The BBC has been fined £400,000 by media watchdog Ofcom for misleading its audiences by "faking" phone-ins.
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Other shows had been pre-recorded, so contestants were unable to win apparently "live" competitions.
Comic Relief, Sport Relief, Children in Need, Jo Whiley's Radio 1 show and Liz Kershaw's show on BBC 6 Music were all caught up in the scandal.
In July 2007, Ofcom fined the BBC £50,000 after children's programme Blue Peter falsified the results of a competition during a live show.
The BBC later suspended all competitions after an inquiry unearthed a fresh batch of faked phone-ins the same month.
Code of conduct
BBC One's Sport Relief in July 2006, Comic Relief in March 2007, Children in Need on BBC Scotland in November 2005, the Liz Kershaw Show on BBC 6 Music and CBBC programme TMi were all found to have breached editorial standards.
As a result, the corporation unveiled a code of conduct for its competitions on TV, radio and online services in November.
Then in January this year, shows hosted by Russell Brand and Jo Whiley were at the centre of two new cases of misleading the public in radio competitions.
Callers were invited to participate in "live" competitions on pre-recorded episodes of the 6 Music and Radio 1 shows which were broadcast in 2006.
The penalty comes after ITV was fined a record £5.68m by Ofcom for abusing premium rate phone services in viewer competitions in May.
TV shows Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, Gameshow Marathon and Soapstar Superstar were all found to have "serious editorial issues".
(BBC)
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