Abstract:
Television is a public media. The structure of the television has been made with the
ability to watch television without any differences of age. That means from a child to
grown ups. Therefore, implementing rules and regulations for watching television is
much harder and also an unfair thing. Somehow, I would like to submit a major problem
as an observation when paying attention to Sri Lankan television channels. Sri Lankan
channels cut off the relevant scenes of the programs including 18+ scenes. Actually, is
this fair? I emphasis again the Television is a public media and It can be watched by any
person from any age group. Concerning that, cutting off 18+ scenes seems to be fair. On
the other side, it will be an obstacle for the taste of a person who passed the particular
age. According to this, it is not necessary to come up with a fair solution with fair result
for all the parties. Many television channels of countries all over the world had found
various solutions for this matter, but Sri Lanka stays on the same primary stage, still
cutting off the scenes. Each program, which telecasted through every channel of the
country should be categorized into different age groups and identified by a particular
sign, to which age group that particular program is suitable for. After that, that particular
sign should be telecasted before that particular program and let the viewers know to
which age group that program is suitable for. Through these observations, I am hoping
to introduce a formal method of telecasting and to put an end to these primary methods
of cutting off the scenes that are still in progress in the television industry of Sri Lanka.
