The news broadcasters and editors of print media on Friday rejected the proposed "content code", saying they would not like government to decide on media matters.
NEW DELHI: The news broadcasters and editors of print media on Friday rejected the proposed "content code", saying they would not like government to decide on media matters.
Faced with stiff resistance from the broadcasters on the proposed "Content Code", Information and Broadcasting Minister P R Dasmunsi on Friday held a meeting with the broadcasters, editors and cable operators to sort out the issue.
However, they rejected the Code and the broadcasters said there should be a "moratorium" of 12 months on the Broadcast Services Regulation Bill.
Dasmunsi, however, turned down the 12 months timeframe demand, saying it was "too long" and added he would review the content issue in the light of industry's stand and get back to the stakeholders.
Joining forces with the broadcasters, the Editors Guild of India too has rejected the proposed Bill and the content code in its present form, saying it would give the government enormous powers to "shift goalposts" and punish channels at will.
The ministry had on July 20 floated a draft of the Content Code, giving broadcasters and other stakeholders 15 days to give their views before it is incorporated in the Bill.
But the broadcasting industry rejected the Code, saying it did not need a government-propped regulator and could self-regulate itself. The bill has not been tabled in Parliament so far.
The broadcasters also said they would prefer to have a broadcasting council, on the lines of Press Council of India, to monitor the content of channels.
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