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Written By swamy - 31 August, 2008
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Watch tatasky? Sit and watch cartoons with your children. Press green button on the remote. You can now select the audio in your favirote language. This option is not available most of the time. But whenever it is available, Engilsh, Hindi and Tamil, ashtay! No kannada, yaake?
Tatasky doesn't want to do good business in Karnataka?
Tatasky thinks only Tamil speaking population are demanding, baaki janaa not?
Tatasky has competetion from Sun, which is based in Tamilnadu, so care more for Tamil than Kannada, or Malayalam?
Praja my praja, simple letters of protest required. joining me? This is ultra peaceful protest, ask them only one question, why no kannada? We protest, they will put Kannada. And then all competetion will also put kannada. Alva?
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spry - 1 September, 2008 - 16:02
shas3n - 31 August, 2008 - 08:56
I only know of the law against dubbing which was made back in the 1960s, when people were afraid that Kannadiga actors, singers, and technical workers would lose jobs to film industries in other states.. but other than that dubbing programs to Kannada is no harm. The Rs.200crore Kannada advertising market is not bereft of any revenue yielding capcity if programs got dubbed to Kannada.
to take on big, why not grow big. Instead of taking on Sun concentrate on Karnataka instead. moreover, Tatasky viewers have to bear the brunt of the bitter rivalry between Rupert Murdoch and Zee's Subhash Chandra. Murdoch's & Reliance are starting Kannada lang channel aswell and when thr is DTH interoperability be introduced, we can choose the operator. if Tatasky does not have Kannada version, change to Big,sun,Dish or anyother which does have. I dialled tatasky on ph:6000 6633 and just selected Kannada option but an english rep answered. the stategizers there are definitely not serious.
I say this is business. And what Tata sky has done is an unfortunate reflection of the picture that is projected in the market. From the options listed above, it is very clear that Tata Sky thinks Hindi is the option for most of North India, and Tamil the one for most of South India.
The reason why Tata sky thinks like that stands on long standing Hindi imposition in this country that has perhaps masked several such business establishments' brains to make them think Hindi means this country! And since Tamil stands its long standing opponent from south, Tamil it is, for them in South. So Hindi and Tamil are but immediate tools in their hands to "COVER" the entire market, the entire India.
So if we Kannadigas want something for ourselves in Kannada on Tata sky, we need to make Tata Sky realise our presence, make them recognize us, speak to them in Kannada (ONLY), demand service in Kannada no matter where their call ends up in. Kannadiga customers need to make Tata sky realise the extent of market present in Kannada. They also need to understand that Kannada language holds the key to tapping this market.
-Nijavaada
now they are doing Telugu also
swamy - 31 August, 2008 - 07:13
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