As for Absolute Radio, we put the Rage song on our C list (very much the "radio edit"), and were reasonably supportive of it.
Of course we don't play any of the X-Factor contestants on the station - tending instead to play the original versions of whatever tracks are popular that week. (Secretly many people watch X-Factor of course). I do find it funny that we're playing a Daughtry song - a band that's genesis is American Idol. Anyway, more than anything I think that it shows that a concerted Facebook and Twitter campaign really can work. I both the Rage and the X-Factor song sold somewhere in the region of 500,000 copies this week: a factor of at least five times as many as in a usual week. The X-Factor single did have the benefit of being sold in UK supermarkets on CD, whereas Rage was a download only (and thus the first ever download only Christmas UK no. 1). Adam 2009/12/20 Adam Bowie <[email protected]> > And the campaign has succeeded. > > The Rage song is the Christmas number one in the UK (something that people > still seem to care about). > > > > On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 2:22 AM, Kevin M. <[email protected]>wrote: > >> A more detailed follow-up on "the plan" (as Glenn Beck would call it) >> to dethrone the X-Factor. >> >> >> http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/18/facebook.cowell.christmas/index.html >> >> I can't help but wonder if the anti-X sentiment might hurt the planned >> US debut of the series. I know that all publicity is good publicity, >> but if it can be demonstrated that profit isn't a given, and that the >> series builds up a resentment in network viewers, it might hinder the >> show. >> -- >> Kevin M. (RPCV) >> >> -- >> TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "TV or Not TV" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en >> > > -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
