Live XXX Tv
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Live XXX TV was an interactive televised sex line
aired in many western Europe
an nations on Sky Digital
. The channel was shown between the hours of 21:00 and 05:30 each night, with a subscription required after 23:30.
. The channel returned to its original name in 2008, moving to channel 957. On 26 June 2009, the channel was removed from Sky's Electronic Programme Guide. The reason for its removal is currently unknown.
The women on the main screen, encouraged viewers to call the (premium rate) telephone numbers to speak with one of the women in the sub-screens while they posed in a sexually provocative way. They also encouraged viewers to send text messages (again at a premium rate), which they might read out, and performed acts usually of a sexually orientated nature. The women on the main screen, would also take telephone calls on given nights and occasionally switch positions from the main screen to a sub-screen.
For the first hour, the women usually wore bikini
s. They could flash their breasts, but usually kept their bikinis on -- such brief upper-body nudity is permitted by the UK watershed
regulations. Between 22:00 and 23:00 the bikini tops were removed. At 23:00 a warning message was shown to inform viewers the subsequent part of the show may be sexually explicit, and the women on the main screen would usually remove their bikini bottoms. Alternatively, the channel would go full-screen with all the women together on one large bed; although those engaged in calls with phone-in viewers would continue their conversation with the viewers listening-in on the woman's side of the conversation, which might be sexually explicit.
From 2006, the FTG feature was phased out for unspecified reasons, although incoming text messages continued to make references to FTG.
Televised sex line
The televised sex line is a style of pornographic television programming that has developed in Europe since 2001. Broadcast live from a studio, the shows usually feature female presenters advertising a phone sex line at a premium rate, through which callers can also see the woman they are talking...
aired in many western Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an nations on Sky Digital
Sky Digital (UK & Ireland)
Sky is the brand name for British Sky Broadcasting's digital satellite television and radio service, transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at 28.2° east and Eutelsat's Eurobird 1 satellite at 28.5°E. The service was originally launched as Sky Digital, distinguishing it from the original...
. The channel was shown between the hours of 21:00 and 05:30 each night, with a subscription required after 23:30.
History
The channel started on Sky Channel 995. When Sky's channels were rearranged in February 2006, it moved to channel 911 and was renamed Sex StationSex Station
Sex Station is a British pornographic television programme, a televised sex line broadcast 24 Hours a day on the internet at www.sexstationtv.com. It was previously aired at nights on Lucky Star and Live XXX.-History:...
. The channel returned to its original name in 2008, moving to channel 957. On 26 June 2009, the channel was removed from Sky's Electronic Programme Guide. The reason for its removal is currently unknown.
Concept
Usually live, the channel featured two women on the main screen, with between two and four "sub-screens" on the right hand side showing additional women labelled "Babe number #".The women on the main screen, encouraged viewers to call the (premium rate) telephone numbers to speak with one of the women in the sub-screens while they posed in a sexually provocative way. They also encouraged viewers to send text messages (again at a premium rate), which they might read out, and performed acts usually of a sexually orientated nature. The women on the main screen, would also take telephone calls on given nights and occasionally switch positions from the main screen to a sub-screen.
For the first hour, the women usually wore bikini
Bikini
The bikini is typically a women's two-piece swimsuit. One part of the attire covers the breasts and the other part covers the crotch and part of or the entire buttocks, leaving an uncovered area between the two. Merriam–Webster describes the bikini as "a woman's scanty two-piece bathing suit" or "a...
s. They could flash their breasts, but usually kept their bikinis on -- such brief upper-body nudity is permitted by the UK watershed
Watershed (television)
In television, the term watershed denotes the time period in a television schedule during which programs with adult content can air....
regulations. Between 22:00 and 23:00 the bikini tops were removed. At 23:00 a warning message was shown to inform viewers the subsequent part of the show may be sexually explicit, and the women on the main screen would usually remove their bikini bottoms. Alternatively, the channel would go full-screen with all the women together on one large bed; although those engaged in calls with phone-in viewers would continue their conversation with the viewers listening-in on the woman's side of the conversation, which might be sexually explicit.
FTG
One aspect that was unique to the channel compared to its UK peers was the FTG feature. At around 23:28, just before the channel switched to the subscription-only service for the rest of the night, the main screen would expand to fill the whole screen, all the women would gather on the main screen and remove their thongs exposing their pubic area to the camera. The feature was promoted as FTG - "Flash the gash". The channel then showed a blue screen for non-subscription viewers, or continued on eventually to the late show for subscribed viewers of the channel.From 2006, the FTG feature was phased out for unspecified reasons, although incoming text messages continued to make references to FTG.