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[dopekhor]

the indian kiss ass govt in bd needs to put similar restrictions in bangladesh too, if pakistan can so should bangladesh, channels like hbo axn cartoon network, wb mtv, nickelodeon and many more have a pakistani version, where they have filtered out indian adds, bangladesh should ban those fag channels alpha bangla n etv bangla or impose taxes on their advertisement, and on any channel downlinked in bangladesh which is in the bengali language

[dopekhor]

the pressure from viewers isnt that much trust me on that, it is what the distributers of these channels used to leverage their point across, if the government can ignore the other demands from the same group why cant they ignore this one? what a farce

if the taxes are imposed on companies that foreign channels that are downlinked in bangladesh then they will preassure those channels to change feeds in bd and they will spend more money in the bd advertisement market

[manbil777]

http://www.bdnews24.com/details.php?id=206320&cid=4

"India to talk lifting Bangladeshi TV ban: report


Sat, Sep 17th, 2011 2:30 pm BdST

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Dhaka, Sep 17 (bdnews24.com) – India will talk to Bangladesh for steps to ensure that Bangladeshi channels are available in India, a news report has said.

While Bangladeshi viewers can watch a number of Indian channels, mostly Hindi-language programmes, Bangladeshi channels are not available even in Kolkata.

India has been continuing an unofficial ban on allowing Bangladeshi television channels from entering their domestic cable network.

On the other hand, most of the Indian channels are earning significant amount of revenue, both by selling advertisements as well as subscription to Bangladeshi entrepreneurs and households thanks to a very liberal policy in allowing foreign television channels.

After a meeting with West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banarjee, union information and broadcasting minister Ambika Soni on Friday reportedly said that Indian government would look into the issue.

"We will speak to the Bangladesh government," the state-run Press Trust of India news agency quoted Soni as saying.

Soni had already spoken with her minister of state C M Jatua on the issue, the agency said.

Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh during his Dhaka visit earlier this month had said, "We have agreed to further intensify academic, cultural, sports, and youth exchanges.

"I am aware that many Bangladeshi citizens are disappointed when they are unable to see their favourite local channels when they visit India," he had said in a lecture at the Dhaka University on Sep 7.

Manmohan had expressed his hope that commercial arrangements could be worked out so that Indian viewers have the opportunity to listen to the 'great contemporary exponents of Rabindra Sangeet and Baul in Bangladesh' or see the films of a director like Tareque Masud.

"There is no rule which prevents the broadcast of Bangladeshi channels in India," he added.

The chief ministers of Meghalaya, Tripura, Assam and Mizoram, who had been assisting Manmohan, had assured Bangladeshi ministers of taking steps to broadcast programmes of Bangladesh satellite television channels in India on Sep 7, information minister Abul Kalam Azad had said.

bdnews24.com/ost/jr/1407h. "

[toon777]

A very good read on the current subject on this thread.

http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/da...20/news/187101

[manbil777]

Excellent article and very reasonable in tone. It's a good thing that the urgency has finally sunk in judging by the comments posted. I propose,

1. Starting ASAP there should be elevated taxation and carriage fees imposed on Hindi/Urdu Channels. Demonstrations on the street can be conducted so the govt. gets the message.

2. Also effective immediately -- all Hindi/Urdu Programming broadcast in Bangladesh should be dubbed in Bengali. We did not fight a guerrilla war for nine months so kids could start cussing in Hindi or Urdu.

3. Ads shown on Hindi/Urdu Channels should be limited to local Bangladeshi products by default. This way the ad-agencies and the local FMCG (fast moving consumer goods) companies will benefit. FMCG meaning branded soaps, biscuits, hair oil, etc.. If Indian/Pakistani products need entry or advertize locally -- then they can pay a fee and do it.

I think ads for foreign products (especially Indian FMCG products such as Hazmola, Dabur and crappy soap) on cable TV had a free run for a while. If the govt. has a way to get ad revenue and carriage fee from foreign channels trying to sell their wares here -- what is the issue? Who gives up free money? the article above says we are paying some 2000 crore rupees yearly to India on account of cable channel surcharge alone. This has to be reversed or neutralized.

Once we start supporting our local channels with our ad-revenue money -- then their creativity and program quality will automatically improve. This country showed with its late 70's generation that even an organization like BTV could produce excellent dramas based on Kafka and Ibsen's writing (ask your parents little boys and girls ). We don't have to take lessons from these Bollywood idiots on creativity.

[dopekhor]

Originally Posted by manbil777

Excellent article and very reasonable in tone. It's a good thing that the urgency has finally sunk in judging by the comments posted. I propose,

1. Starting ASAP there should be elevated taxation and carriage fees imposed on Hindi/Urdu Channels. Demonstrations on the street can be conducted so the govt. gets the message.

2. Also effective immediately -- all Hindi/Urdu Programming broadcast in Bangladesh should be dubbed in Bengali. We did not fight a guerrilla war for nine months so kids could start cussing in Hindi or Urdu.

3. Ads shown on Hindi/Urdu Channels should be limited to local Bangladeshi products by default. This way the ad-agencies and the local FMCG (fast moving consumer goods) companies will benefit. FMCG meaning branded soaps, biscuits, hair oil, etc.. If Indian/Pakistani products need entry or advertize locally -- then they can pay a fee and do it.

I think ads for foreign products (especially Indian FMCG products such as Hazmola, Dabur and crappy soap) on cable TV had a free run for a while. If the govt. has a way to get ad revenue and carriage fee from foreign channels trying to sell their wares here -- what is the issue? Who gives up free money? the article above says we are paying some 2000 crore rupees yearly to India on account of cable channel surcharge alone. This has to be reversed or neutralized.

Once we start supporting our local channels with our ad-revenue money -- then their creativity and program quality will automatically improve. This country showed with its late 70's generation that even an organization like BTV could produce excellent dramas based on Kafka and Ibsen's writing (ask your parents little boys and girls ). We don't have to take lessons from these Bollywood idiots on creativity.

but these days much of the generation is stuck on bollywood and esp the rising middle class and the nauve riche, i despise bollywood , even thou half my family is urdu speaking

but i wont deny bollywood produces some good stuff in the odd occasion.

[King Nothing]

Originally Posted by manbil777

We did not fight a guerrilla war for nine months so kids could start cussing in Hindi or Urdu.

Hear hear!

[TIslam]

Originally Posted by King Nothing

Hear hear!

Hear hear, indeed, but is anything in definitive terms being done about it to stem the tide, if not reverse the trend?