On Tue, May 9, 2017 at 4:09 AM, Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > For the record, Sky subscribers do get FNC, but ratings have shown that > very few watch the channel, which is seen overseas exactly as seen in the > U.S., outside of commercials being blocked and either replaced with local > ads or (more likely) weather maps and news graphics. Sky News, the > service's own 24-hour news channel, is pretty much straight down the > middle, due to government requirements that pretty much don't allow > dominant opinions and has pretty much made American-style right-wing talk > radio almost non-existent, except basically one personality, a Jon Gaunt > who has been unable to hold his jobs and is presently just doing a podcast. > > This is all very true. Recently the channel was found to be in breach of Ofcom rules as well for not being impartial on a subject! (I'm amazed it hadn't been previously). All the ads are replaced by UK ads, and filler material. Another issue is that there are European rules on the volume of advertising an hour - around 10 minutes. Since most US channels broadcast more than this, and US feeds have to have some of their ad breaks replaced with filler material. The same is true when, say, MLB or NBA is being retransmitted overnight. I did read one recent commentator who suggested that 21st C Fox wanted to roll out the Fox News brand globally in the post-O'Reilly era. I doubt that. Sky News is their international brand now, with versions in the UK, Australia and an Arabic language version. I think there's a version in Italy too. Wendy Walsh, meanwhile, is getting reasonable coverage of her visit in the UK news. Adam -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
