‘It should never have aired’: Sky was forced to apologize after the explosion-laden episode of Game of Thrones was accidentally broadcast at 7am – and left the channel in breach of Ofcom rules
Sky was forced to apologize on Monday after accidentally airing an explosive episode of Game of Thrones at 7am.
The broadcaster pulled the episode after realizing its mistake, 40 minutes into the violent adults-only show, which was being broadcast on Sky Atlantic.
The episode entitled “The Prince of Winterfell” used the words “c**t”, “f**k” and “s**t” repeatedly.
Shock! Sky was forced to apologize on Monday after accidentally airing an explosive episode of Game of Thrones at 7am
The unfortunate mistake resulted in the broadcaster breaching Ofcom’s code after failing to activate mandatory daily PIN protection.
According to The Sun Sky, “It is fully accepted that heavy content should not be broadcast before the watershed without the required mandatory PIN protection”.
They went on to “sincerely apologize” and said they never intended to offend viewers.
Pardon? The episode entitled “The Prince of Winterfell” used the words “c**t”, “f**k” and “s**t” repeatedly
It blamed the error on an “unpredictable software error” caused by a system upgrade.
Web has contacted Sky for further comments.
It comes after Jeremy Clarkson was slammed for saying he dreams of Meghan Markle being “walked naked through the streets”.
In an apparent reference to the iconic Walk of Shame scene in Game of Thrones, the ex-Top Gear host added that he’d like to see “people throw excrement at them”.
What? It comes after Jeremy Clarkson was slammed for saying he dreams of Meghan Markle being “walked naked through the streets” – in an apparent reference to a famous scene in Game of Thrones
The 62-year-old Grand Tour presenter said he despises the Duchess of Sussex “on a cellular level” and “feels sorry” for Prince Harry, who is “controlled” by his wife.
However, following the backlash in his newspaper column, he said he was “appalled to have caused so much damage” and “needed to be more careful going forward”.
Taking to Twitter, Clarkson said: “Oh dear. I rather put my foot in it. In a column I wrote about Meghan, I awkwardly referred to a scene in Game of Thrones, and that went down badly with a lot of people. I am appalled to have caused so much damage and I will be more careful going forward.’
Backlash: However, following the backlash from his newspaper column, he said he was “appalled to have caused so much damage” and “needed to be more careful going forward”.
Since the column appeared in The Sun on Friday, more than 6,000 people have complained to press regulator IPSO.
And it has led to a response from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who asked today what “makes someone so distorted by hate that they end up writing these things”.
The column came a day after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex released the final part of their Netflix docu-series Harry & Meghan.
Excuse me? The column came a day after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex released the final part of their Netflix docu-series Harry & Meghan