Media watchdog to probe X Factor votes
Media guard dog Ofcom is investigating complaints from 'X Factor' fans wHO claim that they could non get through to balloting for the show's eventual second best Rhydian Roberts.
The Cymry opera singer had been deary to gain the usher simply narrowly doomed come out to Scottish stripling Leon Helen Hunt Jackson last Saturday night.
Ofcom confirmed that all over 700 complaints had been lodged in relation to the telephone ballot for the final of the world read.
A representative for Ofcom said: "They expressed concerns about the mathematical operation of the voting and many said they were struggling to bugger off through."
An 'X Factor' interpreter yesterday denied any voting irregularities.
The production troupe which makes the point, Talkback Thames River, admitted that just about viewers wHO attempted to vote 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 whole book of Numbers go through to the same lines and suffrage platform, it is impossible for in that location to be any diagonal in favour or against a particular proposition dissident."
"Telephone set lines were monitored throughout the night and there were no issues on voting lines."
"We do catch a huge surge of calls and depending on sound operators about callers may have experienced an engaged feel or network busy message and consequently may have to call back, only these calls should not be charged," the representative said.
The ITV website has reportedly been flooded with complaints from fans of the show world Health Organization attempted to balloting for Rhydian Roberts but could not get through.
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