Essay : Cable T.V

Essay:

CABLE T.V    

    There have been many inventions of science for the purpose of the entertainment of man. We have radio, the cinema, the Television and many other items. Now it is the Cable T.V. As Cable T.V has provided all entertainment at people's homes, the cinema halls have suffered a great setback. Many of them have shut down. It has given a big jolt to the film industry as well.
    The Cable T.V is not only a means of recreation, but also means of knowledge. There are many programmes which are educative, informative and constructive. Many serials like “Discovery”, “Animal Kingdom Life”, “Under Sea Life” are educative and for the enhancement of knowledge.
    There are some serials which throw light upon the corrupt nature of modern society. Even children can come to know there are many people on this Earth who wear white clothes but have black hearts and poisonous tongues. These children can know the reality of men and their evil nature. They can keep away from the evil and can make efforts to cure and reform the society. Thus the Cable T.V is serving a great purpose.
    Like other industries, it has also become a small industry. It provides employment to people, though on a very small scale. It gives encouragement to small investors to have a sort of self-employment. They are also a source of income to the government. Through taxes the cable operators have to pay to the income tax department. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting rent out the channels to different T.V productions and this earns money.
    Cable T.V has many disadvantages too. The students waste their precious time in watching movies on Cable T.V. Thus they ignore and neglect their studies. Parents have to repeatedly remind their children to switch off the T.V and devote time to studies. They always under tension because instead of progress, their studies suffer. Another evil is that youths adopt evil ways and habits easily to which they are exposed through the various serials. The children are innocent and they fail to understand the real and the unreal, true and untrue. They want to do what they see.
    Our serials have adopted some what westernized trends in showing some scenes. The children are affected and influenced by these serials. They do not fit into the Pakistan context. Most of our modern youth being under the influence of Western Culture have forgotten their own culture.