Broadcasters meet Soni over Content Code

Broadcasters today told the government that they were in favour of rigourously implementing a self regulated code rather than one imposed by the government. They expressed this in a meeting with Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni to discuss the issues relating to Content Code and regulation of television and broadcasting. The meeting is understood to be part of an ongoing dialogue on Content Code vis-à-vis self-regulation. Most of the broadcasters who attended the meeting today belonged to the News Broadcasters Association, but some representatives of the Indian Broadcasting Foundation were also present. Those present included NBA president G Krishnan, IBF chairman Jawahar Goel, NBA secretary general Annie Joseph, India TV's Rajat Sharma and Star India TV CEO Uday Shankar.