Insat: Implications for a Nation

Synopsis: Looks at the wider implications of satellite technology for India, focusing ib the tensions between the needs of the private television owners (mainly rich, educated and urban) and the needs of the disadvantaged, illiterate members of society for whom television has most to offer. Discusses the tendency to impose a Delhi-orientated view on the television service; the control of broadcast media; questions which arise from the use of satellite technology in development and the possible effects of widespread data links on Indian democracy and civil rights.
Series: Introduction to Information Technology, An: Social and Technological Issues, Course Dt200
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 26 min.
Year of production: 1986
Availability: OUT OF DISTRIBUTION
Notes: Paired with INDIA: SPACE FOR EDUCATION, DT200/09V.
Subjects: Information technology; Sociology
Keywords: direct broadcasting by satellite; India; satellite communications

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