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Star CEO Uday Shankar opposes censorship, says it can undo gains made by M&E sector
MUMBAI: Despite all the staggering growth in the digital side of the media and entertainment sector in the last one year, the head of Star India is disturbed by the growing trend of censorship, which, he fears, could curb creativity.
Star India chairman and CEO Uday Shankar refers to the rise in cases of censorships. In 2015–16, the censor board refused certification to 77 movies. This number was 47 in 2014–15 and only 23 the previous year.
“Today I would like to point out a somewhat disturbing trend. A trend that in the long run is likely to undo a lot of gains that we have made in the last few decades. I am concerned if the Indian creative mind is in a position to respond to the pace of technological change with an equally rapid evolution in its creativity. The key reason for this is of course the censorship that we all have to put up with. As the world gets bolder, our censor authorities seem to be getting more and more conservative.
Even a word like ‘saali’ has to be silenced in a film. The city names must be absolutely correct and contemporary and of course don’t go anywhere near discussions of women’s issues, let alone female sexuality,” Shankar said while speaking at FICCI Frames.
The fault, however, does not lie only at the door of the censor board but also with the self-appointed bodies who spread street-side censorship. He referred to the hooliganism on the sets of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s movie ‘Padmavati’ in Jaipur and Kolhapur.
Star CEO Uday Shankar opposes censorship, says it can undo gains made by M&E sector | TelevisionPost.com
MUMBAI: Despite all the staggering growth in the digital side of the media and entertainment sector in the last one year, the head of Star India is disturbed by the growing trend of censorship, which, he fears, could curb creativity.
Star India chairman and CEO Uday Shankar refers to the rise in cases of censorships. In 2015–16, the censor board refused certification to 77 movies. This number was 47 in 2014–15 and only 23 the previous year.
“Today I would like to point out a somewhat disturbing trend. A trend that in the long run is likely to undo a lot of gains that we have made in the last few decades. I am concerned if the Indian creative mind is in a position to respond to the pace of technological change with an equally rapid evolution in its creativity. The key reason for this is of course the censorship that we all have to put up with. As the world gets bolder, our censor authorities seem to be getting more and more conservative.
Even a word like ‘saali’ has to be silenced in a film. The city names must be absolutely correct and contemporary and of course don’t go anywhere near discussions of women’s issues, let alone female sexuality,” Shankar said while speaking at FICCI Frames.
The fault, however, does not lie only at the door of the censor board but also with the self-appointed bodies who spread street-side censorship. He referred to the hooliganism on the sets of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s movie ‘Padmavati’ in Jaipur and Kolhapur.
Star CEO Uday Shankar opposes censorship, says it can undo gains made by M&E sector | TelevisionPost.com
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MUMBAI: The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) has issued a notice threatening to cancel the licences of teleport operators who are not furnishing the complete list of TV channels being uplinked from their teleport every month.
The teleport operators have been directed to submit this information within 15 days from 9 March, which is the date of issuance of this notice. If they fail to do so, it will be presumed that the teleport is not functioning and action will be initiated for cancellation of its permission.
As per the MIB’s earlier notice dated 7 January 2013, all the teleport operators having permission for uplinking and downlinking of TV channels are required to furnish the detailed list of TV channels being uplinked from their teleport every month.
However, the ministry noted that some of the teleport operators were still not furnishing the monthly report and the data for those who were furnishing the report did not match the permissions issued by this ministry for uplinking/downlinking of TV channels from their respective teleports.
Teleport ops not furnishing TV channel list will face cancellation, says MIB | TelevisionPost.com
The teleport operators have been directed to submit this information within 15 days from 9 March, which is the date of issuance of this notice. If they fail to do so, it will be presumed that the teleport is not functioning and action will be initiated for cancellation of its permission.
As per the MIB’s earlier notice dated 7 January 2013, all the teleport operators having permission for uplinking and downlinking of TV channels are required to furnish the detailed list of TV channels being uplinked from their teleport every month.
However, the ministry noted that some of the teleport operators were still not furnishing the monthly report and the data for those who were furnishing the report did not match the permissions issued by this ministry for uplinking/downlinking of TV channels from their respective teleports.
Teleport ops not furnishing TV channel list will face cancellation, says MIB | TelevisionPost.com
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Viacom18 hires Rahul Chakravarti as biz head of Colors Bangla and Colors Odia
Viacom18 has appointed Rahul Chakravarti as business head of Colors Bangla and Colors Odia.
Chakravarti has taken over as business head of the two channels with effect from this week. He will be responsible for driving ratings, developing innovative content and increasing the reach and share of voice of the channels in the markets.
Viacom18 hires Rahul Chakravarti as biz head of Colors Bangla and Colors Odia | TelevisionPost.com
Viacom18 has appointed Rahul Chakravarti as business head of Colors Bangla and Colors Odia.
Chakravarti has taken over as business head of the two channels with effect from this week. He will be responsible for driving ratings, developing innovative content and increasing the reach and share of voice of the channels in the markets.
Viacom18 hires Rahul Chakravarti as biz head of Colors Bangla and Colors Odia | TelevisionPost.com
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Zee Entertainment certified as a Great Place to Work
Leading Indian content company, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) on Monday announced that it has achieved the certification as a Great Place to Work® by the Great Place to Work® Institute, India.
The Great Place to Work® framework assesses an organization on employee perception through Trust Index© dimensions namely, Credibility, Respect, Camaraderie, Pride and Fairness. It further evaluates and benchmarks people practices through Culture Audit©. Based on this framework, it was revealed that Zee Entertainment had significantly positive employee perception and robust people practices, which identified it as an organization with a Great Culture.
Zee Entertainment certified as a Great Place to Work | Zee News
Leading Indian content company, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) on Monday announced that it has achieved the certification as a Great Place to Work® by the Great Place to Work® Institute, India.
The Great Place to Work® framework assesses an organization on employee perception through Trust Index© dimensions namely, Credibility, Respect, Camaraderie, Pride and Fairness. It further evaluates and benchmarks people practices through Culture Audit©. Based on this framework, it was revealed that Zee Entertainment had significantly positive employee perception and robust people practices, which identified it as an organization with a Great Culture.
Zee Entertainment certified as a Great Place to Work | Zee News
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