Now Sky have got LOST, they've just about knackered C4 ... Sky charges for More 4, E4, and C4 itself isn't FTA either. What a rip-off. The sooner there's a freeview satellite system the better. I hate Sky ... their 'Breaking News' channel is awful ... endless 5 minute reruns masquerading under the tag of "more to come" and all they do is rerun the same stories endlessly. Puts British broadcasting back years.
If C4 really wanted to keep LOST, then they should have made a higher offer.
C4 didn`t consider the show to be worth the extra money. They claim the significant loss during season 2 in viewers would make shelling out more money to be a waste of money.
As to a "freeview satelite system" isn`t that is what the current "freeview" tv is? In any case, if you care to think about it, a rival satelite system, ie not SKY, wouldn`t have sky 1 channel on it, so you still wouldn`t be able to watch LOST.
******************************** John Smith: So what am I then? Nothing. I`m just a story.
Doctor: You`re an echo. That`s all. A TimeLord is so much more. A sum of knowledge; a code. A shared history. A shared suffering. Only it`s gone now, all of it. Gone forever.
>>C4 lost Lost, becasue Sky had more money pure & simple<<
C4 lost because they were UNWILLING to pay more for the rights.
What would have happened if C4 had not met the asking price fr the show, and Sky didn`t want it either? Nobody in this country would have been able to watch the show legally until the DVDs came out. Would the DVD compnay rush to put out the DVD if no TV compnay had wanted the rights?
******************************** John Smith: So what am I then? Nothing. I`m just a story.
Doctor: You`re an echo. That`s all. A TimeLord is so much more. A sum of knowledge; a code. A shared history. A shared suffering. Only it`s gone now, all of it. Gone forever.
eh? if no one meet the asking price, the asking price would go down until it was more realastic
No, it wouldn`t.
What would happen is the the buyer would pay the asking price, but the seller would throw in some other show(s) "for free" as a package deal.
******************************** John Smith: So what am I then? Nothing. I`m just a story.
Doctor: You`re an echo. That`s all. A TimeLord is so much more. A sum of knowledge; a code. A shared history. A shared suffering. Only it`s gone now, all of it. Gone forever.
think c4 has real probs with recent US shows-they buy them, hype them for a while then the ratings drop and they lose interest/drop 'em eg sopranos, 6ftU, nip/tuck mayb these shows don't deliver the kind of drama/excitement expected.
Originally posted by antonyD: think c4 has real probs with recent US shows-they buy them, hype them for a while then the ratings drop and they lose interest/drop 'em eg sopranos, 6ftU, nip/tuck mayb these shows don't deliver the kind of drama/excitement expected.
Or because C4`s target audience are not who these shows are made for.
It seems that C4`s most popular shows are only 3o mins long (ie friends). So most of the audience have short attention spans. Programmes like lost require watching every week because it has an ongoing storyline, rather than standalone episodes.
Oh, and leave us not forget that C4 is the home of braindead TV shows like Big Brother. Is it any wonder that quality shows like Lost don`t last long on such a channel?
******************************** John Smith: So what am I then? Nothing. I`m just a story.
Doctor: You`re an echo. That`s all. A TimeLord is so much more. A sum of knowledge; a code. A shared history. A shared suffering. Only it`s gone now, all of it. Gone forever.
Originally posted by antonyD: c4 picks these highly regarded shows, expect big ratings then discovers the audience drops/ are not interested.
Why it's almost as if you're suggesting that they are a commercial broadcasting company, and not my personal entertainment lackys..
Good one!
******************************** John Smith: So what am I then? Nothing. I`m just a story.
Doctor: You`re an echo. That`s all. A TimeLord is so much more. A sum of knowledge; a code. A shared history. A shared suffering. Only it`s gone now, all of it. Gone forever.
Then it won`t matter when terrestrial channels screw around with the broadcast times of your fav shows!
******* 6 mins til ep 3 of Torchwood. I`m off to lay claim to the handset!
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******************************** John Smith: So what am I then? Nothing. I`m just a story.
Doctor: You`re an echo. That`s all. A TimeLord is so much more. A sum of knowledge; a code. A shared history. A shared suffering. Only it`s gone now, all of it. Gone forever.
Originally posted by GrandSlam: thats what they want you to do
Why would C4 want you to watch sky 1 instead of them???
******************************** John Smith: So what am I then? Nothing. I`m just a story.
Doctor: You`re an echo. That`s all. A TimeLord is so much more. A sum of knowledge; a code. A shared history. A shared suffering. Only it`s gone now, all of it. Gone forever.
You should be more specific as to who the "they" are.
******************************** John Smith: So what am I then? Nothing. I`m just a story.
Doctor: You`re an echo. That`s all. A TimeLord is so much more. A sum of knowledge; a code. A shared history. A shared suffering. Only it`s gone now, all of it. Gone forever.
"You get what you pay for. If you pay nought, you get nought."
I pay Sky a subscription so that they can buy decent programmes, that I can watch while they are still new.
If I don`t want to pay, then I have to wait until the channel can afford to buy the programmes at a much cheaper rate. That`s IF they buy them at all...... how many people are still waiting for the later series of Angel? SG1? etc??
******************************** John Smith: So what am I then? Nothing. I`m just a story.
Doctor: You`re an echo. That`s all. A TimeLord is so much more. A sum of knowledge; a code. A shared history. A shared suffering. Only it`s gone now, all of it. Gone forever.
The basic package is £15 a month (currently on offer at £7.50pm for the first 3 month).
It includes free equipment and free installation.
Sky+ box is extra (currently £99), still with free installation. If you don`t subscribe to two or more premium channels, then you`ll also have to pay an extra £10pm.
******************************** John Smith: So what am I then? Nothing. I`m just a story.
Doctor: You`re an echo. That`s all. A TimeLord is so much more. A sum of knowledge; a code. A shared history. A shared suffering. Only it`s gone now, all of it. Gone forever.
