Could be a number of reasons. I would suggest that the ad scheduling function has been integrated with the people that fulfil that function for the mainland so the strategies they deploy for the rest of the regional stations would be in effect in Tas now. I would suggest previously SCA was being much more generous with bonus ad placement that the strategy for filling out ad time to fill the Seven simulcast schedule has changed. The PSAs provide a benefit for Seven in more ways than one. You would expect the extra Home Shopping ads should be driving more revenue overall unlike the constant rotation of bonus local business ads - the easy ride is probably over for those. They’ll need to pay up to maintain their (sounds like excessive) exposure.
It’s not a matter of adding gaps to a large paragraph, it’s a matter of being concise. Refining them, thus…
As @LFD459 pointed out, 7 Tasmania run informercials, PSAs & CSAs more frequently. There seems to be less advertising, have they increased their rates? Have their competitors lowered theirs? Their rotation log isn’t as refined either. The HD picture quality seems to have gone downhill too.
…brings your main points across quickly. People are more likely to read this, and interact with those points, rather than skim-over five long paragraphs, shake their heads and move on.
Less is more.
P.S., I’m not having a go at you, this is a genuine attempt to make this better for everyone.
What are PSA’s, this is not America.
I think people will find that allot of the spots on 7Tasmania under SCA ownership were a heavy rotation of filler spots, not even bonus spots. What we are now seeing is maybe a more trueful reflection as to how little ad revenue there is on regional TV markets these days. Seven most likely not so generous with filler spots unlike SCA.
As to picture quality, who knows? No idea, as 7Tasmania playout still originating from the same playout centre in Sydney when under SCA control.
That would surely be an internal Seven issue, considering that the ex-SCA stations come out of Seven’s own playout centre at NPC Media?
PSA = public service announcements. Same as our Community Service Announcements.
The picture quality during the news itself (not ads) has been noticeably worse since the move from Watchorn St. For lack of actual technical knowledge, it does look like a ‘lower bitrate’ than they previously had which is more prominent on sports and looks ‘blocky’ when a fade transition is used.
Please don’t tell me you spell defence as defense?
CSA’s in my book.
Technically is a mostly Nine managed facility. Seven is just a co-tenant under the guise of being a jointly owned TXA facility.
No. Call them whatever you like. They’re the same thing.
What am I supposed to be looking at?
I don’t think anyone is seeing that. Do you have any further ‘evidence’ of this issue, that you have experienced, first hand, yourself? For example by actually watching 7Tas, in Tas, over multiple devices, in various locations, across different hours/days/weeks/months?
Which is why I asked the question if you had actually witnessed it yourself.
Out of Interest, anyone noticed any changes In Broken Hill & Spencer Gulf since 7 took over the licences?.
How can you be sure about this though?
You can’t seriously be basing this off recordings taken from someone else’s INDOOR antenna?
Indoor antennas are wildly hit or miss. So much more variable than a proper one on the roof. I’ve tried these things before and they’re all the same. You can have perfect reception one minute then it’ll shit itself the next.
Deliberately? Come on, now you’re just trolling.
The fact is, you are basing the picture quality of Seven Tasmania on recordings from an indoor antenna. An antenna you say has had issues in the past.
Stop wasting everyone’s time on wild speculation. Can you also spare us from the arrogant Thank You’s, as if your word is final. Throwing that kind of shade at long-term members who live in Tasmania is a bit much, I think.
I suspect someone is so much of a coward that they cannot leave their post up. Thanks more so to the members calling out this BS. Surprised the 7 Tasmania Wikipedia page hasn’t yet been changed.
As mentioned in other threads earlier today, I visited the 7 Canberra studios, with Daniel Gibson and he took me to all 3 studios. He told me that there were once 3 control rooms but only control room A and B survive. @SamuelGS, do you remember having 3 control rooms?
One main studio, plus two smaller studios for updates?
Yes, that’s partially true. I’ve provided a overview:
Studio A - 7NEWS Regional NSW studio
Studio B - 7NEWS Updates
Studio C - Weather updates