Eric Frith, Ta’ Xbiex
Television offers that you may want to refuse (2)
Prospective viewers/customers of TV services offered by Melita and Go, please note. As an English-speaking viewer of TV services I tend to gravitate to those channels that offer my native tongue, even if it is the very often poor American-English language!
So the point I want to get across to the many possible new customers is that many of the programmes on offer are, in the main, out of date (whatever happened to the best before notice, I wonder).
Many of the programmes are either repeats or very old. This is the direct responsibility of the channel providers. They market their various programmes and shows to each other. Hallmark, Granada and BBC make this a regular practice.
The result for us viewers is that programmes are repeated over and over again. Some are as old as 15 years. Perhaps they should be slotted to the History Channel.
So, would-be buyers of these much-hyped offers, beware and check out what you are entering into before you sign up.
And to the providers I would say, come clean and offer us the full explanation we deserve, please.
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joseph cachia
Oct 19th 2010, 23:04
This is MALTA, our LANGUGE MALTESE, the stations are on OUR ISLAND so we want
PROGRAMS IN MALTESE LANGUAGE
C Gatt
Oct 19th 2010, 16:06
What does Mr Firth mean by out of date? Many classic comedies would hardly be considered 'out of date', ditto films. The world over satellite and cable channels fill their hours with repeats. They have to keep their costs down as the actual revenue they receive from cable companies and advertising is really not that much. Unless you are buying into premium channels , such as HBO and Sky One, which do produce their own content, almost all the other channels in the main deliver second run material. And even if they do have first run material, it needs to be repeated a number of times for it to earn its cost back. Its simple economics. More choice means a more fragmented (and therefore smaller) audience, therefore cheaper advertising rates, therefore less income. Less channels means less choice but also more income per programme and less repeats. Currently most people go for more choice. As the meerkat said 'SimpleS'!