Monday, 19 May 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 world Health Organization claim that they could not get through to vote for the show's eventual second best Rhydian Roberts.
The Cambrian opera house isaac M. Singer had been favourite to win the show merely narrowly doomed come out to Scottish stripling Leon Mahalia Jackson last Saturday night.
Ofcom confirmed that over 700 complaints had been lodged in relation to the telephone voting for the final exam of the reality usher.
A voice for Ofcom said: "They expressed concerns around the mental process of the balloting and many said they were struggling to catch through."
An 'X Factor' spokesperson yesterday denied any vote irregularities.
The yield company which makes the show, Talkback Thames River, admitted that close to tV audience wHO attempted to voting got engaged tones.
The company insisted that this was due to the volume of calls and that the contest was non rigged.
The interpreter said: "As entirely numbers pool go through to the lapp lines and vote platform, it is impossible for there to be any bias in favour or against a particular dissident."
"Sound lines were monitored throughout the night and at that place were no issues on voting lines."
"We do get a huge surge of calls and depending on telephone set operators more or less callers english hawthorn have experienced an engaged spirit or net busy message and consequently may take to call back, but these calls should non be charged," the representative said.
The ITV web site has reportedly been flooded with complaints from fans of the show wHO attempted to vote for Rhydian Kenneth Roberts only could non get through.
Check out totally the behind-the-scenes activity from 'The X Factor' final in our pic gallery here.




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