WE DO NOT NEED TO INVENT THE WHEEL: YEREVAN ART DIRECTOR ON NEW PRIMETIME TV BILL

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17:04 ~U 10.02.10

The new parameters to be placed on TV programs and films broadcast
in Armenia have stirred up discontent.

In a press conference today, Yerevan Puppet Theatre named after
Hovhanes Tumanyan Art Director Ruben Babayan said there were some
points in the parameters that are typical of Soviet times. In his
opinion, international experience should be followed; there’s no need
to invent the wheel.

"Especially when every bicycle [we invent] has a square seat [meaning,
square wheels]," said Babayan, meaning that the document has a lot
of shortcomings and controversial points.

However, Babayan expressed hope that a new document would be formed
due to discussions on the new parameters.

"There are some things that are necessary to fight against with a
baton. I am not against a culture baton aimed against anti-culture
and I welcome it," said Babayan.

Earlier the National Commission on Television and Radio (NCTR)
had presented the new parameters of TV programs to the public. The
commission had proposed a new bill which stated that films and TV
programs that have explicit sexual content or explicit scenes of
violence and horror must be broadcast only between midnight and 6 am.