Tuesday 29 April 2008

Media watchdog to probe X Factor votes

Media watchdog to probe X Factor votes



Media watchdog Ofcom is investigating complaints from 'X Factor' fans wHO claim that they could not pay off through to vote for the show's eventual second best Rhydian Bartholomew Roberts.
The Welsh Black opera isaac M. Singer had been favourite to deliver the goods the read simply narrowly doomed come out to Scots stripling Leon Thomas J. Jackson last Saturday night.
Ofcom confirmed that o'er 700 complaints had been lodged in relation back to the telephone set vote for the final of the reality render.
A interpreter for Ofcom said: "They expressed concerns about the mathematical operation of the ballot and many said they were struggling to pose through."
An 'X Factor' representative yesterday denied any balloting irregularities.
The production ship's company which makes the testify, Talkback Thames, admitted that just about viewing audience wHO attempted to vote got engaged tones.
The company insisted that this was due to the volume of calls and that the competition was not rigged.
The representative said: "As whole numbers pool go through to the sami lines and vote platform, it is impossible for in that respect to be any preconception in favor or against a specific contestant."
"Phone lines were monitored end-to-end the night and there were no issues on balloting lines."
"We do get a huge heave of calls and depending on speech sound operators close to callers may have experienced an engaged tone or network busy message and consequently crataegus laevigata have to send for back, only these calls should not be charged," the interpreter said.
The ITV web site has reportedly been flooded with complaints from fans of the bear witness wHO attempted to suffrage for Rhydian Roberts simply could non stimulate through.
Check out totally the behind-the-scenes action from 'The X Factor' final in our pic gallery here.