The Satellite Subversives

SomeoneYouDontKnow writes: "The New York Times (free registration reguired, blah blah blah) has a fascinating article about a former Iranian rock star who has launched a pirate TV station broadcasting back into Iran from, of all places, L.A. From reading the article, I can't help but compare Narional Iranian Television to U-62 from the movie "UHF" because of its ultra-low-budget operations and programming, but, like the fictional station, it's wildly popular. OK, I know this is a little off the beaten track for Slashdot articles, but it's nice to see that there's a broadcaster out there more interested in providing a meaningful service than figuring out ways to squeeze more and more money out of viewers."

Comments

Hmmmm

[wiredog]

Since the 1979 revolution turned television into a grim, state-controlled affair -- which most Iranians say they find biased, boring, or both -- those who could afford it have invested in the illegal, but tolerated, satellite dishes, while others have largely tuned out.

In the USA...

Since the 1979 revolution turned television into a grim, corporate-controlled affair -- which most Americans say they find biased, boring, or both -- ... others have largely tuned out.

Think we could get that guy to broadcast to the US?

cooking shows and tastefully exposed Persian femal

[mochan_s]

Exerpt from the NY Times article:>

He didn't fill the air with a lot of subversive political talk. He simply continued to beam into the sky movies and music and cooking shows and tastefully exposed Persian female flesh

I hope "cooking shows and tastefully exposed Persian female flesh" isn't one show.

Leaves a bad aftertaste in the mouth after reading that.