Entertainment & Arts
It’s a simple little device that fits inside the TV set and would, when activated, prevent children from watching programs that their parents don’t want them to.
Sept. 1, 1995
Archives
Manufacturers say they await agency action before they put electronic blocking devices into television sets.
Feb. 11, 1998
Television
Television: Beginning Wednesday, virtually every network except NBC will add letters to shows’ ratings to alert parents to possibly unsuitable material.
Sept. 29, 1997
Regulation: Today’s action would also include formal approval of the broadcast industry’s ratings system.
March 12, 1998
The TV entertainment industry and its advertisers will break into a cold sweat if their latest nightmare--the v-chip--becomes a reality.
July 15, 1995
Technology and the Internet
Technology: Device is not yet perfected but industry is set to install it as soon as FCC accepts new ratings system. Market may be slow to emerge.
Dec. 20, 1996
Even when you don’t inhale, secondary fumes from television viewing can complicate pregnancy and be dangerous to your health.
March 4, 1996
Telecom: If TV executives sue to block reform legislation, they face a potential backlash over issue of parental control.
Feb. 6, 1996
Mounting public concern over TV sex and violence--underscored in a speech Monday by President Clinton and by passage of Senate legislation to control TV sex and violence--has suddenly revived interest in a technology that would allow parents to electronically block offensive programming from their living rooms.
July 11, 1995