It’s clear that there’s still a business case for timeshifted channels. Most Foxtel boxes are PVR’s these days, too.
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was in NZ recently and they’ve still got +1 channels for the TVNZ 1 and 2 and Three.
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Sure. And how often were they promoted? (Hint: they weren’t)
Given there was somewhere in the ballpark of 20 million people in 2006 that didn’t have Foxtel, timeshift channels are still a novelty for most viewers. It’s weird to have a crack at Ten for it.
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The only thing is that it has taken bitrate from the other channels making them visually worse, but I guess Ten already knows they don’t do premium seasonal sports so maybe they think the quality doesn’t matter as much to them. Is 10+1 running the same advertising an hour later as well as a simulcast or does it have its own ad roll? Obviously this is about money.
It would depend on how many programs on those channels are available on demand.
But also boosts the channel count so it makes it look like Foxtel has more channels then it really does.
Per the media release, “the same premium content, the same ads, one hour later.”
I know everyone’s joking a bit about launching a +1 channel in 2026, but I think there’s a couple of reasons this makes sense:
- 10 generally does okay in on-demand but not as well live. This might bump up their live figures a bit, which will help them with their headline ratings numbers.
- Their iPad app doesn’t work when plugged into HDMI, which means I can’t watch Cheap Seats conveniently. Now I can catch if later when I get home on a Tuesday
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Clearly based on this thread they are looking to shore up their advertising base (read revenue) by expanding the reach. You’d only do it this way if you wanted to add some sort of value to advertising clients at very minimal cost.
She’s now worked for 7,9 & 10. And definitely has a good future in the media with swimming events & even these types of programs
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Has 10, Drama and Comedy always had the watermark on the top right during overnight shopping? I don’t think it was last night.
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I’ve noticed tonight during Gogglebox on 10
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What have you noticed?
Paw Patrol Movie themed sponsor billboard during Deal at 2.25pm
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So when is the inevitablebly ugly watermarks coming like they did for the Spongebob movie
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