NEW DELHI: The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has issued warnings to music Channel [V] asking it not to commit repeated violations of the Programme and Advertising Codes.

Channel [V] has come under the scanner for the reality beauty show Get Gorgeous 5 last year.

The warning has been given under Section 20 of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act 1995 and under provisions of the Uplinking Guidelines.

The channel has been asked to ensure strict compliance to the Programme and Advertising Codes and told that "any further violation may entail stringent action including prohibition of broadcast."

In the case of Channel [V], notice has been issued on 8 October last year for telecast of Get Gorgeous 5 as a content "appeared to be offending good taste and decency, as foul and unparliamentary language and gestures were used in the show. The content of the show appeared obscene and suggestive and could malign public and moral life of society and was not suitable for unrestricted public exhibition."

Star India had replied on 21 November last taking the plea that freedom of speech and expression was one of the key fundamental rights granted by the Indian constitution. Thereafter representatives of the channel were given personal hearing, and they submitted that the programme was a talent search that had been premiered in 2004.

The Inter-Ministerial Committee, constituted to look into such complaints thereafter, previewed the recordings of the programme. The Competent Authority, after examining the report of the Committee and hearing the channel, felt the channel had violated Rule 6(1)(a) and 6(5) of the Programme Code.

The channel was accordingly warned and told that any further violation may entail stringent action including prohibition of telecast.

The channel has earlier run foul of the Ministry twice in October 2004 and July 2006 for telecasting certain songs.

In the former case, the channel had been asked to run an apology scroll.

NEW DELHI: The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has issued warnings to music Channel [V] asking it not to commit repeated violations of the Programme and Advertising Codes.

Channel [V] has come under the scanner for the reality beauty show Get Gorgeous 5 last year.

The warning has been given under Section 20 of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act 1995 and under provisions of the Uplinking Guidelines.

The channel has been asked to ensure strict compliance to the Programme and Advertising Codes and told that "any further violation may entail stringent action including prohibition of broadcast."

In the case of Channel [V], notice has been issued on 8 October last year for telecast of Get Gorgeous 5 as a content "appeared to be offending good taste and decency, as foul and unparliamentary language and gestures were used in the show. The content of the show appeared obscene and suggestive and could malign public and moral life of society and was not suitable for unrestricted public exhibition."

Star India had replied on 21 November last taking the plea that freedom of speech and expression was one of the key fundamental rights granted by the Indian constitution. Thereafter representatives of the channel were given personal hearing, and they submitted that the programme was a talent search that had been premiered in 2004.

The Inter-Ministerial Committee, constituted to look into such complaints thereafter, previewed the recordings of the programme. The Competent Authority, after examining the report of the Committee and hearing the channel, felt the channel had violated Rule 6(1)(a) and 6(5) of the Programme Code.

The channel was accordingly warned and told that any further violation may entail stringent action including prohibition of telecast.

The channel has earlier run foul of the Ministry twice in October 2004 and July 2006 for telecasting certain songs.

In the former case, the channel had been asked to run an apology scroll.