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Jamaica: Get with the (Interactive TV) Program!

Written byJanine Mendes-Franco

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Posted 15 November 2013 8:18 GMT

You can buy the exclusive rights to such shows but you can’t do that and treat them as if they’re the kind of traditional uni-directional, analog content that’s on its way out without raising the ire of your viewers.

The Voice is stirring up some discussion in Jamaica – and not just because of Tessanne Chin. Annie Paul explains.

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