Broadcasting panel says Premier League not in line with Indonesia's 'identity'


A TVRI studio films an afternoon news programme. - JP/ANN

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): The supervisory board of public television broadcaster TVRI has criticised its former president director, Helmy Yahya, who was fired from his position after purchasing the rights to broadcast the English Premier League. The board said the programme was counter to the nation's identity.

TVRI supervisory board chairman Arief Hidayat Thamrin said during a meeting with House of Representatives' members on Tuesday (Jan 21) that state-owned television was supposed to deliver educational shows with nationalistic values for the public.

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