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Some Good News for Sun Users / Network:
The Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF), the apex organisation of television broadcasters, has come forward supporting the cause of the Kalanithi Maran-promoted Sun Network related to the security clearance issue seeking intervention of Home Minister Rajnath Singh in the matter.
A letter to Rajnath Singh, Minister for Home Affairs, IBF president and CEO of Star India, Uday Shankar also requested the Ministry to evolve a process that is well targeted, transparent, least interventionist, more facilitative and non restrictive, in connection with the security clearance to broadcasters.
Stating that the denial of necessary clearances to Sun Network is not based on principles of natural justice or in keeping it with the constitutional mandate of Freedom of Speech and Expression amont others, Shankar said, "IBF therefore would like to categorically state that Sun Network despite pending cases also has a right to operate its business and the denial of renewal of license on the basis of security clearance is unwarranted and unjustifiable."
The basis idea of security clearance with regard to television channels is to ensure that broadcasting companies who apply for such licenses are not involved in any anti-national or subversive activity which is certainly not the case with the Sun Group. The entire process of security clearance is a hangover of Government's fear of the unknown, he commented.
"In IBF's considered view the entire requirement of periodic security clearances and the process involved in securing such clearances is unduly cumbersome and is one of the most stringent barriers to entry causing immense unease of doing business in India in so far as the broadcasting sector is concerned," he said.
Read More at: IBF supports Sun TV Network in security clearance issue | Business Standard News
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The Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF), the apex organisation of television broadcasters, has come forward supporting the cause of the Kalanithi Maran-promoted Sun Network related to the security clearance issue seeking intervention of Home Minister Rajnath Singh in the matter.
A letter to Rajnath Singh, Minister for Home Affairs, IBF president and CEO of Star India, Uday Shankar also requested the Ministry to evolve a process that is well targeted, transparent, least interventionist, more facilitative and non restrictive, in connection with the security clearance to broadcasters.
Stating that the denial of necessary clearances to Sun Network is not based on principles of natural justice or in keeping it with the constitutional mandate of Freedom of Speech and Expression amont others, Shankar said, "IBF therefore would like to categorically state that Sun Network despite pending cases also has a right to operate its business and the denial of renewal of license on the basis of security clearance is unwarranted and unjustifiable."
The basis idea of security clearance with regard to television channels is to ensure that broadcasting companies who apply for such licenses are not involved in any anti-national or subversive activity which is certainly not the case with the Sun Group. The entire process of security clearance is a hangover of Government's fear of the unknown, he commented.
"In IBF's considered view the entire requirement of periodic security clearances and the process involved in securing such clearances is unduly cumbersome and is one of the most stringent barriers to entry causing immense unease of doing business in India in so far as the broadcasting sector is concerned," he said.
Read More at: IBF supports Sun TV Network in security clearance issue | Business Standard News
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