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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: xrtoronto on February 09, 2006, 11:22:18 AM
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Algeria's national television channel has stopped showing the popular pan-Arab programme, Star Academy, after protests by the main Islamist party.
Islamist leader Aboudjerra Soltani said the show was a "provocation against society and attacked its moral values".
The Lebanese-produced show is based on the global Pop Idol concept and has attracted large viewing figures in Algeria and the whole Arab world.
Mr Soltani told the media the show was cancelled by order of the president.
"Not for family viewing"
Mr Soltani, the leader of the Movement for a Society of Peace, is a government minister without portfolio and his party, formerly known as Hamas, is part of the ruling coalition.
The president of Algeria's High Islamic Council has also welcomed the ban.
The show "is far from artistic and goes against our society's moral standards", says Cheikh Bouamrane.
Both leaders have said that the programme, broadcast during prime time, is not fit for family viewing.
"Today, they ban television shows. Tomorrow they will brain-wash the population, in the name of Islam", writes Omar Belhouchet, the editor of the popular daily newspaper El Watan.
Popular with women
Star Academy is not the only pan-Arab programme based on the Pop Idol concept. Its main rival, Super Star, has just ended its latest season this week and has proved just as popular.
The BBC's Areski Himeur in Algiers says that hardline Islamists have been shocked by some images of and dances performed by some of the female contestants.
However Star Academy has proved very popular among Algerian television viewers, in particular women.
Those who want to keep following the show will still be able to see the show on the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation (LBC) which is available via satellite dishes.
c&p (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4696866.stm)
Yup...pretty offensive stuff for the family to see! :lol
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Well, xtorontox, you have to realize that this is the kind of "family friendly viewing" middle eastern state-run TV prefers:
The Muslim Woman Magazine: Hosted by Doaa 'Amer (aired in Egypt) (http://stream.realimpact.net/rihurl.ram?file=realimpact/memri/memri_10-30-02_01.rm)
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Seagoon, can you check that link for me please? I get a download of a file only 170kb and it doesn't "render" anything (that's what the player says)
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Good idea and now maybe every country will follow suit and pull 'pop idol' from the airwaves. And other programmes like it. I can't stand them:mad:
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Originally posted by xrtoronto
Seagoon, can you check that link for me please? I get a download of a file only 170kb and it doesn't "render" anything (that's what the player says)
It's a .ram file which contains pointer to the real media. You nead 'real' player to view it.
rtsp://66.150.15.110:554/realimpact/memri/memri_10-30-02_01.rm?cloakport=80,554,7070
--stop--
pnm://66.150.15.110:7070/realimpact/memri/memri_10-30-02_01.rm?cloakport=80,554,7070
BTW, real is the biggest crap on the planet. Don't use it.
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Originally posted by 2bighorn
BTW, real is the biggest crap on the planet. Don't use it.
agree totally...I've been using something called "real alternative"...works fine (but trouble with this particular file)
real alternative is available for free d/l...google it
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Sorry xrToronto, I use the "real" Real Player and it works fine for me. I wish I had a link for the same thing in a different format, but I don't.
- SEAGOON
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cc - thx seagoon!
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That kid's too young to already be a bigot :(
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I am half blind today, I thought the title said "Pope Idol"
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Originally posted by cpxxx
Good idea and now maybe every country will follow suit and pull 'pop idol' from the airwaves. And other programmes like it. I can't stand them:mad:
This may come as a shock...but if you don't watch them you won't see them.