| MUMBAI:
In response to the ban imposed by the ministry of information & broadcasting
on the distribution of allegedly "obscene" content on AXN, the channel
has officially apologized to the government. "We acknowledge that
the I&B's ban of the distribution of AXN in India on 17 January 2007 is based
on programmes and advertisements that had been previously exhibited on AXN in
India. We understand that the ban imposed by the ministry against AXN is based
upon legal procedures contained in India's Cable Television Networks (Regulation)
Act, 1995," AXN has admitted. AXN has issued a formal
apology to the government for its alleged violations of Indian content restrictions.
The channel has agreed to put in place a significantly improved and more effective
system of self-regulation in order to ensure that programmes and advertisements
telecast on it "do not create further problems in the future." AXN
is actively cooperating with the government in order to find a resolution to the
current situation, an official release said. | 
