Filed under: Media World. , Headline news. North Koreans don't need DVR technology any more. The most important purpose of these devices -- to fast forward through commercials -- no longer applies, now that the reclusive Communist state has banned television commercials from the airwaves. . According to the Yonhap news agency, North Korean leader Kim Jong-il was upset when he saw commercials showing up on Korean Central Television in early July. The report quotes a source close to Kim as saying the ruler's response to the ad was: "What is this? That kind of rubbish appeared when China started reforms and openness." He was obviously pissed and hasn't been open to suggestions that he follow China's lead in embracing a limited form of capitalism. Continue reading Kim Jong-il: No more TV commercials in North Korea. Kim Jong-il: No more TV commercials in North Korea. originally appeared on BloggingStocks. on Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. . Read. |
Kim Jong-il: No more TV commercials in North Korea
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