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No. 804/94/2010 - BC-III
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING
A Wing, Shastri Bhawan,
New Delhi 110001
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Dated 16th November, 2010
O R D E R
WHEREAS it has been brought to the notice of this Ministry that
the
content of the reality show Big Boss Season-IV being aired on
Colors TV
channel offends against good taste and decency. It was also
brought to the
notice of the Ministry that the content of the show is
objectionable and not suitable
for children and unrestricted public exhibition. The
participants are often shown
quarrelling in the programme and using abusive language.
WHEREAS the matter was placed before the Inter Ministerial
Committee
(IMC), constituted by this Ministry to look into the complaints
against violation of
the Programme and Advertising Codes in its meeting held on
15.11.2010. IMC
previewed the clippings of the reality show Bigg Boss Season IV.
IMC
observed that the programme is not suitable for unrestricted
public exhibition
especially at prime time when a large number of children are
watching television.
IMC, therefore, recommended that the channel should be directed
to shift the
programme to anytime after 11.00 p.m. and modify the content in
accordance with
the programme code. IMC also recommended that the channel should
be directedto run a scroll on the Television screen to the effect
that the programme is not
suitable for children. It was further recommended by IMC that
the channel should
be directed to ensure that there are no
transmissions/retransmissions of the
programme between 5.00 a.m. to 11.00 p.m. The channel should
also ensure that
no clippings of the programme are provided by the channel to any
other
News/Non News channel for telecast at anytime during the
restricted time zone
from 5.00 am to 11.00 pm.
WHEREAS the competent authority after carefully considering all
the
facts and circumstances of the case and the observations of the
IMC has come
to the conclusion that the content of aforesaid reality show
being telecast on
Colors Channel violates provisions of the Programme Code
prescribed under the
Cable Television Network (Regulation) Act, 1995 and rules framed
thereunder.
WHEREAS Section 5 of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation)
Act,
1995, (hereinafter referred to as the Act) read with Rules 6 (1)
(a), (o) & 6(5) of
the Cable Television Networks Rules, 1994 (hereinafter referred
to as the Rules),
as amended from time to time, no programme can be
transmitted/re-transmitted
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on any Cable Service which - offends against good taste or
decency orit is
not suitable for children and unrestricted public
exhibition.
AND WHEREAS, broadcasters are governed by the provisions of
Cable
Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995, and that Colors
channel while
applying for the uplinking permission had agreed to abide by the
Programme and
Advertising Codes and that as per the terms and conditions of
Uplinking
Guidelines, read with the permission granted to Colors Channel,
certain penaltieshave been prescribed for violation of the
Programme and Advertising Codes.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting,
in exercise of powers under the Uplinking Guidelines issued by
it, the terms of
permission granted to uplink the TV channel and under Section 20
of the Cable
Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995, hereby directs
Colors channel to shift
the programme to anytime after 11.00 p.m. and modify the content
in accordance
with the programme code with effect from 17.11.2010. The Channel
is also
directed to run a scroll on the Television screen to the effect
that the programmeis not suitable for children. The Channel is
further directed to ensure that there are
no transmissions/retransmissions of the programme between 5.00
a.m. to 11.00
p.m. The channel should also ensure that no clippings of the
programme are
provided by the channel to any other News/Non News channel for
telecast at
anytime during the restricted time zone from 5.00 am to 11.00
pm.
Strict compliance to the above direction should be ensured by
Colors
channel. Any further violation of the Programme Code may entail
more stringent
action in future including suspension or prohibition of
broadcast.
(SUPRIYA SAHU)
Director (Broadcasting Content)
Tele # 2338 9202
Colors ChannelViacom 18 Media Pvt. Ltd.36b, Dr. R.K. Shirodhkar
Marg,Parel (E)
Mumbai - 400012
Copy to,
NBA/BEA/IBF with the request to circulate a copy of this order
to all its
members to ensure that no clippings of the said programme are
carried during
the restricted time zone from 5.00 am to 11.00 pm.
