AXN Banned for 2 months

[W i d e S c r e e N]

I&B Ministry has banned satellite television channel AXN, owned by a unit of Sony, for two months for showing programmes such as the "World's Sexiest Advertisements", the government said on Wednesday.

"The government has prohibited the transmission and retransmission of the satellite channel AXN with immediate effect and up to March 15, 2007, throughout the country," Information and Broadcasting Minister Priyaranjan Dasmunsi told reporters.

The channel was banned for showing programmes which Dasmunsi said were against good taste or decency and "likely to adversely affect public morality".

India banned Fashion TV, a cable channel that often shows models wearing skimpy clothes, in February 2002 for vulgarity but the decision was reversed a week later when the channel promised to adhere more closely to Indian sensibilities.

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Will miss AXN for the coming 2 months CSI Miami was always a Quality TV experience...
BTW--What does I&B Min. expects Fashion TV to show? Religious preaching

[soham]

Rubbish. This shows how incompetent the Indian Government is. Why dont they try and block all the porn websites present in the world wide web.

[techtronic]

Originally Posted by soham

Rubbish. This shows how incompetent the Indian Government is. Why dont they try and block all the porn websites present in the world wide web.

He He

[eagle_y2j]

Originally Posted by soham

Rubbish. This shows how incompetent the Indian Government is. Why dont they try and block all the porn websites present in the world wide web.

man can u point me a single country other than US which can control Internet???????

@topic govt should also ban semi-nude bollywood movies +pop songs brodcast over air

Cheers for Indian Government

[Lucky_star]

Thanx for info.
Watching AXN from home was becoming a dangerous affair for me these days.
The shows like Guinness records, ripley's believe it or not, and a lot more adventurous programs were great, but the ads that came in between were enough for putting my parents in suspicion about me.

Anyway, let them learn the values of Indian Tradition and be descent in putting up their shows.

@Soham- Blocking Porn from internet is a lot different from watching it in television.

[soham]

Originally Posted by eagle_y2j

man can u point me a single country other than US which can control Internet???????

@topic govt should also ban semi-nude bollywood movies +pop songs brodcast over air

Cheers for Indian Government

I am not talking of bringing down the websites. Anyways none of the porn websites operate from India. If they did India has full right to bring it down it feels so. I was talking about blocking any objectional content on the web. The government has full right to direct the ISPs to block any content which it feels is in appropriate. It doesnt mean preventing the website to exist at all.
Iran has got wikipedia banned within its state. Doesnt wikipedia originate from the US?
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Anyways I still have AXN up and running.
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If the government has to block anything, they should put an end to the useless Saas-Bahu crap and all those worthless stuff.

[koolbluez]

If the government has to block anything, they should put an end to the useless Saas-Bahu crap and all those worthless stuff.

[blueshift]

AXN is one of my fav channels too.
koolbluez rightly said...the gov must first ban those saas-bahu serials or anything that shows evil attitude of/towards women. Wouldn't that too affect our morality?

[it_waaznt_me]

I'll miss 24 ..

[praka123]

AXN is available here in my town and it's rocking too!

[tarey_g]

Does not affect me much as i have totally stopped watching tv because of all the saas bahu crap on the channels. I wonder when star plus/sony/zee will be banned in India. They have blocked star movies/HBO inMumbai, idiots.

[blackpearl]

Actually I had seen one episode of "world's sexiest commercial" and there is no show of skin or anything like that. The ads were just suggestive and double meaning ones. If they ban programs that are mere suggestive then the first to go should be the pop and movie songs. Those bikini clad girls shaking their wrong body parts in the name of dancing are more suggestive and embrassing than AXN or HBO.

And the saas bahu serials and the vamps are hurting public morality more than any other channels.

[gauravakaasid]

^^same here, but did watch National, Travel and Living, AXN occassionaly.
but why has Star movies and HBO been banned?

geez.....will miss the weekend movies

[rajasekharan]

i stopped watching tv almost 3 years back.....so no comments....if they indeed show unwanted things ...the ban is right....we have a decent culture...lets keep it alive, now govt. slowly ban the indian unwanted channels too...., make india better...., good work guys, provided they indeed show unwanted things

[gxsaurav]

nooooooooo

no wait, i hardly see TV now, doesn't matter. But shouldn't the goverment also ban the Butt Camp & Ms. Sahravat too

[iMav]

tis means .... no vegas, numb3rs, and or CSI ..... wtf

[desertwind]

Well, doesn't affect me at all. My relationship with TV is very limited.

NDTV/IBN while having dinner.
News in local language, if I have time
Weekend local language movie

Never watches AXN, so no comments on the programmes.

[subratabera]

Now a days, watching TV with whole family is becoming too difficult. The ads are getting too open. The programs also not following any standards. News channels too showing questionable contents with pride. I think Govt. should impose some standards on TV shows and commercials as this is now becoming a serious threat for young ones...They are learning lot more than they should do...

[Third Eye]

why dont gov. ban themselves................

[ax3]

HBO, Star Movies & now AXN .......... **** ............

ppl @ censor r 2 selfish ...... watch 4 their pleasure only .............

CAS is 4 that purpose only ..........

[iMav]

ban utube
ban orkut
ban hbo
ban star movies
ban axn
ban everything

a truly democratic govt. which looks after its ppl .... rather than finding ways to reach the TV to the corners of india and making attempts of reducing costs for the consumer .... they say ban it ....

[soham]

I think the ban is not here in Assam, atleast till now.

[iMav]

ban thinkdigit

[chesss]

axn isn't coming here in delhi..
this is so sad
no csi , no amazing videos, no guiness, no ripleys, no fear factor!!

axn is a totally clean channel during the day, the 'indecent' shows come after 2300 hrs (bikini destinations), time by which most of the 'decent' public is asleep.

One possible reason why axn is banned could be because they used to show uncensored movies at eleven. For example they showed "wild things" totally uncensored!! , (which was awesome btw ) That may have their first warning..

[soham]

I dont understand why do you guys call shows indecent or decent people are asleep after 2300 hrs. The shows dont potray rape or murder or any kind of violence. They are only unsuitable for children. They are perfectly decent for adults.

[Apollo]

I'm still getting it so no problem there. Don't want to miss The Amazing Race.

[praka123]

how can the gov ban AXN?who will enforce this ban all over India?for eg;small towns like mine! which of the Sarkari babus care about enforcing ban?
ssshhhh.I'm watching AXN now! .

Also what about those religious channels,Y the Sarkar not banning these Channels if not all?I can watch all these PTV,Saud etc where are you mere priya censorboard walle?

[Yamaraj]

Originally Posted by Lucky_star

Anyway, let them learn the values of Indian Tradition and be descent in putting up their shows.

Absolutely! Now, please launch a new KamaSutra channel and a Tantric Sex FM in line with out great[1] *Indian Traditions and values*. Hah!
Those trying to moral police us are, in fact, the worst kind of scammers, murderes, pedophiles and perverts themselves.





[1] - Hypocritic and dualistic

[rajasekharan]

yes, the govt should and must be moral.....thats what the govt is for, leading people to a better life , setting proper guide lines , that they live better .

IMO, they should ban t.v serials that shows high suicidal tendency , high violence, two piece clothing scenes...and all those...

those who wants to see them, offer a heavy paid channel or put it after 11PM, not at day time. the content regulation must be there on ads and all programs

"U" certified at morning and evening where kids happen to watch them. "u/a" at the times when they dont watch t.v s and NO "a". if u wanna watch , go to a theater or take a cd. or in a p.c without the knowledge of parents . simple

[tarey_g]

Originally Posted by desertwind

Well, doesn't affect me at all. My relationship with TV is very limited.

NDTV/IBN while having dinner.
Never watches AXN, so no comments on the programmes.

Ditto here. Dinner time is TV time , that is news.