Comments on: The Future of Advertising: Still as annoying as ever! http://ozsoapbox.com/world/the-future-of-advertising-still-as-annoying-as-ever/ because criticism isn't an armchair sport Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:55:20 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Leper http://ozsoapbox.com/world/the-future-of-advertising-still-as-annoying-as-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-9709 Leper Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:09:17 +0000 http://ozsoapbox.com/?p=4386#comment-9709 The local networks can't compete with channel BitTorrent due to its variety and depth of programming. The best they can do is fast-track popular shows, attempting to tempt some users away from piracy. Fast-tracking is only an answer for popular shows, as niche shows simply aren't worth bothering with from a ratings perspective. Of course this doesn't fix their tendency to grab overseas programs, promote them excessively, watch them fail and then either drop them mid-season or banish them to random late-night slots. A PVR (homebrew system, Tivo or Foxtel iq) and BitTorrent are probably the best solutions to these problems, although they're hardly ideal. BitTorrent gives you timeliness and variety, while a PVR will deal with scheduling BS and ads. The local networks can’t compete with channel BitTorrent due to its variety and depth of programming. The best they can do is fast-track popular shows, attempting to tempt some users away from piracy. Fast-tracking is only an answer for popular shows, as niche shows simply aren’t worth bothering with from a ratings perspective.

Of course this doesn’t fix their tendency to grab overseas programs, promote them excessively, watch them fail and then either drop them mid-season or banish them to random late-night slots.

A PVR (homebrew system, Tivo or Foxtel iq) and BitTorrent are probably the best solutions to these problems, although they’re hardly ideal. BitTorrent gives you timeliness and variety, while a PVR will deal with scheduling BS and ads.

]]> By: ozsoapbox http://ozsoapbox.com/world/the-future-of-advertising-still-as-annoying-as-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-9701 ozsoapbox Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:03:24 +0000 http://ozsoapbox.com/?p=4386#comment-9701 Whilst I think it's kind of sad a lot of Australian's have to rely on channel BitTorrent, I think it's something the Australian television networks could learn a lot from. I happilly watch Media Watch from the ABC weekly online and would be happy to do the same for some of the other shows too. I think eventually piracy will drag the commercial networks here kicking and screaming into the twenty first century. Shame they didn't take the initiative themselves. Whilst I think it’s kind of sad a lot of Australian’s have to rely on channel BitTorrent, I think it’s something the Australian television networks could learn a lot from.

I happilly watch Media Watch from the ABC weekly online and would be happy to do the same for some of the other shows too. I think eventually piracy will drag the commercial networks here kicking and screaming into the twenty first century.

Shame they didn’t take the initiative themselves.

]]> By: Citizen-D http://ozsoapbox.com/world/the-future-of-advertising-still-as-annoying-as-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-9695 Citizen-D Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:57:57 +0000 http://ozsoapbox.com/?p=4386#comment-9695 There's no advertising on Channel BitTorrent, I set my own schedule, watch shows in order and most of the time well before they are on free-to-air here in Australia. There’s no advertising on Channel BitTorrent, I set my own schedule, watch shows in order and most of the time well before they are on free-to-air here in Australia.

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