And while we're talking about sex, let's take a look at the new code of practice for commercial TV, where the Free-to-air networks have been fighting a long battle with the regulator - the Australian Communications and Media Authority - and have come out victorious on almost all counts.

More sex, violence as TV rules slacken — West Australian, 11th November, 2015

M-rated shows to be broadcast an hour earlier under new commercial TV code — The Guardian, 10th November, 2015

Yes, from 1st December, M-rated programs containing graphic content can be shown in prime family viewing time, starting at 7.30pm. MA15+ programs can kick off one hour later.

The changes come in the new Commercial TV code, which was drafted by the networks, and has now been approved by the ACMA.

And according to Free TV which represents the industry we should all be thrilled.

This Code is a real win for viewers. It will mean a greater variety of programming, while preserving key community safeguards. — Free TV, Media Release, 10th November, 2015

In fact it's a big win for the networks who have been losing viewers to streaming services like Netflix, Stan and Presto, which are not hampered by these pesky regulations.

Those networks will now be able to compete on more level terms.

But not everyone is happy.

ELIZABETH HANDSLEY: ... there are quite a few changes and we're really disappointed with all of them, it's fair to say. We did make submissions in the consultation process and we pointed out the various ways in which the new draft code would be disadvantageous for children and families, and we, that seems to have fallen on deaf ears unfortunately, and the Australian Communications and Media Authority turns out to be more of a watch kitten than a watchdog, I would say ... — 774 ABC Melbourne, Drive with Rafael Epstein,10th November, 2015

And it's not just sex, drugs and violence the watchpuss has let through.

It's also relaxed the rules on news and current affairs, where the old code said they:

... must not present material in a manner that creates public panic ... — Free TV, Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice, January, 2010

That rule has been deleted. So Today Tonight and A Current Affair can now press the button with enthusiasm, as Nine's Weekend Today did on Sunday by asking Pauline Hanson to have her say on Syrian refugees

And they will be Muslims. Can't we see that these refugees may be cells have been brought out, who have been planted Isis into this, to become refugees who will end up in Australia, on Australian soil, and this, it is only a matter of time, will happen in Australia — Channel Nine, Today, 15th November, 2015

And if Hanson were to say that on Today Tonight or A Current Affair, they wouldn't need to show both sides of the argument. Because, the new code clearly states:

Current Affairs Programs are not required to be impartial and may take a particular stance on issues. — Free TV, Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice, December, 2015

And these are not the only rules to be scrapped.

The old TV code said:

In broadcasting news and current affairs programs, licensees ... must not portray any person or group of persons in a negative light by placing gratuitous emphasis on age, colour, gender, national or ethnic origin, physical or mental disability, race, religion or sexual preference ... — Free TV, Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice, January, 2010

Under the new code that rule has been deleted so they can have Pauline Hanson on even more often talking about Islam, and there'll be far less comeback on stories like this shocker from A Current Affair in 2012:

BEN MCCORMACK: Welcome to the Great Mall of China. INTERVIEWEE: I suppose it sounds horrible and racist but we're being swamped and I don't, I don't like it. BEN MCCORMACK: The Castle Mall was once an ordinary Australian shopping centre, but now its owners have decided it needs a makeover. An Asian makeover. — Channel Nine, A Current Affair, 7th November, 2012

After the ACMA found that segment breached the code, Nine took the story down from its website and apologised.

But with the clause now scrapped, A Current Affair would be more likely to escape a slap if it did something similar in future, on Asians, Muslims, refugees, or whoever it might be.

So does that matter?

Professor Michael Fraser of the Communications Law Centre reckons the answer is yes.

... taking it out of the code could potentially be harmful to the public interest, especially when you combine it with the new Code's clear statement that current affairs programs are not required to be impartial. Those two elements of the Code in combination have the potential to cause mischief. — Professor Michael Fraser, University of Technology, Sydney, 12th November, 2015

Complaining about TV programs is also going to get harder, because a new rule says that only people who watch on broadcast television can lodge a complaint ...

And why's that? Because:

... material that appears on an internet site ... in social media, or on a social media app is not covered by the Code. — Free TV, Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice, December, 2015

Yes, if you're appalled by a program you see on catch-up TV, or on Seven, Nine or Ten's website, or on any of the networks' Facebook pages, don't bother to write in.

You have to have seen it on the old fashioned telly.

Which makes a mockery of the ACMA's claim that:

"The new code reflects the reality that television is operating in a new, digital era in which content can be viewed from a wide variety of sources and on a wide variety of platforms ..." — Chris Chapman, ACMA Chairman, 10th November, 2015

But there's more ... the rules for alcohol advertising have also been watered down, and the new code will also make it easier for the networks to bombard us with advertorials like Seven's sponsored special on the wonders of Royal Caribbean Cruises

NARRATOR: ... when Tom, Rach and Rosso go cruising. — Channel Seven, Tom, Rach and Rosso go Cruising, 31st March, 2015

Currently the networks have to tell viewers in the program or the credits that this sort of puffery has been paid for.

But under the new code, all they'll need to do is mention it on their website, where most of course will never see it.

And we can't help but agree with broadcast law expert John Corker, who told us in April:

... that's outrageous because there's no necessary connection between the website and the TV program. — John Corker, Former legal adviser, Australian Broadcasting Authority, 17th April, 2015

Yes, all in all, we reckon the watchdog has rolled over.

Not so says the ACMA

... the New Code provides a package of community safeguards appropriate to a contemporary media environment ... in a way that does not impose unnecessary financial and administrative burdens on broadcasters. — ACMA spokesperson, 16th November, 2015

Read the ACMA's response to this Media Watch story

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