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Porn Cuts Into TV Sports Programme

nzherald.co.nz — Sky has apologised for a technical glitch which caused pornography to screen on thousands of televisions yesterday.

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  • czeman, on 07/06/2008, -42/+6I wonder if the problem got fixed right after a cumshot, and just in time for the rugby announcer to shout,"Un Goooooooooooooooal!!!"
    • jjb123, on 07/06/2008, -6/+21What a waste of a first comment.
    • sagat, on 07/07/2008, -0/+11Dude you don't have goals in rugby, that's football. In rugby it's called a "try"
      • marx2k, on 07/07/2008, -1/+7"I wonder if the problem got fixed right after a cumshot, and just in time for the rugby announcer to shout" ... NICE TRY!!
      • wellyuk, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2You do actually have goals in rugby. Drop goals.
      • sagat, on 07/07/2008, -0/+3Technicality, nobody ever says nice "goal" for a drop.
      • wellyuk, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1I do!
  • mattcurrie, on 07/06/2008, -1/+27Uh.. Gonzo?

    http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Gonzo
    • SlaunchaMan, on 07/06/2008, -0/+7Apparently when they talk to the camera:

      http://www.google.com/search?q=define%3A+gonzo
    • nymphetamine, on 07/07/2008, -0/+18What? You thought that was his nose?
      • theguesser10, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1Yes, as a matter of fact, I did!
      • ReyX, on 07/08/2008, -0/+2Why do you think he's called "The Great Gonzo"?
    • Supersonic1980, on 07/07/2008, -2/+8you didn't know or hadn't heard of gonzo? Hunter S Thompson?
      • DaHuuuuuudge, on 07/07/2008, -2/+1I didn't make that connection because...you know...Hunter S Thompson didn't make porn.
      • archivist, on 07/08/2008, -0/+1and.. gonzo the muppet did?
    • geoken, on 07/07/2008, -0/+4Why is supersonic being dugg down? Hunter S Thompson is credited as being the creator of Gonzo style journalism, which then spread to other things (ie. porn)
    • Gonz037, on 07/08/2008, -0/+2yes?
  • HotSaucePanCake, on 07/06/2008, -3/+75Why apologize, this was a gift!!!
  • KylePIB, on 07/07/2008, -2/+25Ah, New Zealand...
  • pagodahut, on 07/07/2008, -3/+28Video evidence with wah-wah guitar background or it didn't happen.
  • Haoie, on 07/07/2008, -1/+20As a NZder, I feel the local media is making a huge fuss over very little.

    It was an accident, and just that. We're not all that prudish.
    • BIGHED, on 07/07/2008, -1/+25If that happened in the US, my town would ***** a brick,
      maybe an actual Masonry
      • Aurabolt, on 07/07/2008, -1/+5Dugg for "maybe an actual masonry" .. I seriously laughed. out loud. lol
      • Elranzer, on 07/08/2008, -0/+1If this happened in the US, Congress would immediately hold some kind of emergency session to ban pornography indefinitely.

        These are the same people who OK'd the war but were terrified of Janet Jackon's tit.
  • Samo89, on 07/07/2008, -4/+68yet another reason to move to new zealand
    • mywhitenoise, on 07/07/2008, -3/+3What are the other reasons?
      • BaldMonkey, on 07/07/2008, -0/+15Hobbits and sheep.
      • petebot, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2Vikings.
      • BaldMonkey, on 07/07/2008, -1/+3Wrong side of the planet petebot.
      • artofficial, on 07/07/2008, -1/+4Flight of the Conchords.
      • mywhitenoise, on 07/07/2008, -0/+4"Flight of the Conchords."
        They don't live there anymore.
      • Beanbones, on 07/07/2008, -0/+3Sheep and hobbits.
      • pingudownunder, on 07/07/2008, -0/+3Excellent beers.
        Baaaaaaahhhhbara and about 39,999,999 other sheep.
      • wellyuk, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1The sheep is reason enough for me.

        Shotgun first go of the pretty one.
      • Dyyhpys, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1Birds that eat cars...
    • ohmahgawd, on 07/07/2008, -1/+1I don't think it was a glitch. If you research in stuff like this happening, it happens a hell of a lot... people love joking around. ;)
  • Tanker940, on 07/07/2008, -3/+78Tyler Durden at work.
    • TylerDurden84, on 07/07/2008, -1/+27i take full responsibility.
      • sarixe, on 07/08/2008, -0/+1that was absolutely perfect.
      • ThickGreenPuke, on 07/08/2008, -0/+1except for that 84 at the end. now where is the real Tyler Durden.
    • Syphon8, on 07/07/2008, -0/+12A hummingbird couldn't catch Tyler at work.
    • Krysis, on 07/07/2008, -0/+9So when the snooty referee and the courageous rugby player meet in quarter 3. That's when you'll catch a flash of Sky's contribution to the match,
    • artofficial, on 07/07/2008, -0/+6you are not your ***** khakis
    • link2009, on 07/07/2008, -3/+1They didn't even see it coming.
      • ThickGreenPuke, on 07/08/2008, -1/+1did you mean, "see it cumming"?
  • Rotzooi, on 07/07/2008, -2/+89Blindly dugg for Porn.
    • mrsteveman1, on 07/07/2008, -0/+13Well i guess we know why you're blind now, don't we mr digger?
    • alexisonfirexo, on 07/08/2008, -0/+2touche mr steveman
  • thegreenspanput, on 07/07/2008, -37/+1... only in America...
    • kiantech, on 07/07/2008, -1/+13you know sky is a uk company right?
      • antriver, on 07/07/2008, -0/+4the article is talking about new zealand. and sky is owned by news corp anyway
      • humblechild, on 07/08/2008, -1/+1He was trying to be ironic. Nobody sees the humor?
  • vwerf, on 07/07/2008, -1/+51He Shoots, He Scores
  • godphase3, on 07/07/2008, -2/+20I don't get why they're apologizing.
    • mywhitenoise, on 07/07/2008, -3/+9They should be apologizing for not broadcasting it in the US.
  • ElBeh, on 07/07/2008, -1/+20Anyone remember the porn hack on Disney Channel? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18447282/

    Poor kids...
    • nonfatmilk, on 07/07/2008, -1/+3Most the boys will be watching eventually anyways
    • Llort, on 07/07/2008, -2/+10Why poor kids? Children can learn a lot more from porn than these ***** kids TV programmes.
    • geoken, on 07/07/2008, -0/+5Llort, you're completely wrong. There is no lesson more valuable for children that those typical contained in Disney Channel programing. Where else will kids learn the importance of being popular in high school and the need to secure said popularity via clothing and other consumer goods.
    • tendonut, on 07/07/2008, -0/+4What is worse? Kids watching porn or kids watching some bimbo lying about how a kid can be whatever they want to be when they grow up..as long as they realize that high school is everything and construction workers have the best job ever.... or a rock star..anyone can be a rock star.

      Wait, Bob the Builder was on Nickelodeon.
  • RackAddict, on 07/07/2008, -2/+20Pics, or it didn't happen!
  • pciulla, on 07/07/2008, -1/+3applause!
  • Lane, on 07/07/2008, -0/+6So what does gonzo translate to?....
    • tendonut, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1www.gonzo-movies.com

      I've been wondering that myself.
  • akifbayram, on 07/07/2008, -0/+14"I'm not sure how many people were watching but it's not something you expect to come on, on a Sunday."

    True that, I usually expect things like that to come on a Tuesday.
    • Arghblarg, on 07/07/2008, -6/+2I thought Tuesday was the day we visited your mother..
      • Mononuclear, on 07/08/2008, -0/+2I dugg you up. Awesome Flight of the Conchords reference.
      • Arghblarg, on 07/09/2008, -0/+0Thanks, I try :)
  • centran, on 07/07/2008, -1/+4This used to happen with Comcast On-demand. I would play a show or movie and it would start playing someone else's on-demand. It was pretty funny as you saw them fast forward and rewind. When this happened, I would say it was about 50/'50 between this mystery person/s watching a normal movie or porn.
  • cobophers, on 07/07/2008, -0/+25Ok ok....now someone please post the video. Come on guys, seriously. I NEED THIS!!!
  • pauleric, on 07/07/2008, -2/+8"Steps had been taken to ensure that it would not happen again, Mr O'Brien said." In other words, they fired the guy in the control room who was watching porn and hit the wrong switch.
    • reddoggie, on 07/08/2008, -0/+1"We apologise for the fault in the subtitles. Those responsible have been sacked...

      We apologise again for the fault in the subtitles.Those responsible for sacking the people who have just been sacked, have been sacked...

      The directors of the firm hired to continue the credits after the other people had been sacked, wish it to be known that they have just been sacked."








  • sameeratdigg, on 07/07/2008, -2/+2Hilarious
  • DoctorGumbo, on 07/07/2008, -1/+24What man wouldn't love a channel that shows porn AND sports. Sounds like they've just come across a goldmine...
  • sstephenson, on 07/07/2008, -1/+43Odd, in our country they show ***** via our cable bill.
  • lecturethis, on 07/07/2008, -7/+2so when did new zealand have their own fight club branch? Tyler Durden in jangles (what aussie call thongs, what US call flip flops)
    • jmnz, on 07/07/2008, -0/+3Its jandles in NZ, not jangles
    • Syphon8, on 07/07/2008, -3/+1What normal people call sandles.
      • Dyyhpys, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2No, sandles and jandles are different things.

        Your certainly not a normal person if you call jandles, sandles.
  • lecturethis, on 07/07/2008, -8/+1so when did new zealand have their own fight club branch? Tyler Durden in jangles? (what aussie call thongs and what US call flip flops)
  • TarisQuickpaw, on 07/07/2008, -2/+3nonono, don't apologize! this gives us a reason to watch sports again. this kind of thing should happen more often, the network ratings would go though the roof!
  • catcher6250, on 07/07/2008, -4/+7Pics or didn't happen
  • doomeyes, on 07/07/2008, -1/+11It must be nice to not live in a politically correct country. If this happened in the US, there would have been protests, mass firings, and counseling needed.
  • Seann7656, on 07/07/2008, -0/+10Who else was hoping for a video?
  • chesscat, on 07/07/2008, -2/+1That's what happens when you play with your 'antenna' too much.
  • aaeyers, on 07/07/2008, -2/+4Needs more tentacle penetration.
  • Logal, on 07/07/2008, -4/+6The only bad part they didn't mention, since it was New Zealand, it was hobbit porn.
  • Khast, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2Halftime show!!!!! Eat that NBC!
  • hammerpants, on 07/07/2008, -1/+6Apology not necessary.
  • Rugrash, on 07/07/2008, -1/+1Kinda reminds me of the movie "Used Cars" when Lenny and Squiggy hacked the football game and even President Carter's speech to air pirate TV commercials. They proceeded to shotgun and blow up vehicles on the rival car lot across the street cus the prices were just too damn high!!! Oh yeah and there was the lady whose dress got caught on the hood ornament which was subsequently torn off after checking under the hood.

    -Rug
  • MrSandman321, on 07/07/2008, -9/+4The first rule of ------------ is.....
  • Cuchanu, on 07/07/2008, -0/+6"Kids, it's time for a talk"
  • sagat, on 07/07/2008, -0/+5Anyone watching Rugby at 3 in the afternoon isn't going to complain if they are interrupted by porn. I actually fancy half the viewers rwent right over and subscribed to the porn channel as soon as the rugby was over.
    • vagarach, on 07/07/2008, -2/+2huh? so little kids won't have a problem with it?
      • marx2k, on 07/07/2008, -0/+4Little kids have a problem with porn? I sure as hell never did.
      • AntzNZ, on 07/08/2008, -1/+1Do you people not remember what being a little kid was like?
  • CLAWC, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2Friends: "Free porn! We have FREE PORN!!"
  • Premier, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2Where's the youtube vid when you need it?
  • Sarevok9, on 07/07/2008, -0/+5Vid or it didn't happen....
    • brownaroo, on 07/08/2008, -0/+0http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/1020 ...

      Has video of the news story with shots of the program (blobbed out), and some great testimonies from children
    • rtmeacham, on 07/08/2008, -0/+0The kid reactions were hilarious! If i had been with my family when i was twelve, i def would have laughed my head off. My mormon parents would have probably freaked out though!

      also, watch right after the video for this really weird storm trooper video.
  • kern44, on 07/07/2008, -1/+3They should of said after the sorry was "and your welcome teens and lonley adults who were watching the program."
  • Zamboni33, on 07/07/2008, -1/+2Rugby fans were heard saying that it was the best game they had seen in years
  • magneteye, on 07/07/2008, -3/+1I am surprised they even show porn at all there, being how heavy a hand the Christian church has especially in cities like say... um, Christchurch!

    I once had a guy I met online offer to mail me some New Zealand beer in exchange for porno mags from the U.S. since they were banned there.
    • AntzNZ, on 07/08/2008, -0/+1Ummm.... what? They sell porn mags in the dairys, and porn videos in the video/dvd stores...
    • kirrasoul, on 07/08/2008, -0/+0Hmm before you let forth from your great fountain of knowledge at least get your facts right.
    • pikelet, on 07/08/2008, -1/+1Hahahaha, someone got fooled. We have the Erotica Expo and we did have Boobs on Bikes :p (Well, in Auckland. I dunno about Christchurch, we just pretend the South Island doesn't exist).
  • mlvassallo, on 07/07/2008, -0/+3So nobody caught this on their fancy DVRs?
  • pingudownunder, on 07/07/2008, -0/+5For those interested in which actual "movie" it was:

    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/07/prime_tv_b ...
    • rheaume, on 07/08/2008, -0/+2Im sure black-only porn went over allstars with rugby fans
  • epsalon, on 07/07/2008, -0/+5I'm more concerned with the porn viewers seeing unrequested rugby!
  • r3negadeX, on 08/11/2008, -0/+3Wait, you mean nobody's getting sued? Oh, it didn't happen in the USA
  • andretii, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1where do I sign up?
  • evilbob333, on 07/07/2008, -0/+3No apology necessary.
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