"Media regulator Ofcom has fined MTV £255,000 for broadcasting "highly offensive language and material" pre-watershed.

"These included the pre-9pm broadcast on MTV Networks Europe's UK channel TMF of an Aphex Twin video featuring offensive words including "motherfucker" and a daytime trailer for a Jodie Marsh reality show featuring the phrase "fucking wanker".

"Ofcom has imposed the hefty fine for "widespread and persistent" breaches of its broadcasting code by MTV Networks Europe channels MTV UK, MTV France, MTV Hits and TMF.

"The regulator said MTV had, in some cases, "repeatedly" broken the pre-watershed content ban." [Guardian]