COLOGNE, Germany from -www.hollywoodreporter.com — German media watchdogs got some satisfaction Monday when satellite operator Astra voluntarily shut off 30 hardcore pornography channels after protests from Germany’s Commission for the Protection of Minors in the Media (KJM).

The porno channels were available unscrambled to Astra subscribers in Germany. According to the KJM, that violated German laws protecting minors from adult content on television. The KJM had no legal recourse, however, since Astra is based outside German jurisdiction in Luxembourg.

But after talks with the KJM, Astra agreed to voluntarily drop the hardcore channels from its German channel bouquets. The company also pledged it would not add any more unscrambled porn channels to its German service.