Agencies to set TV programs rules

The Jakarta Post ,  Jakarta   |  Sat, 10/06/2007 8:23 AM

JAKARTA: The Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) and the Film Censorship Board (LSF) said they would soon issue a new set of ethical codes for television aired nationally.

""Hopefully, we will start discussing criteria and ethical codes of television programs at the end of this month,"" KPI chairman Sasa Djuarsa Sendjaja told Antara on Friday.

Sasa said both KPI and LSF had formulated standards of television programs but they needed to merge concepts.

""We will also make changes based on complaints logged by television viewers,"" he said.

The commission said it had received many complaints from the public over poor television programs, including those related to ""pornography, mysticism and violence"".

""We will also set benchmarks for television programs aimed at children, teenagers and women,"" he said.

The Association of Indonesian Private Television Stations (ATVSI) said it welcomed the idea to formulate standards around programs, saying it would help improve the country's television industry.

""We have long demanded the government develop a set of standards for television programs,"" ATVSI's chairwomen, Uni Lubis said. --JP

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