ABSTRACT
This chapter shows that corruption in the Indian and Pakistani television systems has only been compounded by the globalisation of TV systems in both these countries owing to the structural changes that have taken place and the economic logic introduced by the liberalisation of the airwaves in these two countries. Before identifying forms of corruption traversing the political economy of television systems in India and Pakistan, it explores the notion of corruption and its definitional complexities. The chapter turns to politicisation of corruption as an ideological tool globally as well as in India and Pakistan. It aims to establish a link between media globalisation and growing corruption in the television systems. Globalisation of the television system has introduced as a new factor in the political economy. Corruption has not merely introduced such terms as surrogate and proxy ownership, but has also operationalised new filters and influences.
