RTM the official broadcaster for Suzuki Cup

Thursday, November 22, 2012
Source: Bernama

 

KUALA LUMPUR, (Bernama) - Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) was appointed as the official broadcaster for the AFF Suzuki Cup 2012 to be held in Malaysia and Thailand.

RTM's Director-General of Broadcasting Datuk Norhyati Ismail said the first match of the AFF Suzuki Cup on Saturday (Nov 24) between Thailand and the Philippines in Group A would be telecast live at 9pm through TV1 while the delayed telecast of the match between Vietnam and Myanmar would be aired at 1am on Nov 25.

"Since RTM is the official broadcaster of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2012, we promise to offer the viewers the best action in the competition. There will also be informative programmes aired.

"We took the initiative to become the official broadcaster to inject a continuous support for the national team in its quest to qualify for the final and go on to retain the cup," he told reporters after the official announcement was made at Angkasapuri here today.

She added that TV1 will air the Group B match between Malaysia and Singapore on Sunday starting 8.40pm while the delayed telecast of the match between Laos and Indonesia comes on at 1am on Nov 26.

For the record, RTM had telecast the semifinals and final of the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup and watched by 3.8 million people.

In 2010 Malaysia beat Indonesia in a home and away final to lift the cup

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Don't air porn songs, West Java radio, TV told

JAKARTA: All radio and television stations in the West Java province have been told not to broadcast songs or video clips depicting lyrics which may be deemed pornographic.

The ban was made by the West Java provincial branch of the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPID) following calls from the Indonesian Ulama Council (MUI), the provincial legislative council (DPRD) and the community.

"As of September this year, we received 263 complaints through various media including text messages, mail, email, telephone calls and other social networking media regarding the contents of TV and radio broadcasts," West Java KPID commissioner Nursyawal was quoted by the English daily, The Jakarta Post, as saying Monday.

Songs considered pornographic include "Mobil Bergoyang" (Rocking Car), "Cinta Satu Malam" (One Night Love), "Hamil Duluan" (Pregnant Out of Wedlock), "Aku Ingin Dilubangi" (I Want to be Perforated) and "Mari Bercinta 2" (Let's Make Love 2).

"Mobil Bergoyang", for example, which starts off with the sound of a girl moaning, contains lyrics describing how bad girls do not need expensive hotels, but only a car, to make love.

The song "Hamil Duluan" describes how an unmarried couple's sexual activity results in the girl getting pregnant.

Nursyawal said the commission was not acting as a censor banning the creation of songs or video clips.

"What we can do is ban them from being broadcast. Even in developed countries such as the US, which has been dubbed the most liberal country, songs and videos containing sexual material are not allowed to be broadcast in public," he said.

Parents have welcomed the ban. Iman Herdiana, 29, a father of two, for example, said he was really disturbed when hearing his two-and-a-half-year-old daughter singing the "Cinta Satu Malam" song.

"It's too vulgar to listen to," he said, adding that his daughter had learned the song from the television and he had to ask his wife to switch to other channels whenever the video was broadcast. - BERNAMA

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