Interseting article about god, shopping channels etc

digitaldr

Ever wondered about the murky world of specialist channels on sky? There's s very good article in today’s Guardian about them.

I particularly enjoyed this bit - it's a quote from the presenters of legal TV:

And now here they are, charged with the responsibility of guiding their public through the subtly nuanced minefield that is English law. Do they have any kind of legal background? "No," says Donna, "but I think that's good, because the person sitting at home isn't a lawyer. They want the presenter to be them. That's what we're here to do."

"It's playing devil's advocate, isn't it?" says Stacey.

What have they done today? "I did... I don't know... it sounds like turnip," says Donna.

"Power of attorney!" says Stacey.

"Power of attorney," says Donna. "We kind of cross-referenced it with Coronation Street and what had happened with Mike Baldwin and Alzheimer's."

Ulsterman 1690

digitaldr wrote:

Hundreds of tiny TV stations are springing up all the time. Can they succeed with just a handful of viewers?

I wouldnt be suprised if sometime around 2007/8 we see quite a few of these channels go off the air when the suits realise that nobody's watching

Im sure that for many channels there are long periods when viewership is literally in single figures !

watty

Even Sky one is under 2%