Times Now settles case with producers, says won’t air defamatory content

Agreeing to refrain from airing “defamatory” content, Times Now has settled a lawsuit filed by more than 30 production houses and film associations over its coverage of the industry after actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death.

Times Network, which owns the news channel, issued a joint statement with the Producers Guild of India on Tuesday stating that it will abide by the Programme Code.

The film bodies had also named Republic TV in the lawsuit filed in the Delhi High Court in October last year.

The statement said: “As per the consent terms agreed, TIMES NOW reaffirms its commitment to abide by the Programme Code under the Cable TV Network Regulation Act 1994 and the Cable TV Network Regulation Rules 1994