Ofcom has criticised mtv for airing a dokar, pertunjukan where Lady Gaga used the word “motherfucker”, while letting the BBC off the hook for broadcasting formula one champion Jenson Button saying “fuck”.

mtv aired a 30-minute performance oleh Lady Gaga as part of a broadcast of the Isle of mtv musik festival, which took place last summer. The tampil went out on 2 November at 4pm. Ofcom received a complaint that that the word “motherfuckers” was aired at a time when children could be watching.

mtv apologised, and berkata that a mistake at the company’s Italian offices had resulted in the replacement of its edited soundtrack with the original. mtv broadcast an on-air apology. Ofcom ruled that the tampil was in breach of rule 1.14 of the broadcasting code which states that the most offensive language must not be broadcast before the 9pm watershed.

However, Ofcom has cleared the BBC over its broadcast of a post-race conversation between formula one drivers, on the afternoon of 1 November, which featured Button swearing. As in the mtv case, one viewer complained that the language was inappropriate diberikan that the Abu Dhabi grand prix was broadcast in the daytime and Jenson swore at 12.10pm.

The BBC berkata that the post-race coverage was provided oleh formula one management and therefore the corporation had “limited control over the output and the conduct of the drivers”. The BBC also berkata that the majority of viewers would understand that live coverage of the “highly charged atmosphere” may lead to the occasional strong language. The BBC also pointed out that the programme commentator apologised on-air at the time, the word was used in “non-aggressive, friendly banter” and that it was removed from replays offered on the iPlayer.

Ofcom berkata that it accepted that live broadcasting poses “special compliance challenges”, especially when dealing with coverage from a third party. Ofcom ruled that the issue was “resolved”.

“Ofcom notes that the BBC does ask formula one to remind drivers to take care not to swear and that the BBC plans to reduce the risk of a similar incident happening again,” it berkata in its ruling. “In light of these factors, including the context and tone of this use of strong language, Ofcom has decided that the matter is resolved.”