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| The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) will not be carrying out an inquiry into TV phone-in scandals, it has said. | The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) will not be carrying out an inquiry into TV phone-in scandals, it has said. |
| The SFO said it considered that "none of these meet the criterion for acceptance for investigation". | The SFO said it considered that "none of these meet the criterion for acceptance for investigation". |
| The organisation looked at allegations including those relating to GMTV competitions and voting in the BBC's Eurovision Song Contest selection. | The organisation looked at allegations including those relating to GMTV competitions and voting in the BBC's Eurovision Song Contest selection. |
| GMTV was fined £2 million last year by media regulator Ofcom for failings over its phone-in quizzes. | GMTV was fined £2 million last year by media regulator Ofcom for failings over its phone-in quizzes. |
| The fine was imposed after it emerged many callers had no chance of winning competitions over a four-year period. | |
| The SFO also looked into other ITV programmes and competitions involving the use of premium rate services. |