Comments on: Protectionist TV industry against ‘foreign content’

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 08:43:50 +0000

What we need is a proper rating system. Ours is probably a handful of countries that do not have a functional rating system for television programming. An age appropriate rating system is the need of the hour. Once that system is in place, it won’t matter what is shown on television.

By: JBN

JBN — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 08:02:57 +0000

well there is no difference between pakistani and indian dramas today except for a few which can be counted on your fingers after rigorous thought…anyhow i am surprised by maria wasti that indian dramas are “so open”…really I don’t agree with you ma’am..you need to have a reality check and out of all people especially you …..we are hypocrites in every sense of the word..we define hypocrisy, double standards… just go and check our marriage ceremonies…what a waste of time and money…On the other hand these are very people who rush to india for any kind of tiny tiny opportunity to play a role of an extra….

By: Krish

Krish — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 05:40:43 +0000

DANGEROUS TREND
Any industry, be it art, manufacturing or services that demands and gets societal or Government protection sets the country on a downward spiral. Competition is the only means to achieve high quality in all endeavours of life. This has been proven again and again in progressive societies.

By: Chanakya

Chanakya — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 05:22:19 +0000

Bingo!

By: Faran Ali

Faran Ali — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 05:15:26 +0000

“They demanded that all Indian and foreign content dubbed in Urdu should be taken off air in Pakistan.”

Why just the dubbed. If they want to really save the local industry (which I highly doubt) then they should ban altogether the Soaps, Movies, Ads. Fact is everyone is playing politics no one is clean.

By: kafi

kafi — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 04:40:37 +0000

I agree with u

By: Syed Waqasullah

Syed Waqasullah — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 04:35:13 +0000

Don’t understand why they are insecure, our cultural dramas have their own USPs. Actually they are insecure as most of the audience have started inclining to such turkish dramas, and reach of such shows has drastically increased. It was initially shown in cities like Islamabad and Lahore, now it is being shown in Karachi, and the mass audience is tuning to such shows and increasing the TRP’s

By: Saeed Ahmed

Saeed Ahmed — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 04:09:21 +0000

I don’t see any issue with showing Turkish channels. The local industry will need to improve their quality and try not to mimic Indian culture. The Pakistani dramas have lost their touch. We are Pakistani and we have a great culture of our own and we do not need to follow others. I suggest they should also view Iranian dramas especially hazrat Yousuf drama series is one of the best I have ever seen.

By: wbwise

wbwise — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 02:23:46 +0000

Here’s a solution: Make better shows!

By: Prakash

Prakash — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:10:09 +0000

As per this report they were against dubbing of foreign tv serial and when Indian TV serial are not dubbed then why oppose the Indian TV channel, only turkish tv serial falls under this category.