The most rated TV channel in Ukraine spoke out against the ousting of the Russian language
The highest-rated TV channel in Ukraine, Inter, opposed the initiative of the Verkhovna Rada to introduce a 75% quota for compulsory broadcasting in the Ukrainian language in order to displace Russian.
This is stated in a statement by the TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
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“We are categorically against this law, which practically prohibits the use of any languages other than Ukrainian on television in Ukraine. And the question is not in relation to languages – Ukrainian or Russian. The issue is related to human rights. This law will violate the rights of millions of Ukrainian citizens for whom Russian is their native language. It will also violate the rights of speakers of other regional languages, of which, in addition to Russian, there are 17 in Ukraine. In addition, this law creates a split in society and escalates an already tense situation. We hope that the deputies will not pass the law in the second reading. Among other things, this law does not contribute to the development of Ukrainian television. On the contrary, it will cause serious harm. It is impossible to create the required volume of high-quality content in the Ukrainian language or to make high-quality dubbing in the same volume - therefore, the quality of the television product in the Ukrainian language will deteriorate,” the document says.
“Russian language is one of the world languages. Millions of copies of educational and fiction literature have been published in this language, and many high-quality films have been made. Ukrainians cannot be deprived of access to such important content. We can already see what the law on introducing quotas for Ukrainian-language songs on Ukrainian radio stations has led to – how much low-quality product has appeared on the air.
In Latvia, a quota of 75% of television broadcasts per day in the Latvian language was applied at the legislative level. However, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia recognized the introduction of language quotas as unconstitutional and contrary to international legislation on human rights and freedom of private enterprise,” the television crew also reminds.
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