'Avoid anti-national content': Govt warns TV channels against inflammatory debates

NEW DELHI: The ministry of information and broadcasting on Wednesday issued an advisory to satellite TV channels, asking them to avoid live coverage of anti-terror operations, exercise caution while broadcasting violent visuals and refrain from airing anti-national content.In its advisory, the ministry asked channels to strictly adhere to the Programme Code prescribed under the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995, and the Cable Television Networks Rules, 1994."The ministry of information & broadcasting has observed instances of non-compliance with the provisions of the Programme Code prescribed under the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995, and the Cable Television Networks Rules, 1994, by various private satellite television channels," the ministry said."Instances of similar news/visuals broadcast on multiple channels on similar topics were observed during the meeting of IDC. Therefore, IDC recommended that all private satellite television channels be advised to strictly adhere to the statutory provisions governing content broadcast on television.