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New levy on TV - Making it almost impossible for broadcasters to provide international material to their viewers
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Berty
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20 Jul 2006 04:40:55 GMT Report for Abuse
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Thank you for your post!! well people will be having different views why actually this levy is being proposed!! but i get your point..Lolz..u seems to be against JHU..politically i agree with u..but it is all about PEOPLE my friend..what do the people want? |
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20 Jul 2006 04:41:01 GMT Report for Abuse
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This would eventually create an environment for local talents to be more creative. It is famous strategy of local channels to broadcast low quality Hindi movies/dramas and earn huge income through ads. Those hindi movies could be purchased any street just under Rs.200. Free media movement is so worried because now they have to pay a price to broadcast free watercolor movies.
According to the Act, educational, children's or award winning films etc, will be exempt from the tax
It's a good move. |
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20 Jul 2006 04:48:44 GMT Report for Abuse
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Makaso,
I do not think braodcasting International material will reduce in any way the local talents!!
U can always allocate Two Channels for local coverage, Educational program, Local teledrama etc.
But Do NOT take away what the people are enjoying.
May be i have got this all wrong..May be you can explain to me better..is this new levy going to stop
1)International TV programs and News--like CNN, World sports, Good English tele dramas--Like Everybody Loves raymond..the Simpson's, Other series like CSI.
2)International programs means No more Tamil or Hindi movies from India? what about Tamil tele-dramas?
3) what about English movies?
pls tell me are they going to basically take away all this from local TV's?
If they do that is so stupid |
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20 Jul 2006 04:56:13 GMT Report for Abuse
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Aganthukaya
But those who live in foreign countries have NO RIGHT TO DECIDE WHAT WE WATCH IN SRI LANKA.
We will decide what we want to watch.
I do not get your point!! this is a Forum and people who give their opinion here are from all around the world and as long as we carry sri lankan passport and a national it does matter where we live and we have the right to give our opinion..
It is like you saying hey the Govt will decide how to tackle the LTTE issue and you guys overseas shut up..No man it does not work like that..the Govt needs the support of the international community and the LTTE needs too
Rem how you guys were celebrating when govt overseas banned the LTTE fundrasing..well you can't decide in sri lanka brother..!!
UR getting angry for nothing!!
This may be just politics and may be changed when the Govt changes..Mind you buddy..u guys back in Sri lanka voted for this Govt..and brought them to rule S.L. so now why do you want to complain? |
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20 Jul 2006 05:28:36 GMT Report for Abuse
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The bill has been put out due to repeated requests by the local industry. It is meant to protect the local artists from being ousted from TV channels due to heavy influx of cheap indian Soapies. As far as that objective is concerned it is a good thing.
Not only this I recon the latest wave of third rate teledramas emulating Indian models should also be imposed with a Tax.
If some TV channels are facing a threat of closure, I believe that they are totally dependant upon imported rubbish, aren't they desereved to be closed down?
Isn't imposing tax a method used by governments all over the world to conduct control? |
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20 Jul 2006 05:45:05 GMT Report for Abuse
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Berty,
Initially I though this was a bad move. But after reading some other article and also having some personal experience regarding some foreign programs (especially Indian) I was convinced that this was not a bad move.
Sri Lanka media has gone to dogs. Sometime we say we have Chinese restaurants in SL more than China. It is same with the media. They are worst than the western countries. As you said before, we are not saying SL should ban all the programs while others live in overseas enjoy the freedom. Even these countries have control over the media. If I want to see a movie I have to pay for that. Most of the channels are not for free here. We are paying a price for original producer. Here producers and directors make profits but in SL media make profit and producer become bankrupt. Later he/she changes the career.
SL private channels broadcast hindi movies through out the day and night. Personally I know many children are addicted to those movies and these children sometime imitate those characters. Many of those movies are low quality and nothing to take. Yes, someone would argue that parent should have more control over them. But it is not practical.
On the other hand, local producers can not find sponsors or a channel to broadcast their dramas/movies. The reason is not the quality but the profit. For private channels it is more profitable to broadcast Rs.200/= movie from the street and to make a huge profit through ads. So these channels refuse to show local producers movies/drams.
Today, these channels have to pay a price to show watercolor movies.
However, educational, children's or award winning films etc will be exempt from the tax which is good.
Edited By - MaKaSo - 20 Jul 2006 05:47:41 GMT |
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20 Jul 2006 05:54:38 GMT Report for Abuse
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Vishnu,
If some TV channels are facing a threat of closure, I believe that they are totally dependant upon imported rubbish, aren't they desereved to be closed down?
Very well spotted. Those two English language channels must have earned their sole income on import Soaps.
If FMM argues that this 'import duty' restricts people's choice, it should argue that all sorts of 'import duties' has to be disposed of. For instance, import duty on imported clothes restricts people's choice of clothing.
Sri Lanka is not alone, Malaysia is also planing to impose a similar levy.
http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=31391
Edited By - GamaRaala - 20 Jul 2006 05:56:22 GMT |
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20 Jul 2006 05:57:37 GMT Report for Abuse
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If you do not want to watch them, why dont you simply put off the TV?
Yes that answers one part of the question.
Another option is not to buy a TV. |
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20 Jul 2006 06:22:19 GMT Report for Abuse
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We seem to be going backwards..... almost like when Mr and Mrs B were in power.
people should have the choice to watch what they want. this damn tax will force sri lankans to watch teledramas made in SL. all i see in them is ppl crying, complaining and being miserable in general. where the hell is the enjoyment in that? the local tv industry should strive to improve and match the foreign material. since thats so damn hard for them to do, they ban it and knock off the competition. how can anything improve in this country if we take that approach???? |
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