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LONDON, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- A British TV listings said "a temporarily overzealous profanity checker" censored innocuous program titles, including changing the film "Hancock" to "HanC**k."
Virgin Media said the titles were fixed after visitors to the listings Web site noticed "Hancock" had been changed along with the children's show "Dick and Dom," which became "D**k and Dom," and the panel game "Never Mind the Buzzcocks," which was listed as "Never Mind the BuzzC**ks," The Sun reported Tuesday.
The Web site even changed the name of soccer team Arsenal to "A***nal," the British tabloid said.
A Virgin Media representative said the changes were the work of an employee described as "a temporarily overzealous profanity checker."
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