The Uses
& Abuses of Satellite Television
Television has become the most popular and widespread
source of entertainment all over the world. Television is the means of watching
programs live from a distance. Thus selling in our bedroom or drawing room we
can see the happenings that have been going on anywhere in the world. Satellite
television has a new dimension in television telecasting. Programs of varied
taste and interest are shown in the satellite channels. Some programs are
informative and educative and some are harmful and obscene. So, programs of
satellite television channels have not only uses but also abuses .Let we find
out the uses and abuses of satellite television in the following paragraphs.
There are some news channels of the satellite television.
BBC, CNN, ZEE NEWS etc. Telecast news and views round the clock. We can know
the happenings live from the spots through these channels. Thus these channels
help us a lot in providing current affairs of the world.
Television also telecast educative programs. Channels
like discovery, the national geographic channel, BTV, Door dirham, national etc.
Telecast highly informative programs on various subjects. Satellite channels
are also used for distance learning.
The main use of satellite television is entertainment.
When we become tired of our work, we want to relax. At this time television
programs refresh us by telecasting songs, drama serials, movies, etc. Satellite
channels have become an addiction to many. People specially the students sit in
front of the TV set and spend hour after hour. This hampers their normal work
schedule.
For sitting too long before the TV set, the eyesight
of the viewers is affected. So, there is eyestrain and many people lose their
eyesight at a premature age. Sometimes, satellite channels telecast some
programmers with indecent costume. So, it is often hesitating to watch the TV
programmers with all the members of the family.
The most dangerous thing about the satellite TV is the
cultural intrusion culture of one country enters into another culture and
pollute one’s own culture. Cultural invasion is more dangerous than the
political invasion. Satellite channels of the developed countries are
influencing the culture of the poor countries.
However, the satellite channels are more entertaining
than the national channels. We should not pick up the bad things. We should
derive the educative lessons. We must discover the programmers that suit our
taste and culture.
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