Govt bans FTV for 2 months

The government on Thursday banned fashion television channel FTV for two months starting April 1 for allegedly beaming 'indecent' programmes.

The transmission or retransmission of FTV on all platforms has been prohibited throughout the country with effect from April 1, an official statement said in Delhi.

The channel has been banned for showing programmes that were against good taste and decency, and were likely to adversely affect public morality, it said.

The statement said government has noticed that some cable operators were transmitting or retransmitting a satellite channel -- FTV.com India, which was reportedly telecasting programmes such as Midnight Hot.

The said progamme was against good taste and therefore, the government banned the channel in the country exercising
powers conferred under the Cable Television Networks Regulation Act, 1995, the release said.

The government had earlier banned AXN, a channel owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, on January 17, 2007, but had lifted it after the channel's apology.