Five's new channels testing?

allan tracy wrote:
André Coutanche wrote:
allan tracy wrote:
What will the new channels be called - five two, five three etc?

Five US and Five life.

http://www.five.tv/aboutfive/press/p...wonewchannels/

André Coutanche

Thank you.

Five Life sounds like a bundle of fun - more girl's TV.

How come a channel aimed at a female audience is considered viable yet
somethig similar aimed at dysfunctional, autistic and infantile men
(i.e. the sort that are interested in science engineering and things
with wheels/wings) is not to be even encouraged?

Bcause men can work a TiVo and a fast-forward button, whereas women have to
sit through adverts.

Twas good to start with but once you'd seen all the Professionals
repeats then all the car buying guides repeats that was that.

I rather liked Roy Chubby Brown.

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Good evening ladies how's the old clitoris.

Any trouble you come and see Chubby.

I might not be an expert but I'll have a f**king good look.

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Poldie wrote:
allan tracy wrote:

André Coutanche wrote:

allan tracy wrote:

What will the new channels be called - five two, five three etc?

Five US and Five life.

http://www.five.tv/aboutfive/press/p...wonewchannels/

André Coutanche

Thank you.

Five Life sounds like a bundle of fun - more girl's TV.

How come a channel aimed at a female audience is considered viable yet
somethig similar aimed at dysfunctional, autistic and infantile men
(i.e. the sort that are interested in science engineering and things
with wheels/wings) is not to be even encouraged?


What do you mean? Did you not, however briefly, experience the
zeitgeist that was 'Men and Motors'?

"Was"?

It's still broadcasting.

"allan tracy" wrote in message
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Because women are a far better target for TV advertising. Women probably
account for 90% of food and household purchasing decisions, and are
more amenable to TV advertising for everything from cosmetics to
sofas to Airwick fresheners.


Yeah, the women may do the leg work but blokes eat and some of the
dodgy ones are even hygenic and I'm sure they let it be known what
their preferences are.

In my case, we do the supermarket shopping together anyway as do most
couples.

You mean you push the trolley around and go where you're directed.

And I left out one. Women are probably responsible for initiating
75% of the DIY and home furnishing initiatives if not more.
There may be a bloke holding up the Ronseal tin, but its the
wife who nags the old man into painting the fence as its looking
a bit patchy.

Women also buy most of the soap and the deoderant as well as the
aftershave around christmas. As they get most of the benefit. If
there's a hunk spraying the stuff on himself then the advert is
ususally aimed at women. If there's a bit of totty then the advert
is aimed at men.


michael adams

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On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 17:27:06 +0100, André Coutanche
wrote the following to uk.media.tv.misc:

Dave Farrance wrote:
"André Coutanche" wrote:
http://www.five.tv/aboutfive/press/p...wonewchannels/

Wonder what'll get booted off DTT's Mux A to make room. TUTV, the
shopping channels, or BBC radio?

TUTV. It's "listened to what its customers want and is changing".

i.e. it's been kicked off by Five and it's going bust.

www.topuptv.com/newcustomer/what_you_get.html.

Lots of spin and waffle there. Looks like TUTV is cutting down on the number
of channels it broadcasts and cutting the hours of others. Some of the shows
on channels being dropped will be sent overnight as MPEG files to be stored
on the HD of the PVR box. On top of all this it will cost an extra £2/month.
I can't see it lasting, which is a shame as it will probably just be
replaced with yet more semi-legal quiz channels and pointless shopping
channels. With a bit more attention to detail TUTV could have been much
better.



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"michael adams" wrote in message
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"allan tracy" wrote in message
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Because women are a far better target for TV advertising. Women
probably
account for 90% of food and household purchasing decisions, and are
more amenable to TV advertising for everything from cosmetics to
sofas to Airwick fresheners.


Yeah, the women may do the leg work but blokes eat and some of the
dodgy ones are even hygenic and I'm sure they let it be known what
their preferences are.

In my case, we do the supermarket shopping together anyway as do most
couples.

You mean you push the trolley around and go where you're directed.

And I left out one. Women are probably responsible for initiating
75% of the DIY and home furnishing initiatives if not more.
There may be a bloke holding up the Ronseal tin, but its the
wife who nags the old man into painting the fence as its looking
a bit patchy.

Women also buy most of the soap and the deoderant as well as the
aftershave around christmas. As they get most of the benefit. If
there's a hunk spraying the stuff on himself then the advert is
ususally aimed at women. If there's a bit of totty then the advert
is aimed at men.


michael adams

hmm... as a full time single parent dad, and single man, it all
(shopping/housework/diy/airfreashners/etc) still needs doing, and the only
one who nags me is me daughter..

your kind being a right sexist ignoramus!

sorry but it had to be said!

HTH

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"allan tracy" wrote in message
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Five US will no doubt be full of all the stuff the other channels have
already declined which, given that I avoid most US TV already, hardly
sounds appealing.




They'll keep the channels as they are for a few months, and when they think
no ones watching, they'll apply to Ofcom (who will of course roll over, as
they always do) to turn the channels into gambling/gaming channels.
Something akin to ITV Play.

Voila!


Simes

Marcus Houlden wrote:

Lots of spin and waffle there. Looks like TUTV is cutting down on the number
of channels it broadcasts and cutting the hours of others. Some of the shows
on channels being dropped will be sent overnight as MPEG files to be stored
on the HD of the PVR box. On top of all this it will cost an extra £2/month.
I can't see it lasting, which is a shame as it will probably just be
replaced with yet more semi-legal quiz channels and pointless shopping
channels. With a bit more attention to detail TUTV could have been much
better.

They've already stopped three of their 'channels' and are re-arranging
the hours of their others to free-up space to give back to Five, and at
the same time moving some channels around the EPG. Eurosport's hours
have been cut to run only from noon until 6pm, which is silly for a
live sport channel. Other channels have even shorter slots.

A barker channel is due to go live sometime this week, probably using
the freed space until it goes to Five. Three streams have also appeared
in the EPG, so I assume that they're using just standard encrypted
content. There's also supposedly going to be a film channel for an
extra £5 a month.

As yet, though, they've not given any details as to the actual
programme content this service will be carrying. We've some details of
the channels they are getting content from, but that's about it. I
believe the plans are to eventually suspend completely the current TUTV
service during the day, with the slots going over to sports
broadcasters to show Premiership football from the start of next season.

"michael adams" wrote in message
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Because women are a far better target for TV advertising.

They certainly are. Look at the types of product for which are regularly
advertised on prime-time TV -

How many Shampoo adverts do you see ? almost all aimed at women
Ditto cosmetics (moisturisers etc).
Ditto Womens magazines. Take a look at your supermarket - at my local Asda,
there are 6 racks of "womens interest" magazines, with 2 racks being shared
by mens mags( Nuts, FHM etc) and general interest.

Take those out of a typical ad break, and what do you have left? Not much.

Adrian B

PGG wrote:
Marcus Houlden wrote:


Lots of spin and waffle there. Looks like TUTV is cutting down on the number
of channels it broadcasts and cutting the hours of others. Some of the shows
on channels being dropped will be sent overnight as MPEG files to be stored
on the HD of the PVR box. On top of all this it will cost an extra £2/month.
I can't see it lasting, which is a shame as it will probably just be
replaced with yet more semi-legal quiz channels and pointless shopping
channels. With a bit more attention to detail TUTV could have been much
better.


They've already stopped three of their 'channels' and are re-arranging
the hours of their others to free-up space to give back to Five, and at
the same time moving some channels around the EPG. Eurosport's hours
have been cut to run only from noon until 6pm, which is silly for a
live sport channel. Other channels have even shorter slots.

A barker channel is due to go live sometime this week, probably using
the freed space until it goes to Five. Three streams have also appeared
in the EPG, so I assume that they're using just standard encrypted
content. There's also supposedly going to be a film channel for an
extra £5 a month.

As yet, though, they've not given any details as to the actual
programme content this service will be carrying. We've some details of
the channels they are getting content from, but that's about it. I
believe the plans are to eventually suspend completely the current TUTV
service during the day, with the slots going over to sports
broadcasters to show Premiership football from the start of next season.

What's a barker channel (please)?