Ever had a story to report that was shocking, offensive, and hilarious all at the same time? Imagine this scenario, if you will:
You’re surrounded by family and friends watching the Super Bowl in your living room on your brand new, HD big screen TV. It’s the Steelers vs. the Cardinals and just when you think the Cardinals have all but lost, an amazing run by Fitzgerald switches the lead to Arizona and you can’t believe it. You watch the screen waiting for the replay, when instead of seeing a ball caught by Fitzgerald, you see a whole other kind of ball, courtesy of Club Jenna.
And yes, in this case, that ball is full “in your face” frontal male nudity. Literally, in your face.
Viewers in Tuscon, AZ watching the game via Comcast on KVOA channel 4 lived that exact scenario. For approximately 30 seconds after the touchdown, viewers in Tuscon watched the game transition from touchdown, to porn, and then right back to touchdown celebration. KVOA has posted this statement from Comcast:
Tucson, Arizona
Updated 8:30a — Comcast Releases Statement Apologizing to Customers
KVOA-TV is investigating pornographic material viewed during the Super Bowl by some Tucson area Comcast viewers. Just after the last touchdown by the Cardinals, approximately 30 seconds of pornographic material was shown. It appears this material was only viewed by some Comcast customers.
Comcast has released a new statement today:
“We are mortified by last evening’s Super Bowl interuption, and deeply apologize to our customers for the inappropriate programming. We are aggressively investigating the situation including the possibility of foul play,” said Kelle Maslyn, Comcast Corporate Affairs Manager.
When we contacted Cox last night, we received this statement:
“We have received no evidence that any inappropriate material was broadcast on any of our channels during the Super Bowl. The alleged incident appears to be isolated to the Comcast territory. We will offer our support to all appropriate organizations to help them determine what happened,” says Mike Dunne, Cox Director of Media Relations.
KVOA is dismayed and disappointed that some Comcast customers and their families were subjected to this material. Nielsen says, “KVOA will continue to investigate what happened to our clean signal and make sure our viewers get answers.”
If you would like to see the video, you can find it here: (although be warned, full frontal nudity not safe for work or kids or people who don’t like videos showing full frontal nudity):
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UPDATE: Comcast is offering a $10 credit, which will cover approximately 3 minutes of therapy to offset the 30 seconds of exposure to the extremely dangerous pornography.
Additionally, Comcast is on a quest to search out and bring to justice the insidious nefariants responsibly for this unconscionable transgression.
It has not yet been disclosed if the intended viewers of the video were subjected to the superbowl for 30 seconds, or if any compensation will be offered to those viewers.