Stern warning to News Live TV

[IndianMascot]

The government today issued a warning to News Live TV channel for showing ‘extremely disturbing visuals of dead bodies and badly injured people including children which were not only disturbing but could also hurt the sentiments of the viewers.’

In a stern directive to the channel to follow the Programme and Advertising Code as well as the Downlinking/Uplinking Guidelines, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry said ‘visuals were neither morphed nor blurred. The visuals appeared to be in bad taste and against the sensitivities of the victim's family. Hence, the visuals appeared to offend good taste and decency. The visuals also did not appear to be suitable for children and for unrestricted public exhibition.’

Any violation shall entail such action against the channel as deemed fit in accordance with the Cable Television Network (Regulation) Act, 1995 and the Rules framed thereunder as also the terms and conditions of the permission granted under uplinking/downlinking guidelines.


Stern warning to News Live TV for showing disturbing visuals of dead bodies and badly injured people | Indian Television Dot Com

 

[SUNIEL]

Generally news channels have their own association and they follow some rule themself, this is strange so need to warn or strick action againest these type of news channels. For trp they can do anything.

 

[IndianMascot]

These kind of channels should be dealt with hard hands who make show insensitive visuals because of their own TRPs.