[icernet] I&B censors to snip ads before air time

[Arul Selvan]

   Assaulted by a slew of liquor and sexist commercials and unable to 
get satellite TV channels to take them off the air, the Information and 
Broadcasting Ministry is considering pre-censorship of commercials 
before these are beamed to the public. Satellite channels paid little or 
no heed to notices issued by the Ministry last month. Hence, the plan to 
block such commercials. And to show that the Government means business, 
Section 20 of the Cable Television Networks Act is also being given a 
second look.

As of now, pre-censorship of commercials, a provision in the 
Cinematograph Act, ensures that no commercial is screened in theatres 
without a certification from the Censor Board of Film Certification. 
Pre-censorship though comes with its own set of problems. With most 
channels uplinking from Singapore and Hong Kong, they follow the law of 
the land from where they uplink. So there has to be an arrangement to 
monitor these commercials before they are beamed into the country.

Source:
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=19499