The TV Advert Channel

22-07-2004, 23:01

Well, it has finally arrived, the total TV advert channel

Rupert Murdoch's ever increasing stranglehold over the airways has finally reached it's peak.

What a sad state of affairs. Link

**Maggy** · 22-07-2004, 23:14

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Originally Posted by yesman

Well, it has finally arrived, the total TV advert channel

Rupert Murdoch's ever increasing stranglehold over the airways has finally reached it's peak.

What a sad state of affairs. Link

Well if they are paying for an advert channel can I have an advert free channel if I pay for it?

andygrif · 23-07-2004, 00:38

Yes it's called the BBC!

This is even funnier though, as there will be commercial breaks in this new channel! I think it will be good eyecandy TV, after all Tarrant made a living from it!

punky · 23-07-2004, 00:41

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Originally Posted by yesman

Well, it has finally arrived, the total TV advert channel

Rupert Murdoch's ever increasing stranglehold over the airways has finally reached it's peak.

What a sad state of affairs. Link

I don't think it is that bad. Certainly I don't think Rupurt Murdoch is decreasing my quality of life with this new channel. If you don't want to watch it, then don't. If noone does, it won't be cost effective and they'll kill it.

On the other hand, some commercials are actually quite funny. It can be a pain waiting for ages to show your mate the hilarious new one by Lynx or something. For all you yank-haters out there, it is a very American idea. Over here, instead of the channels going off air at night, they run "infomercials" (extended commercials featuring demonstrations and time-limited offers, etc). They are actually quite dangerous as some of the stuff they offer is pretty cool, and all those $19.95 + s/h offers add up.

Anyway, NTL did the idea first and noone really cared at the time. Although watching it for that cute Broadband girl has worn off now

23-07-2004, 02:02

Does anyone else remember that scene in "Demolition Man"?

<sings> "My dog's better than your dog..."

**Chris** · 23-07-2004, 12:12

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Originally Posted by Graham

Does anyone else remember that scene in "Demolition Man"?

<sings> "My dog's better than your dog..."

Somebody put me back in the freezer ...

23-07-2004, 20:02

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Originally Posted by punky

I don't think it is that bad. Certainly I don't think Rupurt Murdoch is decreasing my quality of life with this new channel. If you don't want to watch it, then don't. If noone does, it won't be cost effective and they'll kill it.

On the other hand, some commercials are actually quite funny. It can be a pain waiting for ages to show your mate the hilarious new one by Lynx or something. For all you yank-haters out there, it is a very American idea. Over here, instead of the channels going off air at night, they run "infomercials" (extended commercials featuring demonstrations and time-limited offers, etc). They are actually quite dangerous as some of the stuff they offer is pretty cool, and all those $19.95 + s/h offers add up.

Anyway, NTL did the idea first and noone really cared at the time. Although watching it for that cute Broadband girl has worn off now

Well, I might watch the nostalgic ads, especially the Cadbury's Smash one

Other than that, zilch

James79 · 23-07-2004, 21:58

At least they seem to be using the "ntl" channels to broadcast this new channel!!!! All I have seen of the channel is a constant replay of two eejits promoting a competition in which you can win a LCD TV.

Perhaps NTL will eventually see sense and completely wipe the space occupied by these channels and bring some decent channels on for their customers.

Please, take this rubbish off the television - how much is it costing NTL to broadcast it, that's what I want to know!!!!!

James