RE: Babestation on Freeview channel 33
NB: This following is just a collection of thoughts, opinions, expression of frustration etc. – I fully appreciate that the broadcaster is perfectly entitled to do whatever they wish (within ‘Ofcon’ rules of censorship), and that these channels do not cost the viewer anything, and that nobody is being forced to watch.
Frankly, I don't buy this 'cautious approach' explanation for how poor recent Freeview launches have been, or that the girls are restricted by Ofcon’s rules, for a number of reasons (I acknowledge that others have suggested at least some of the following in other posts):-
Late era PG was much better than PL or, worst of all at the moment, BS, and PG was on Freeview, so why is there any need for a 'cautious approach'? Was PG deemed unacceptable by the broadcast censor? Also, as PL started only a few days after PG ended, why would similar content suddenly risk greater complaints or broadcast censor wrath?
The type of people who complain about such channels are those whose raison d'être seems to be to moan about anything & everything they don't like, in an effort to stop others from enjoying it; the mere existence of these channels is likely to send them apoplectic, so a gradual easing in of content is not going to placate them in any way, and therefore, have no impact on reducing the likelihood of complaints.
Also, does 'Ofcon' (no, that's not a typo) make a distinction between satellite & terrestrial? I thought it was only between FTA & encrypted?
As far as I can see, this is a commercial decision by the broadcaster - if we are to assume, for the sake of argument, that PG is as ‘less soft’ as it can get of Freeview (or any FTA channels, if there is no satellite v terrestrial distinction), due to broadcast censorship, if the broadcaster started a new channel at the same level, as time passes and interest wanes, they would have nowhere to go, other than to introduce new babes; if, however, you start ultra tame, the fact that you have scantily clad babes on screen is going to guarantee an initial audience, then, when interest wanes, you can start improving content, thus extending the useable lifespan of the channel, in terms of revenue generation, which is what it’s all about, of course. The fact that, as far as I am aware from posts on this forum, there is only a single broadcaster of babe channels on Freeview, also means that there is no competition, so no incentive to provide decent, boundary pressing, content from the ‘get go’.
Yes, the girls may be restricted by rules, but these are imposed by the broadcaster, not Ofcon, in this instance, I would suggest
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