{"id":101203,"date":"2023-09-20T11:42:25","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T11:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/20\/foreign-telenovelas-with-twi-translation-hurting-creative-industry-rex-omar\/"},"modified":"2023-09-20T11:42:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T11:42:25","slug":"foreign-telenovelas-with-twi-translation-hurting-creative-industry-rex-omar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/20\/foreign-telenovelas-with-twi-translation-hurting-creative-industry-rex-omar\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign telenovelas with Twi translation hurting creative industry &#8211; Rex Omar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\">\n<p>Highlife musician Rex Omar is not happy about the growing trend of local TV stations showing foreign telenovelas with Twi translations.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the influx of foreign soap operas on Ghanaian television with Twi translations is detrimental to the growth and recognition of local talents and portrays Ghana as unserious with its creativity.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview with Property FM, Rex Omar argued that the overreliance on foreign content sends a message that the country lacks confidence in its own creative prowess and that not only diminishes the visibility of Ghanaian actors, writers, and producers but also limits opportunities for local storytelling and the development of indigenous talent.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cRight now look at our media landscape, all the soap operas we\u2019re showing on TV are foreign which they\u2019ve used our local languages to interpret. This thing is causing the nation a lot of havoc and who is talking about that but Ghana is like a country without governance so everyone does what they want.<\/em>\u201c<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBecause there is nowhere in any civilised country like you go to India and they are showing Ghanaian soap opera on TV but they\u2019re using India language to do the interpretation. Or maybe you go to Britain and they\u2019ll be showing Ghanaian soap opera on their popular TV station with their language, it doesn\u2019t happen and it\u2019s only Ghana.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>He expressed the belief that investing in homegrown talents, supporting local productions, and providing a platform for Ghanaian stories will not only boost the economy but also contribute to the preservation of the country\u2019s unique cultural heritage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Highlife musician Rex Omar is not happy about the growing trend of local TV stations showing foreign telenovelas with Twi translations. 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