Advertisments on SBS

[Rossluck]

Have you noticed that SBS have recently started interrupting programs with advertisements. Two shows that we watch, Mythbusters and Iron Chef, are now almost unwatchable.

Bummer.:mad:

[ptc]

Gives You The Sh!!!!

[Flowboy]

Rossluck,

There's a lot more on SBS ads in the link below.

Regards

Rob
https://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=39179

[Bob38S]

Have you noticed that SBS have recently started interrupting programs with advertisements. Two shows that we watch, Mythbusters and Iron Chef, are now almost unwatchable.

Bummer.:mad:

Yep, get onto their website and tell them that you are not happy - the garbage of having to raise revenue and then showing self promotion ads just doesn't wash.:mad::mad::mad:

[Sir Stinkalot]

Have you noticed that SBS have recently started interrupting programs with advertisements. Two shows that we watch, Mythbusters and Iron Chef, are now almost unwatchable.

Bummer.:mad:

I have almost given up on Mythbusters all together (Especially after enjoying Top Gear for a few months).

It seems as if the show is now focused on the helpers more often than not and they seem to spend 75% of the time with the voice over guy recapping what they are doing. You can now turn on the last 5 minutes get the voice over update which shows everything that has happened for the last 55 minutes and there is your show.

Perhaps they need to constantly recap for the American audience to keep them up to speed.

The above and the advertisements are almost enough to give up on the show.

[ptc]

sent this to abc :

Getting more like comercial tv every day.

NOT HAPPY.

[echnidna]

With johnny & co selling everything off including medibank then dear ole aunty abc's fire sale wont be far off.

[Sturdee]

sent this to abc :

Getting more like commercial tv every day.

NOT HAPPY.

Under Johny's funding rules SBS must obtain 20 % of their income from sponsorships etc. The adds previously came between programs, but as most people go and do other things during these breaks, they will (with Johny's blessing) show them during programs.

Normal ABC will be next if this trend is succesful.:mad:


Peter.

[Waldo]

G'day Rossluck,

I noticed it two weeks ago when watching OZ.

SWMBO had to hear of my great displeasure over it, yes it does kill the beauty of watching great programmes with no commercial thrown in to annoy you. Hopefully they stay as short ad breaks - like the old days where it was just enough time to head to the kitchen for something, unlike the other networks where you could make a coffee and cut 6 dovetail drawers

[Metal Head]

Well how do you lot think SBS is going to survive long term unless it gets its revenue from advertisers. They still have a lot of quality programs to watch but have missed out on others - in the bidding wars with rival networks - because they couldn't afford them.

It used to be great to watch the English premier league on SBS (free of charge) but they dipped out to Foxtel in a bidding war. So if it means having to watch some adverts so they can compete with the bigger networks then let it be. After all, the FOXTEL thread showed that the majority of members who wrote on it were complaining about the cost and lack of "value for money" which cannot be said of SBS.

Regards
David

[julianx]

Our local dvd store has a great selection of tv series' on dvd now. I go in on there cheap nights and borrow a whole series and watch them at my lesiure without adds.
A word of warning! don't watch the entire series of league of gentlemen in one sitting it will really mess with your head

[Daddles]

Haven't you heard - watching stuff on Free to Air is a LUXURY. We should be gratefull that anything gets onto FTA at all and if you can't afford Foxtel, well stiff *that word that get's censored out*

Pah. I know that's not the prevailing attititude here, but I've recently copped that on a soccer forum full of late teens and early twenties, all of whom believe that it's fine to have to pay to watch stuff because it's a luxury. Most of these arrogant young twits have their mummies and daddies paying for it for them (yeah, that came out about six months back so I'm not exagerating). The sad part is, it's these same idiots who are driving the market places either now or in the near future.

Why does it feel like we're moving towards a more sneaky version of the 'greed is good' generation again?

Richard

'grumpy is a lifestyle, not a mental aberation' - me, 2006

[julianx]

Why does it feel like we're moving towards a more sneaky version of the 'greed is good' generation again?

I think it might have something to do with our government

[Daddles]

I think it might have something to do with our government

I'm not cynical enough to believe that ... yes I am :mad:

Richard

[Honorary Bloke]

Perhaps they need to constantly recap for the American audience to keep them up to speed.

You'd better smile when you say that Mister.