"No specific time line has been set to get a broadcasting bill in place. But we are trying our best to get it out at the earliest." Thus spoke Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley at the 'International Conference on the Business of Entertainment: India - Opportunities in the 21st Century' on 30 March in Mumbai.

He was making the inaugural address at the two day seminar. He added that the Broadcasting Draft has been sent to the law ministry. "It will come back to us soon. But I cannot say when it will be sent to Parliament."

"We are trying to link legislation for entertainment with telecom. The Bill would take into consideration issues of convergence, and consultations are on with the Telecom Ministry for this", Jaitley said. "A broad framework for convergence is to be laid down which will help legislate the entetainment industry."