No adult stuff! Are you ready for juvenile TV?

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Though broadcasters are out to toe the government line on sanitising
television with juvenile programmes by airing only U-rated programmes, there
are certain logistical issues which may make the move a non-starter. "We are
enforcing the programme code under which any television programme for public
consumption should be viewable by an under-18 year old," says an official
from Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. The ministry is in the process
of issuing letters to that effect to various broadcasters and multi service
operators, with threat of blocking off channels that do not adhere to
government diktat. Officials said this move follows complaints from viewers
about sleazy movies on air, including concerns raised over contents of
several fashion channels and music videos. Interestingly, according to the
Indian Cable TV Act, it is the last mile operator - or your neighbourhood
cable operator - whose neck would be on line in case of any violation in
programme code by channels. The government does not have any real control
over channels that are uplinked from abroad.

Source:
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/articleshow?artid=328245