Univision Hit With Record Fine

You mean this isn't "educational?"But but, I learned how to shake it without breaking it.

According to the FCC, Univision Communications Inc. agreed to pay a $24 million penalty for its failure to meet the Children's Television Act, a 1996 regulation that requires networks to broadcast at least three hours a week of educational children's programming. The fine will allow the company to proceed with a $12 billion private equity buyout.

Univision maintained that it met those requirements by broadcasting several telenovelas, among them "Complices al Rescate," about 11-year-old twin girls who swapped identities after learning they were separated at birth. ( This sounds more traumatic than educational!)

The FCC however, did not agree. ( continue reading more: New York Times)

So you mean all those hours of " Sabado Gigante" and " El Gordo y La Flaca" weren't considered educational?! This explains a lot...