ !

C O M C A S T S U C K S !

--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm



Posted by mogator88 on May 2, 2007, 8:01 pm
wrote:
>
> |http://www.wnbc.com/news/13244429/detail.html?dl=headlineclick
> |
> | Could this be anything other than a malicious act by an insider?
> |
> | A_C
> |
> | --- Article ---
> |
> | N.J. Children Tune In For Disney Channel, Get Porn Instead
> |
> | POSTED: 2:47 pm EDT May 2, 2007
> | UPDATED: 3:00 pm EDT May 2, 2007
> |
> | MIDDLETOWN, N.J. -- Children here got more than they bargained for
> | when they tuned into "Handy Manny" on the Disney Channel this week.
> | Now cable giant Comcast is investigating how hardcore pornography was
> | broadcast during a popular cartoon program.
> |
> | Customer Paul Dunleavy would also like to know. He was stunned Tuesday
> | morning to find his 5-year-old son watching something other than a
> | cartoon about a bilingual Latino handyman, Manny Garcia, and his
> | talking tools.
> |
> | "It was two people doing their thing, it was full-on and it was
> | disgusting," the Middletown father of three told The New York Daily
> | News for Wednesday newspapers.
> |
> | "I couldn't believe it," he said. "We try to do the right thing to
> | protect our kids from this stuff, and then they broadcast it on
> | children's TV."
> |
> | Dunleavy's phone number was unlisted when The Associated Press tried
> | to contact him Wednesday.
> |
> | Comcast spokesman Fred DeAndrea confirmed the programming error
> | occurred around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. He described it as an "isolated
> | issue in a local New Jersey facility."
> |
> | "We automatically detected the issue and it was corrected promptly. We
> | apologize to any customer who experienced an issue yesterday morning,"
> | said DeAndrea, who said the mistake was made by his company, not
> | Disney.
> |
> | DeAndrea declined to provide the duration of the pornography
> | broadcast, how many homes it reached, how the mistake happened and
> | whether anyone will be disciplined for the X-rated error.
> |
> | A Disney Channel spokeswoman said the company has asked Comcast for
> | assurances that appropriate measures were taken to prevent such
> | offensive incidents from happening again.
> |
> | "We value the trust that parents have in our programming and certainly
> | take yesterday's regrettable program disruption extremely seriously,"
> | said Disney Channel spokeswoman Karen Hobson. "Comcast has taken full
> | responsibility for this situation, and we understand that they are
> | currently working to determine the root cause of the incident."
> |
> | Dunleavy told The Daily News that he received an apology directly from
> | Comcast. But he was still disturbed by the incident. "My son was
> | extremely upset because he thought he'd done something wrong, and
> | we're hoping what he saw doesn't become an issue for him."
> |
> | --END
>
> Yeah... That's MY Cable TV provider's office in NJ !
>
> C O M C A S T S U C K S !
>
> --
>
Davehttp://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.htmlhttp://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm

You spelled it wrong. Its:

C O M C O $ T


Posted by David H. Lipman on May 2, 2007, 9:32 pm


|
| You spelled it wrong. Its:
|
| C O M C O $ T

I stand corrected
LOL

--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm



Posted by on May 4, 2007, 11:29 am
I wouldn't consider this to be a problem. I'd consider it something
to boost ratings.


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