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DELHI: MTV has become the fifth channel in the last fortnight to get a warning
from the Information and Broadcasting Ministry for violation of the Programme
and Advertising Codes after it telecast the programme ‘MTV Roadies II’
on 31 March. The
channel has been asked to carry the scroll: "Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting warned MTV channel for telecast of the programme ‘MTV Roadies
II’, containing abusive and vulgar words, phrases and gesticulations, which
were found violative of Programme Code. MTV apologises for the said violation
and assures strict compliance of Programme Code in future."
The
scroll is to be carried in legible large font and at normal speed and without
any interruption/mixing of any type of advertisement round-the-clock for three
days from noon 3 July to noon 6 July. A
recording of the scroll has to be submitted to the Ministry in VCD format. The
channel has been asked not to telecast/re-telecast the programme, containing abusive
and vulgar words, phrases and gesticulations. The
channel has been asked to ensure strict compliance to the Programme Code and not
to commit repeated violations of the Code. It should adhere to the strict compliance
of the Code and has been told that "any further violation may entail stringent
action including suspension or prohibition of broadcast." The
warning has been given under Section 20 of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation)
Act 1995 and under provisions of the Uplinking Guidelines. Ministry
sources told indiantelevision.com that the Committee said that the channel had
ben issued a show- cause notice for violations under Rule 6(1)(a), (d), (i), and
(o) and 6(5) of the Programme Code. Thereafter,
the Inter-Ministerial Committee, constituted to look into complaints of violations
of the Codes, previewed the programme and found that it contained a number of
abusive and objectionable words/phrases. The channel was, thus, accused of having
violated Rule 6 (1) (a) of the Code.
This is the third time in recent years that the channel has
been issued warnings. In February 2005, MTV had been warned
for telecasting songs with vulgar dances while in February
2008 it was warned for carrying an objectionable advertisement
of the deodorant Axe and also asked to run an apology scroll.
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