Introduction. Cable T.V. has become an important and affordable means of entertainment. Sitting at home, we can avail any type of programme on any channel. We have no need to waste a lot of money for watching our favourite game or movie. Cable T.V. is a miracle in the field of our advance technology. It is the mirror of happening day to day incidents all over the world. Truly speaking life is meaningless without cable TV.
Affordable means of Entertainment. In the age of cable T.V. we can entertain ourselves for the whole twenty four hours. All the channels of T.V. are loaded with news, views and entertainment. The whole world of information and entertainment is at your finger tips. Cable connection is not much costly. You can avail this facility for only about Rs. 250-300. All the channels telecast films, serials, news and laughter shows, so children are glued to their TV. sets. House wives and children are the happiest lot. They can miss their meals but not their favourite TV. serial or cricket match.
Means of Advertisement. Cable T.V. is the most easily available means of advertisement. All famous and ordinary products are again and ? again advertised on our cable TV. We have to watch advertisements at regular intervals between songs, serials, films, news and dance programmes. On local channels we may have informations regarding our locality and neighbouring areas in details.
Education Channels. Cable T.V. is the achievement of the advancement of science and technology. NCERT and UGC telecast all the important chapters and information on certain channels. Students in the remote villages can be benefited by such valuable programmes. Information regarding competition exams, are provided by education channels. Now we can know better about all planets, stars, comets, etc.
Disadvantages of Cable T.V. There is no doubt about the fact that cable T.V. is unimaginable and surprising device for us. Viewing of TV. Is good but excess of everything is bad especially for students. It affects their eye-sight besides wastage of time. House wives also become lazy and don't care about household activities. They want to have same type of jewellery that they watch in a certain serial or movie.
Completion. Man has become so habitual of the cable T.V. that he/she considers himself/herself incomplete without having it. We should take maximum advantage of this boon of science and technology and use our T.V. sets for educational and informative purposes.
