Bhutanese culture harmed by Indian channels
More here: “Telecast of some Indian news and entertainment
channels has been barred by cable operators in Bhutan, after local media
labelled them as a threat to their cultural values. The channels that were
taken off air from April this year included SUNTV, Asianet,
ETV Bangla, Aaj Tak and Zee
News, apart from foreign channels like FTV and Ten Sports.
"There was no
formal directive from the government and the above decision was taken by the
cable operators themselves, following a series of articles, which appeared in
the media in Bhutan," Reddy said.
He said it was
alleged in most of the articles that some of these channels were
"culturally degrading and were undermining Bhutanese cultural values,
besides distracting students from their studies."
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