Comments on: “Next on Nine: Ugly Betty…”

By: Zambora

Zambora — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:10:37 +0000

Mini update – have to laugh at Freeview ads.
Bringing you the best in Television by the people that are the best in television.
Sorry networks, I don’t trust you and P.S. you are not the best in television.

By: Zambora

Zambora — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:15:05 +0000

David’s question – two biggest broadcasters can’t build a decent third channel each with the content they already control, do they really deserve one?
Zam’s answer – No.
Here is solution to Nine and Seven’s programming nightmare (err lack of trust in own programming gurus) – ask the viewers

By: Stan

Stan — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:35:42 +0000

I don’t undrestand their argument either. Technology has moved on and all new TV’s with digital tuners or set top boxes have parential locks. Shouldn’t TV executives be aligned with the current technology not behind it?

By: Someone BBBA

Someone BBBA — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:03:53 +0000

Good to see the networks sticking up for themselves and their viewers for once in terms of challenging the classification guidelines

It wouldn’t be possible for them to justify the financial cost of reviewing and editing PG rated programs to comply with the G rated timeslot when they’re only going to be watched by a few tens of thousands of people, so if you want decent programming on these channels, I suggest you support this move.

Now what they need to do is push for the 6:00 to 7:00 timeslot to be made PG. Unfortunately though, Ten are the only Channel who have to put up with this and edit shows such as The Simpsons and Friends, seeing as Seven and Nine both have news and current affairs on during that timeslot, which are not classified as G or PG etc.

By: Grinspoon

Grinspoon — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:25:53 +0000

With “PG rating across the multi-channels’ programming schedules”

I assume that just means day time, not 24hours a day? At night they would show M and so forth yeah?

With the G rating 4-7? How does a show like Bold and Beautiful fit in to that? It’s got adult themes in it all the time. I’d image it to be a PG show.

A lifestyle channel, and an entertainment channel. I wonder if they’ll just use the extra SD channel or use the HD. Better not use the HD. I honestly don’t know why they can’t just provide a new channel which is a mixture of programming. As with Tens sport only channel, a life style channel would result in a section of people who will just never watch the channel.
Entertainment can mean anything, but sounds on the right track. I just see that there’s so many shows handled poorly on the networks, so many shows that are just never aired, why not use the channels for them.

By: bobby

bobby — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:31:34 +0000

Does that mean Emdur can go on Rove all he likes now?!?!

By: Earthquake

Earthquake — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:19:49 +0000

I like the sound of these channels. Makes you wonder whether Ten/One could buy the rights to some of the lesser sports on Nine, Seven and ABC and put them on One as well?

By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:14:09 +0000

They should allow M rated content all day because all digital set top boxes have the technology to block out programs based on their classification.

Another part of the problem is network being more free wheeling with the M classification and more strict on the PG rating. So many things get rated M now that would have been PG when I was a kid – it’s unbeleivable

By: Kirben

Kirben — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:11:59 +0000

The extras costs of offering more content? why not show the content that has been previously buried by these channels, especially in the case of Nine.

I’m tired of Nine letting the rights of Warner Brothers cartoon series expire (ie Justice League Unlimited season 1/2, Xiaolin Showdown season 1/2), before actually showing them.

Season 7 of Malcolm in the Middle still has not been shown by Nine, although they finally showed the rest of season 6 (with frequent timeslot changes).

When did the 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM timeslot on (free to air) TV become limited to only G rated TV shows? many of the best kids TV series are PG rated, so that leaves no suitable timeslot available. That explains why kids programming in that particular timeslot, has gotten much worse over the years.

By: Benno

Benno — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:59:02 +0000

I find it amusing that the government has a switch off date of 2013, and media experts are predicting the current television distribution model in Australia will cease to exist by that date.

By: Craig

Craig — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:12:08 +0000

With the amount of shows out there surely there is enough content to file the 2nd channel.

This whole Freeview thing speaks of desperation too me, more and more people getting Foxtel and loving it, finding shows the FTA networks never finished showing or stuck in the middle of the night on HD.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:37:21 +0000

“The free-to-air networks are reportedly arguing these rules should not be extended to the multi-channels, as only a limited amount of households have digital set-top boxes that enable them to be viewed.”

what sort of logical argument is that??