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Originally Posted by JohnR5573
[/COLOR]The Sony channel on VM is on too high of a EPG number, I can't remember its location on Sky. So, it's not just a matter of the US channels having their own channels here too, but their location on the EPGs as well.
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does it matter how high the EPG number is?
If I want to watch a program on any channel the EPG number does not sway my decision in any form whatsoever.
Or am I missing something?[/QUOTE]
Broadcasters prefer EPG slots lower down the guide as the theory (which appears to be correct) is that people start channel hopping from the first channel onwards and stop when they find something that they find interesting. Hence, the higher up an EPG number one has, the more likely that viewers will have found something that they want to watch before they reach your channel. Less viewers= less advertising revenue and/or a risk that the platform may decide that a channel with low viewing figures isn't worth keeping (this has actually happened in the past).
So, the EPG position is very important indeed
