Seemingly trivial things that cheer you up
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I would agree with this. I'm sure Neil (and his backers) will have been furious at the amateur production and w@nk sound issue. That said I'm watching tonight and most of those technical issues seem to have been ironed out.focuszing723 said:
The snag is it's missed opportunity because as you said they have hit the floor looking amateurish, people will just tune out and viewing figures will go South. I'm surprised Andrew Neil didn't have a better grasp on the situation.Stevo_666 said:
Nope.shirley_basso said:They did pull out. They were never a 'sponsor' so weren't deliberately trying to be on the channel but their adverts did appear. I imagine their agent did it as presumably it's a target demographic.
Red faced anti woke trolls who secretly drink sweetened pear cider. Is that you, Stevo?
This GB News thing has attracted a lot of attention though
The studio sets look dire.0 -
Yep, I forgot about the sound.0
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I've no idea why people watch TV news of any sort anyway. It's all bilge. A varied diet of newspapers is much better.0
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Nah, getting your customers to be your beta testers just shows what a forward thinking outfit this is.focuszing723 said:
The snag is it's missed opportunity because as you said they have hit the floor looking amateurish, people will just tune out and viewing figures will go South. I'm surprised Andrew Neil didn't have a better grasp on the situation.Stevo_666 said:
Nope.shirley_basso said:They did pull out. They were never a 'sponsor' so weren't deliberately trying to be on the channel but their adverts did appear. I imagine their agent did it as presumably it's a target demographic.
Red faced anti woke trolls who secretly drink sweetened pear cider. Is that you, Stevo?
This GB News thing has attracted a lot of attention though
The studio sets look dire.0 -
True, but regardless of that they seem to have attracted a fair few viewers. Maybe another example of things that are popular outside of the CS bubble?focuszing723 said:
The snag is it's missed opportunity because as you said they have hit the floor looking amateurish, people will just tune out and viewing figures will go South. I'm surprised Andrew Neil didn't have a better grasp on the situation.Stevo_666 said:
Nope.shirley_basso said:They did pull out. They were never a 'sponsor' so weren't deliberately trying to be on the channel but their adverts did appear. I imagine their agent did it as presumably it's a target demographic.
Red faced anti woke trolls who secretly drink sweetened pear cider. Is that you, Stevo?
This GB News thing has attracted a lot of attention though
The studio sets look dire."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Or they tuned into see what all the fuss was about and saw it was drivel.
In your own words 'its too early to tell'0 -
Or people just tuning in for intrigue, be it good or bad. The point is, it's a missed opportunity for Andrew Neil and GB News.Stevo_666 said:
True, but regardless of that they seem to have attracted a fair few viewers. Maybe another example of things that are popular outside of the CS bubble?focuszing723 said:
The snag is it's missed opportunity because as you said they have hit the floor looking amateurish, people will just tune out and viewing figures will go South. I'm surprised Andrew Neil didn't have a better grasp on the situation.Stevo_666 said:
Nope.shirley_basso said:They did pull out. They were never a 'sponsor' so weren't deliberately trying to be on the channel but their adverts did appear. I imagine their agent did it as presumably it's a target demographic.
Red faced anti woke trolls who secretly drink sweetened pear cider. Is that you, Stevo?
This GB News thing has attracted a lot of attention though
The studio sets look dire.0 -
Opps, missed that.shirley_basso said:Or they tuned into see what all the fuss was about and saw it was drivel.
In your own words 'its too early to tell'
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I watched a bit of it. Won't be going to it as a source of news.0
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Indeed. Embarrassing lack of lateral thinking for our rules-focussed resident.focuszing723 said:
Or people just tuning in for intrigue, be it good or bad. The point is, it's a missed opportunity for Andrew Neil and GB News.Stevo_666 said:
True, but regardless of that they seem to have attracted a fair few viewers. Maybe another example of things that are popular outside of the CS bubble?focuszing723 said:
The snag is it's missed opportunity because as you said they have hit the floor looking amateurish, people will just tune out and viewing figures will go South. I'm surprised Andrew Neil didn't have a better grasp on the situation.Stevo_666 said:
Nope.shirley_basso said:They did pull out. They were never a 'sponsor' so weren't deliberately trying to be on the channel but their adverts did appear. I imagine their agent did it as presumably it's a target demographic.
Red faced anti woke trolls who secretly drink sweetened pear cider. Is that you, Stevo?
This GB News thing has attracted a lot of attention though
The studio sets look dire.0 -
You sound like you're saying that in hope.shirley_basso said:Or they tuned into see what all the fuss was about and saw it was drivel.
In your own words 'its too early to tell'"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Stevo_666 said:
https://theguardian.com/media/2021/jun/14/gb-news-launch-gains-more-viewers-than-bbc-or-sky-news-channels
Not bad for a first evening on air.
You sound like you're saying that in hope.0 -
I guess it's a free market... hang on, or is it cancel culture... or wokeism?
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It's far too early to tell0
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Well in the spirit of the thread title...
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One in the eye for Nivea from a great parody account
Some similar reactions to Ikea who have pulled their advertising but who have no qualms about opening their stores in Saudi Arabia.0 -
It was you KG wasn't it? Go on admit it 😉kingstongraham said:Well in the spirit of the thread title...
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Advertising is about what your associate their brand with, right?shortfall said:
Some similar reactions to Ikea who have pulled their advertising but who have no qualms about opening their stores in Saudi Arabia.
Just because they are selling things in saudi doesn't mean they agree with the gov't, does it?
Being a private enterprise selling in a country does not mean you agree with the government. I certainly don't agree with the gov't on all sorts but I still sell my services here.
I would however be pretty f*cked off if my name or my firm's name was associated with the Tory party, for example, as that suggests there is an alignment of values.
You can sell your goods or services in a country without having to align your politics with them.
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Possibly it is the sub YouTube production values rather than the political values that they don't want to be associated with. That it is so amateurish after so much hype and money spent is difficult to comprehend.shortfall said:One in the eye for Nivea from a great parody account
Some similar reactions to Ikea who have pulled their advertising but who have no qualms about opening their stores in Saudi Arabia.
I also really don't get how people make the leap from 'don't want to sponsor something' to 'cancelling free speech'. It reeks of fragility.1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
Pinnacle Monzonite
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I watched for about 5 minutes this morning. Are they recording in a cardboard box on a building site?0
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TV ad buying is something I know a little about so would likely to add that is very probably a storm in a tea cup.
Many advertisers use a "black list" which excludes certain content one of which is politics so as a new channel there is a chance they chucked what they could on there and did not categorise it properly1 -
The production is woeful and it pains me to say it but there it is. On this mornings breakfast show they had fixed the sound and improved the lighting only to be thwarted by the noise of a workman with a hammer drill going on in the background.rjsterry said:
Possibly it is the sub YouTube production values rather than the political values that they don't want to be associated with. That it is so amateurish after so much hype and money spent is difficult to comprehend.shortfall said:One in the eye for Nivea from a great parody account
Some similar reactions to Ikea who have pulled their advertising but who have no qualms about opening their stores in Saudi Arabia.
I also really don't get how people make the leap from 'don't want to sponsor something' to 'cancelling free speech'. It reeks of fragility.0 -
I might start watching - it sounds like some parody in the style of The Goes Wrong Show.shortfall said:
The production is woeful and it pains me to say it but there it is. On this mornings breakfast show they had fixed the sound and improved the lighting only to be thwarted by the noise of a workman with a hammer drill going on in the background.rjsterry said:
Possibly it is the sub YouTube production values rather than the political values that they don't want to be associated with. That it is so amateurish after so much hype and money spent is difficult to comprehend.shortfall said:One in the eye for Nivea from a great parody account
Some similar reactions to Ikea who have pulled their advertising but who have no qualms about opening their stores in Saudi Arabia.
I also really don't get how people make the leap from 'don't want to sponsor something' to 'cancelling free speech'. It reeks of fragility.0 -
I know we all shout bubble but this "GB News" thing has to be the ultimate CS bubble.
It is almost as if a small group of you have made up a TV channel to see what our reaction will be and see if anybody claims to have watched it when it does not even exist.0 -
The Mike Oxbig stuff is hilarious but it's inexcusable of the producers to let that sort of thing get through to air. It happened to Michelle Dewberry last night, at least she has the excuse of being an inexperienced presenter. Her show is otherwise pretty good IMHO. Also just to counter the "Gammon News" narrative, there was an in depth interview with Stonewall cofounder Simon Fanshawe last night examining trans rights and the controversy engulfing the charity. It was an excellent discussion.Pross said:
I might start watching - it sounds like some parody in the style of The Goes Wrong Show.shortfall said:
The production is woeful and it pains me to say it but there it is. On this mornings breakfast show they had fixed the sound and improved the lighting only to be thwarted by the noise of a workman with a hammer drill going on in the background.rjsterry said:
Possibly it is the sub YouTube production values rather than the political values that they don't want to be associated with. That it is so amateurish after so much hype and money spent is difficult to comprehend.shortfall said:One in the eye for Nivea from a great parody account
Some similar reactions to Ikea who have pulled their advertising but who have no qualms about opening their stores in Saudi Arabia.
I also really don't get how people make the leap from 'don't want to sponsor something' to 'cancelling free speech'. It reeks of fragility.0 -
If they can effectively televise the best bits of the Spectator in a watchable format then good luck to them. Given that a guy making stuff in his shed as a hobby can get lighting and sound right, there really is no excuse for poor production values on a 'proper' TV channel.shortfall said:
The Mike Oxbig stuff is hilarious but it's inexcusable of the producers to let that sort of thing get through to air. It happened to Michelle Dewberry last night, at least she has the excuse of being an inexperienced presenter. Her show is otherwise pretty good IMHO. Also just to counter the "Gammon News" narrative, there was an in depth interview with Stonewall cofounder Simon Fanshawe last night examining trans rights and the controversy engulfing the charity. It was an excellent discussion.Pross said:
I might start watching - it sounds like some parody in the style of The Goes Wrong Show.shortfall said:
The production is woeful and it pains me to say it but there it is. On this mornings breakfast show they had fixed the sound and improved the lighting only to be thwarted by the noise of a workman with a hammer drill going on in the background.rjsterry said:
Possibly it is the sub YouTube production values rather than the political values that they don't want to be associated with. That it is so amateurish after so much hype and money spent is difficult to comprehend.shortfall said:One in the eye for Nivea from a great parody account
Some similar reactions to Ikea who have pulled their advertising but who have no qualms about opening their stores in Saudi Arabia.
I also really don't get how people make the leap from 'don't want to sponsor something' to 'cancelling free speech'. It reeks of fragility.
1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
Pinnacle Monzonite
Part of the anti-growth coalition1 -
They had a lengthy interview with a representative of amnesty about asylum seekers when I was watching on monday.shortfall said:
The Mike Oxbig stuff is hilarious but it's inexcusable of the producers to let that sort of thing get through to air. It happened to Michelle Dewberry last night, at least she has the excuse of being an inexperienced presenter. Her show is otherwise pretty good IMHO. Also just to counter the "Gammon News" narrative, there was an in depth interview with Stonewall cofounder Simon Fanshawe last night examining trans rights and the controversy engulfing the charity. It was an excellent discussion.Pross said:
I might start watching - it sounds like some parody in the style of The Goes Wrong Show.shortfall said:
The production is woeful and it pains me to say it but there it is. On this mornings breakfast show they had fixed the sound and improved the lighting only to be thwarted by the noise of a workman with a hammer drill going on in the background.rjsterry said:
Possibly it is the sub YouTube production values rather than the political values that they don't want to be associated with. That it is so amateurish after so much hype and money spent is difficult to comprehend.shortfall said:One in the eye for Nivea from a great parody account
Some similar reactions to Ikea who have pulled their advertising but who have no qualms about opening their stores in Saudi Arabia.
I also really don't get how people make the leap from 'don't want to sponsor something' to 'cancelling free speech'. It reeks of fragility.
Then I see clips of Dan Wotton with his less than balanced analysis and conspiracy theorising, and Lady Colin Campbell and her bizarre response to being asked about prince andrew. I get the feeling that's what will draw the audience, and also get them upheld complaints, which is good for the brand.0 -
Sure, but I think Dan Wooton will be a winner with their target audience, plus other presenters are given space to express different opinions such as thiskingstongraham said:
They had a lengthy interview with a representative of amnesty about asylum seekers when I was watching on monday.shortfall said:
The Mike Oxbig stuff is hilarious but it's inexcusable of the producers to let that sort of thing get through to air. It happened to Michelle Dewberry last night, at least she has the excuse of being an inexperienced presenter. Her show is otherwise pretty good IMHO. Also just to counter the "Gammon News" narrative, there was an in depth interview with Stonewall cofounder Simon Fanshawe last night examining trans rights and the controversy engulfing the charity. It was an excellent discussion.Pross said:
I might start watching - it sounds like some parody in the style of The Goes Wrong Show.shortfall said:
The production is woeful and it pains me to say it but there it is. On this mornings breakfast show they had fixed the sound and improved the lighting only to be thwarted by the noise of a workman with a hammer drill going on in the background.rjsterry said:
Possibly it is the sub YouTube production values rather than the political values that they don't want to be associated with. That it is so amateurish after so much hype and money spent is difficult to comprehend.shortfall said:One in the eye for Nivea from a great parody account
Some similar reactions to Ikea who have pulled their advertising but who have no qualms about opening their stores in Saudi Arabia.
I also really don't get how people make the leap from 'don't want to sponsor something' to 'cancelling free speech'. It reeks of fragility.
Then I see clips of Dan Wotton with his less than balanced analysis and conspiracy theorising, and Lady Colin Campbell and her bizarre response to being asked about prince andrew. I get the feeling that's what will draw the audience, and also get them upheld complaints, which is good for the brand.
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