Appeal to Indovision

I am very much upset and disappointed knowing that my favorite National Geographic Channel will be discontinued on April 1 and replaced with another program.

For your information, the National Geographic Channel is rated one of the best programs in terms of education and entertainment and I see no reason whatsoever for Indovision to terminate it.

Indovision claims the reason behind the program termination is the result of customer polling, but frankly speaking, I doubt very much such a claim for the simple reason that as one of the subscribers, I have never been contacted by Indovision for my opinion. And furthermore, my personal research shows that the majority of subscribers do enjoy the National Geographic Channel and very regret this one-sided decision without prior thorough research.

There are other programs which have limited viewers, such as Jet, AXN and others which should have been replace long time ago. And we are all very much surprised and shocked that Indovision should choose to replace one of its favorite and much-viewed National Geographic Channel.

As we are all aware in Indonesia, there are hardly any quality programs which can be enjoyed by children, middle-aged people and the elderly, not to mention intellectuals and ordinary men and surprisingly enough the National Geographic Channel is just what we all enjoy viewing.

The National Geographic Channel not only provides viewers with a vast amount of knowledge about flora and fauna but also educates us on how to love our earth and on the dangers of pollution o our environment; not to mention the glimpse of cultures of other nations.

Having said all that, I hereby appeal to your good conscience and goodwill to reevaluate your decision and, better still, to reinstate the National Geographic Channel for the good of your viewers.

Meantime, I thank you for your kind attention and hopefully the National Geographic Channel will be on air for as long as Indovision exists in Indonesia.

DARMAWAN HANDAYA

Jakarta