AMIC conference had also presentations on television scene
in Indonesia and China.
Television is the most referred medium in Indonesia, due to
long history of PALAPA satellite project, which facilitated even the most
remote areas of Indonesia have good television signal. Indonesians spend an
average of five hours watching television. The positive thing about television
is that it is family occupation, unlike Internet. Families watch together, and
parents are involved in their children’s watching television.
One example of good cartooon is Malaysian produced 'Upin and Ipin', (Upin in the tv screen shot is the one with a little bit of hair on top). It is slow pace cartoon, which includes also teachings for children. Very cute in my opinion, reminds me of Finnish Moomi's in style.
Some trends in Indonesian television include that male
dominate the screen; there is more male than female presenters on screen. Another trend is
that the programs show affiliation with Islam. From 1980 to 2000, showing
affiliation has increased from 27% to 68%.
The biggest gap in Indonesian television programs is that
there is very little content for teens and preteens.