Government Serious To Keep A Check On TV Content

I&B Ministry to soon announce a self-regulatory mechanism with representation from civil society.

BestMediaInfo Bureau | March 16, 2011

Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni has told that the Government would soon announce a self-regulatory mechanism with representation from civil society to monitor content on television. Responding to the complaints by MPs on vulgarity in TV reality shows, Soni informed Loksabha on yesterday that a panel headed by a retired judge will be formed to regulate television content in India.

Soni also told the Lok Sabha during Question Hour that her ministry would step in only when the action of the mechanism was not satisfactory.

The minister clarified there was "no censor board for TV". She said TV content was regulated by the Cable Regulatory Act with some uplinking and downlinking criteria for the broadcasters.

"The ministry will not do anything that is later struck down by courts," Soni said. She referred to the ministry's order of asking private TV channel Colors to change the telecast timing of reality show "Bigg Boss" to 11 pm from 9 pm. The order was turned down by High Court.

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