RE: Babestation - General Chat & Discussion
Bluebird are finally the second big company in the industry who should have been the competition Babestation needed to wake them up. Sadly, they don't seem to have taken the hint in recent months and will now further suffer as a result (it was inevitable that they would to some extent anyway). BS have spent years getting slack with no real competition and lots of smaller channels barely leaving a last scratch on the Babestation "legacy", and there is no room to sympathise with the pathetic failings of all those in charge at Cellcast.
- They have forgotten what their appeal was in the first place, what type of girls they recruited, what they did, and what their audience wanted to see.
- They have completely disregarded the wants and needs of the customer, even with minor things, and tried to put short-term profits ahead of any common-sense or long-term business plan.
- They've tried to fix something that wasn't broken, constantly changing their channel setup, the texts situation, the 2-4-1s, the split screens etc, and seem to never settle on something regardless of its reception unless it's making them lots of money
- They've been completely illogical with their recruitment and hiring/firing/contracting of their girls. They currently seem to be under the illusion that 'porn stars' are the way to go, regardless of whether or not they are likeable, attractive or interesting, and in my opinion (not meaning to disrespect the girls who to a fb job) have very few girls of the level of attractiveness or personality that made BS what it is. With three of the best leaving in the last few days, and the likes of Yvette, Caty and Rachel leaving in recent months, there seem to be few girls who stand out as something different or as someone you'd actually want to talk to. There also seems to be a fascination with the idea that any old accent makes you attractive. I respect the girls hugely and admire their levels of work and commitment, but there's so little that seems to make me want to watch/call. There also seem to be some girls who have simply been as good as ignored by the channel regardless of their levels of performance, such as Minnie and Charlie C.
- They clog the screen with horrible tacky graphics and horrible adverts to try and make as much money as they can.
- The camera work seems to be getting steadily worse.
- Everything seems to plod along. Nothing special happens. No price cuts or one-off themes for instance.
Frankly, I hope BBird learn from the mistakes of Cellcast, and if BS does survive into the future, hopefully it finally will too, even if it's too late.
There's quite a lot more I could add to this, and also I have tried to be deliberately controversial to try and stir up further debate on this issue. Anyone care to rebute?
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