This survey seeks to examine the influx of foreign television channels like ‘Channel O’ on the culture of third world countries like Nigeria. It assumes that foreign programmes in broadcasting have debase the culture of Nigeria.
The researcher uses the survey method with techniques, like questionnaire administration and interviews. In the bid to achieve her aim, the researcher uses Enugu, as her case study and studied the two local government areas that make up Enugu city that is.
This study calls for the re-awakening of broadcast regulatory bodies like the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) censorship board, broadcasting stations, parents among others to their responsibilities to the society.
The recommendation and suggestion at the end of the study will go a long way in correcting this anomaly.
Digital Satellite Television (DSTV) came from satellite communication network called (Pertec) which act as mirror in the transmission process, beaming the service providers signal back to the satellite dish.
DSTV have 32 channel here in Enugu State these include CNN, BBC world, sky news, movie magic, movie magic 2, Mnet, Africa Magic, Discovery channel, MTV, cartoon network etc.
The Electronic media Network limited (M-Net) was founded in 1985 (http://www.mnet.co.2a/emc/) as South African’s first private subscription television service. The first broadcast comprising one, 12 hour channel went out in October 1986. Today mnet boasts an array of general entertainment and rich channels and broadcasts to over 23 million subscribers in 41 countries across Africa (http:/www.mnet.co.2a/emc/) which Nigeria is one.
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