I've seen the future of TV logos and it isn't good

For those on here who go on about logos on TV channels in the UK and
Australia I'm currently in the USA and have a 'taste of the
future' and it is not looking good.

On most of the main channels here, not only do they have an on-screen
logos for the TV channel but there seems to be a preponderance of
advertising logos during the programmes themselves. In most shows I
have watched, both comedy programmes and films, after most breaks a
'commercial' for other programmes on the channel is shown in the
bottom corner of the screen, or over the whole of the bottom of the
screen during the programme itself! These can go on for about 30
seconds, and are very distracting.

I have seen such logos before, when watching cricket on TV in Asia (I
think it was India vs Pakistan), but at least in that case the adverts
were fairly non-intrusive (e.g. no sound and just in an infobar on the
bottom of the screen) and there were no commercial breaks. Here in the
USA, the main channels have loads of commercials, and commercials in
the programmes themselves!

I wonder where it will stop? With an entire programme obscured by one
long set of commercials? No doubt we will suffer this here before
long too?

David

On 22 Oct 2005, Dave wrote

in-programme, on-screen adverts

I wonder where it will stop? With an entire programme obscured by
one long set of commercials? No doubt we will suffer this here
before long too?

Probably: I assume it's a ploy to try and stymie skipping adverts by
using Tivo and such-like.

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BeeJay wrote in :


Another complaint I have is at the end of a programme the credits will
be squashed up so as to be unreadable while an ad for a following prog
is shown.

That's a real bugger! I could murder ch 5 when they do it - always in the
high to middle cast list, which, if you're watching the credits, is prolly
the bit of credits you want to watch. Grrr, blood pressure rising.....

mike

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On most of the main channels here, not only do they have an on-screen
logos for the TV channel but there seems to be a preponderance of
advertising logos during the programmes themselves. In most shows I
have watched, both comedy programmes and films, after most breaks a
'commercial' for other programmes on the channel is shown in the
bottom corner of the screen, or over the whole of the bottom of the
screen during the programme itself! These can go on for about 30
seconds, and are very distracting.

Check this out from Indian cable tv:
http://www.dtvforum.info/index.php?a...pe=post&id=105

the scrolling ads NEVER stopped. Not even for a moment. Only on this one
channel tho.

I have seen such logos before, when watching cricket on TV in Asia (I
think it was India vs Pakistan), but at least in that case the adverts
were fairly non-intrusive (e.g. no sound and just in an infobar on the
bottom of the screen) and there were no commercial breaks. Here in the
USA, the main channels have loads of commercials, and commercials in
the programmes themselves!

I wonder where it will stop? With an entire programme obscured by one
long set of commercials? No doubt we will suffer this here before
long too?

David


Luckily the advertising in this country is regulated, so at the moment this
isn't possible - at least on the mainstream channels.

On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 22:41:42 +0100, BeeJay wrote:

Another complaint I have is at the end of a programme the credits will
be squashed up so as to be unreadable while an ad for a following prog
is shown.

The worst example of bad behaviour by a broadcaster I witnessed
recently was when watching (via Sky+) an episode of Huff aired on FX
several weeks ago. The episode ended on quite an emotional note, with
one character at the bedside of another, with subdued lighting and
soft piano music. A few milliseconds after the credits started, this
was replaced by a promo for Penn & Teller: Bull****! - bright white
room, loud drum sounds and an annoying voiceover...

Charlie

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Dave wrote:
Here in
the USA, the main channels have loads of commercials, and commercials
in the programmes themselves!

I was amazed at how much advertising there was on US tv. Cable was sold in
Australia partly on the idea that it had less/no ads. Well, go to the US and
then think twice about shelling out for cable/pay tv!

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ant

"ant" wrote in message
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Dave wrote:
Here in
the USA, the main channels have loads of commercials, and commercials
in the programmes themselves!

I was amazed at how much advertising there was on US tv. Cable was sold in
Australia partly on the idea that it had less/no ads. Well, go to the US
and then think twice about shelling out for cable/pay tv!

Some channels are ad free, like Showtime

Kevin Hendrikssen wrote:
"ant" wrote in message
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Dave wrote:
Here in
the USA, the main channels have loads of commercials, and
commercials in the programmes themselves!

I was amazed at how much advertising there was on US tv. Cable was
sold in Australia partly on the idea that it had less/no ads. Well,
go to the US and then think twice about shelling out for cable/pay
tv!

Some channels are ad free, like Showtime

When you buy a cable service (or the Dish) in the US, you get a certain
parcel of channels. Then you start paying more as you select more channels.
Eventually, you get to the top of the tree, where you can have certain
channels after you've bought and paid for all the other ones. 2nd top is
HBO. Top: Showtime.
You've paid for an awful lot of extra channels to get there though.

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I wonder where it will stop? With an entire programme obscured by one
long set of commercials? No doubt we will suffer this here before
long too?

It'll stop when mugs start voting with their feet.

Remembering a while ago on this group and one or two posters said along the
lines of "Dogs don't both me,I'm watching the programme,nothing else".
So the type of advertising you mention is for those people who did'nt care
about it that much so the broadcasters pushed it still further!

Depending on how much PAY TV channels do this (Remember Sky does it and
charges the viewer to watch this crap on screen) Then I'd guess IF the ones
you mention are encrypted channels then it would never be subscribed to
here...Apart from some idiots who like seeing a bit of screen of their
programme they want to watch.

Needless to say children are already being programmed with seeing Dogs on TV
from an early age...You only need to see CITV or Cbeebies etc.
As they grow up, they'll think it quite normal to have all kinds of crap on
screen...Perhaps they're finding it too expensive to run TV channels now and
hoping to kill TV off totally (Certainly going the right about it anyway
IMHO)

T.W.