No plan to regulate content yet: Soni

Citing examples of homes that had only one TV and families being forced to watch together programmes not suited to everybodys tastes,Soni said: Something has to be done. We have to have a road map.

Some content is not for family viewing. My concern has to be single TV families. There has to be some rational way forward, she said. But there will be no regulation as such. We are mulling over a National Broadcasting Authority to address the concerns of this sector.

Soni said when the ministry contacted the broadcasters,they said they were apprehensive about TRPs,so we formed a task force on TRPs. She said the committee was expected to address issues related to accuracy,accountability,transparency and objectivity in the generation of TRPs.

On piracy in the film and music industry,Soni said: With the growth in the broadcasting sector,piracy naturally hurts financially as well as self-respect. Some unscrupulous elements are reaping benefits and ill-gotten wealth, she said.