Als das isolierte buddhistische Königreich Bhutan im Jahr 1999 Zugang zum Fernsehen erhielt, war es das letzte Land der Welt, das mit diesem Medium in Berührung kam. Mit dem Fernsehen kam auch das Kabelfernsehen. Dieser Film aus dem Jahr untersucht dessen kulturelle Auswirkungen auf das Land, die
In 1999, Bhutan, a Buddhist kingdom that had remained isolated in the Himalayan mountains for centuries, became the last country in the world to legalize TV.
In the years that followed, Bhutan opened itself to what some critics called “an electronic invasion” — cable television. In this FRONTLINE/World short documentary that aired in 2002, reporters Alexis Bloom and Tshewang Dendup explored the differing reactions to the advent of cable TV in the Buddhist kingdom, including the perspective of a co-owner of a cable service company, who said, “We always have to move forward.”
“Bhutan: The Last Place” was produced by Alexis Bloom, who was also the videographer. The co-producer and videographer was Tshewang Dendup. The founder and executive producer of FRONTLINE was David Fanning.
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