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  • Guild submits representation on piracy and censorship to Shabana Azmi

    Guild submits representation on piracy and censorship to Shabana Azmi

    NEW DELHI: The Film & Television Producers Guild of India has submitted a set of proposals to Shabana Azmi, chairperson of the Core Group on Piracy (Exhibition Sector including Multiplex and issues of Certification) outlining its strategy to fight piracy and given its views censorship.

    This Core Group is amongst the five groups created by the information & broadcasting ministry recently consisting eminent personalities from the Indian entertainment industry to focus on the significant problems confronted by it.
    Sushilkumar Agrawal, honorary treasurer of the Guild, apprised the chairman about the grave repercussions of piracy and censorship on the functioning of the entertainment industry at a meeting of the group on 10 January.

    Following this, Azmi had requested the Guild to deliver its suggestions officially by inscription for setting the requisite system in place. A spokesperson for the Guild told indiantelevision.com that it was confident that its proposals would be considered in a constructive manner and Azmi will initiate appropriate corrective action.

    The Guild was appreciative of the initiatives undertaken by the Union government to solve critical matters concerning the entertainment industry. On its part, the Guild will extend its unflinching co-operation to strive for the welfare and progress of the Indian entertainment sector.

  • Film & Television Producers Guild opposes proposed Broadcast Bill

    Film & Television Producers Guild opposes proposed Broadcast Bill

    MUMBAI: Media bodies are now waking up to condem on the draft of Broadcast Bill prepared by the information and broadcasting (I&B). After the Indian Broadcast Federation (IBF) has opposed the cross-media holding restrictions and the so-called Draconian clauses in the bill.

    The Film & Television Producers Guild of India Ltd has expressed its concerns about recent reports in the media that the government of India is planning to present a Broadcast Bill in the monsoon session of parliament.

    In an according to an official release issued, the Guild feels that the proposals are retrograde in nature, restrictive and definitely regressive.

    The Guild fears that if this bill is passed, anybody will have the right to complain to competent authorities and they will have the right to intervene. This will hamper the smooth functioning of media components and can lead to unnecessary government control of media. 

    The Bill also talks of imposing restriction on cross-media holding which is against the spirit of free enterprise. Also, extremely important problems of Copyright Theft and Piracy which together threaten to cripple the industry have not been addressed at all in the bill.

    The Guild which represents all major stakeholders in the Filmed Content space would like to play a more active role in this and should definitely be consulted before any such Bill is finalized/passed, informs the release.