Nihalani not fazed

IN Media Watch Briefs | 30/04/2016

While the Benegal committee recommends limiting the CBFC's powers to certification, the current CBFC chair Pehlaj Nihalani continues his bull run. In a hearing before the Supreme Court on April 29, he submitted an order passed on April 21, 2016 that the documentary 'En Dino Muzffarnagar' must be denied a certificate! This despite an 'A' certificate granted by a CBFC committee after a court-directed screening on January 2015. The case is coming up now on May 30.

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Amazon resisting voluntary censorship

The new term for self censorship is voluntary censorship, as proposed by companies like Netflix and Hotstar. ET reports that streaming video service Amazon Prime is opposing a move by its peers to adopt a voluntary censorship code in anticipation of the Indian government coming up with its own rules. Amazon is resisting because it fears that it may alienate paying subscribers.

Let the games begin

Clearly, the run to the 2019 elections is on. A journalist received a call from someone saying they were from Aajtak channel and were conducting a survey, asking whom she was going to vote for in 2019. On being told that her vote was secret, the caller assumed she wasn't going to vote for 'Modiji'. The caller, a woman, also didn't identify herself. A month or two earlier the same journalist received a call, this time from a man, asking if she was going to vote for the BSP.