Cable provider apologises for Super Bowl porn break

A cable television provider apologised on Monday to customers in Arizona over a 30-second porn interruption during the Super Bowl.

Philadelphia-based Comcast issued a brief statement saying the company was “mortified” by the interruption.

“Our initial investigation suggests this was an isolated malicious act,” Jennifer Khoury, Comcast’s vice president for corporate communications, said. “We are conducting a thorough investigation to determine how this happened.”

The company says only customers in the Tucson area receiving the standard definition feed – not high definition – were affected.

Tucson media outlets reported that they received calls from irate viewers about the pornographic material, which aired just after the Arizona Cardinals’ Larry Fitzgerald scored on a long touchdown reception during the final minutes of the game.

Khoury also said it was too soon to discuss a number of unanswered issues, ranging from how and why the incident occurred to what the source was and how the company’s security system was breached.

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