FTV has apologised and the government has condescended. The government Friday revoked the ban on FTV six days before the two-month period suspension of the channel for beaming salacious images of skimpily-clad models. The channel apologised and assured that "such error" will not be repeated in the future.
FTV has assured the government that there would be no future violation of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act 1995 or the Advertising and Programme Codes. The government revoked the ban after the channel assured that it has put in place a strict vigilance committee to oversee the programme content telecast on FTV.com India channel.
The vigilance panel will ensure that there is no violation of programme code contained in Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995. FTV has also assured that any programming considered inappropriate by the ministry will be immediately removed, the ministry said.
The ministry banned FTV's Midnight Hot programme April 1 on grounds that it showed "skimpily dressed and semi-naked models that violated good taste and decency and denigrated women."
Earlier, AXN had been banned on January 17 for telecasting programmes like ‘The World’s Sexiest Advertisements’ which the ministry felt "were against good taste or decency and were likely to adversely affect public morality."
In March, I&B minister Priyaranjan Dasmunsi told Parliament that 195 showcause notices were issued to television channels for violations of Programme/Advertising Code prescribed under the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act 1995, a majority of them for telecasting obscenity.
