[This post answering Chrisst's #2868 was delayed due to some tech issues my end last week, so his bump above is timely. I hope it's of use to him and apologise to those who, for some of this, it will be like sucking eggs. I have split my reply into four ( ), one for each of his sections, just for sheer readability.]
Your opening is flattering Chrisst, but I'm really not akin to the Tracey clan; no fountain of knowledge or assistance me. I've just been around here a fair time and been bothered to enquire and learn as I go. (
Seriously, pm-ing is a better avenue for a lot of this stuff though mate.) Otoh, I'll always look to help a fair-minded fellow poster who is willing to help themselves, so I'm going to have a pop at your mountain of queries!
As guys will see I find the prospects for these new webshows fascinating and using Chrisst's post was a good way to look at them thoroughly.
1. I agree that 66's re-use of terminology is weak on this thing and the onscreen banners they're using, in particular, can be confusing to the punter. (To say "Backstage Now" for babe on her break is just odd, especially when they also use the term 'backstage' as a synonym for paywall camming.)
I prefer terming these new efforts 'TV-like web onlys' myself, but this is, admittedly, jargonistic. If you're looking for an easy to remember marketing phrase then the best I could come up with is WebTeases but I have the feeling that this sets the bar for content slightly higher than 66 were aiming for. (If these were the equivalent of genuine tease shows Fern would have gone topless by now.) WebDaytime then maybe; for it should be clear by now that, with 66's insistence on the descriptor "sexier dayshows," they intended the Day part to be taken seriously (presumably not only meant to specify a limit visual content but also, thereby, to allow for the participation of as many babes as possible down the line). As such their pitching of this general content level seems a paramount condition to them - perhaps intended to hold back audience expectations.
There's an element of 'have cake and eat it' about these definitions; online only evokes the idea of unrestricted content to the punter while the 'daytime' is itself a restricter (there because it suits the operator perhaps rather more than the average punter). This conflict has been the soure of some of the sense of customer frustration that's surrounded the early steps into this new arena. However, there are already definite signs that these shows are drifting towards the (at least more rational) level of nighttime teases. We'll see what comes of that as things progress I suppose.
But yes, easy distinctiveness and clear definition of services (on the forum as well as the shows themselves) are a decided plus for the punter. They encourage his respect for, and faith in, his engagements with the shows. So there's an assured need for a catchy nomenclature around this thing... But, it looks as though 66 couldn't find one either!
(On your specifics: Clear onscreen captioning of all the babe's breaks would be a obvious bonus, not only on these, but on all the shows. And by the same token, countdown clocks heralding a babe's return are apparently too much to ask for of every operator these days. Those were mighty handy when some operators used to do them in the past.)
I'm sure you're aware by now that, yes, these new shows are not on Sky and are not regulated by Ofcom - 100%. And, atm, there is only limited proscription of online material in this country.* (Btw, the government has stated that they wish the online world to be regulated the same as the offline; hinting they may or may not give the job to Ofcom. It's easy to imagine what would happen to the material under consideration here if the former's plans were enacted in the future.)
* For the time being, unless you're troubling the Obscene Publications Act there's no problem for live streaming of this type. And babes are not likely to be going that far are they lol.