The company that owns the station that was responsible for that Kate Middleton prank has officially canceled for good. Not only have they terminated the show but implemented “a company-wide suspension of ‘prank’ calls.” Southern Cross Austereo (SCA) issued the statement that they are in deep regret, but they don’t believe they’ve done anything wrong. They’re extremely sorry for death of Jacintha Saldanha, hospital nurse, which followed the prank. TMZ explains the radio station, “take the events of the last few days very seriously.” They’ve even reached out to the hospital, but as you can expect, they got no response. Find out more details of this sad and unfortunate story after the jump..
TMZ claims that SCA is taking the following actions:
– The suspension of all advertising on 2Day FM until further notice;
– The termination of 2Day FM’s Hot 30 show;
– A Company-wide suspension of “prank” calls
– A comprehensive review of relevant company policies and processes
SCA Chief Executive Officer Rhys Holleran stated:
“First and foremost we would like to express our deep and sincere condolences to the family of Jacintha Saldanha for their loss. We are very sorry for what has happened.”
It’s just unfortunate cause with all the bragging the DJs were doing.. and the “popularity” of the prank – you would never hope or expect it to go this way.
