Elite TV / Studio 66 - General Chat & Discussion

(18-05-2011 21:41 )munch1917 Wrote:  

(03-05-2011 17:18 )mr mystery Wrote:  ... I don't think the ratio of 9 Full time night girls to 4 channels is quite enough ...

To be fair, it's 3 channels, since the freeview channel is just a repeat of one of the sky channels, so the ratio isn't quite so bad especially when you add the day girls doing guest appearances. The problem is that not all the girls will be available consistently because of illness/holidays/etc, so it starts to get a bit lean when you take that into account.
An extra 1 or 2 would be good, but they would have to be the 'right' 1 or 2, preferably experienced in the business, consistent and energetic performers, to light a bit of a fire under the regulars. Lolly B would have been a great addition for all the right reasons, but it didn't happen. Finding other such girls who are available for work is not so easy I'm sure.

Elite have 4 Sky night time channels as well as the freeview channel
Sky channels 914 , 920 , 921 , 965 and freeview CH 192 , the freeview channel is usually the same feed as Sky Ch 920 and Sky channels 965 and 921 are usually the same feed (i think) Jamie thanked a post were someone mentioned that Elite would probably start off using a few duplicate feeds then would eventually look to be using separate feeds for all their channels , or some thing like that , that's were my 4 channels and and 9 girls ratio comes from . The 9 regular night time girls comment was made a few weeks ago and in reference to another post listing the regular night time girls on Elite . So if Elite does eventually go to more separate channel feeds they will definitely need more girls than they have at present .

Care to address any of these issues, Jamie?

(24-02-2011 02:06 )Chilly Wrote:  I doubt others on here that call Elite TV (including myself) will ever get an explanation as to some of the problems that I/they have experienced calling this channel. I know I certainly won't forget that night shift Alice did where she spent most of the time off the phone, yet the next day she was happily bragging about how much money they made. Yeah, 'cause most people were stuck in the fucking menu system, which seems to happen a fair amount.

(27-02-2011 13:44 )Chilly Wrote:  The 'bessie mate channel' has certainly taken a turn for the worse. Ah, a once great channel that is now dying on its arse, and here's some of the reasons why:

• Various problems calling their channel(s), which just leaves people to believe they've some sort of phone scam going on.

• Babes who know they can do fuck all night after night because they're 'friends' with a certain person.

• Certain babes who constantly enjoy talking to the guys behind the scenes, rather than taking calls.

• Erm, a boss who's clearly ended up running out of ideas, so he's decided to copy the format/graphics of a rival channel.

• Endless problems with their stream that they can't/won't fix.

• The inability to light their sets properly.

(02-03-2011 14:36 )Chilly Wrote:  I'm convinced these so called 'problems' that people are experiencing calling their channels is nothing more than a scam. Why? Because this problem has been reported to them in the past; numerous people have also mentioned it on here, yet these so called 'problems' still exist.

(02-03-2011 20:43 )brinsford Wrote:  Elite scam. Over the last few months the scam as become worse. In the last week alone I've rang Sophia and Mica and waited because the message say theres a caller waiting, the girl on screen is waving their phones and say's their lines are free and message still say's that is callers waiting.I have noticed another scam after waiting several minutes you get through speak to the girl of your choice after a few seconds of speaking to the girl you get cut off and the message comes on press 1 to speak to the on screen girl or 5 to listen in.Next time when you sit down to watch Elite just notice how many times you see the on screen girl take a call then after a few seconds they look at the phone with a puzzled look as why the caller as ended the call. As you are aware I like Danica and trying to speak to her ,with these scams it's becoming very difficult and expensive to talk to her. While these scams are going on I for one will not be calling any other girls,surely the less grief you have getting to talk the more times you ring and so Elite makes more money.

(09-03-2011 15:47 )tsurugi Wrote:  Shame jamie didn't address some of the issues people have with this channel at the moment when he came crawling back to the forum. I mean why address the problem of people getting scammed by his phone lines,OSG,lazy girls and the fact his channel is now a poor rip of of babestation

(27-02-2011 17:47 )iloveMegan Wrote:  While it's good to hear those who are contacting Elite about this are getting their problems sorted, it shouldn't be an issue in the first place.

I can't help but get the impression that Elite are running a scam, and then when someone contacts customer service they think "Right, that person's on to us, better let their number through"

(27-04-2011 02:15 )iloveMegan Wrote:  Just in case anyone was curious, Elite STILL have a "problem" with their phone system. I got two whole minutes with Sophia before being kicked to the menu

Maybe Jamie should spend less time hyping pornstars he hasn't actually signed and buying every channel slot going and instead put some of that energy into fixing a "problem" that his phone system has suffered from for over a year

And as for the "rules" argument, that doesn't explain why Sophia consistently puts on great shows (and the occasional spectacular one, like her oil show the other day), while the likes of Ashley, Dionne and Charlie just show up and do the same (fairly boring) thing every shift. Not to mention the complete non-event that was Danica's last night "show".


And that's before we even get started on your Freeview channel. The dedicated thread has made for interesting reading lately.

(18-05-2011 11:36 )elitetvonline Wrote:  SNIP

If you are unhappy with our current visual output then I would suggest that you all individually complain to Ofcom and see what kind of response you get. You can use the same official complaint process that those who monitor our channels (and we are not talking Ofcom here) use to lodge their complaints.

SNIP

Thanks and all the best,

Jamie.

Waste of time, I'm afraid - all they will say is that "it is 'entirely' up to the broadcaster to decide what they wish to broadcast... as long as they comply with our broadcast code" (!)

It has been said many, many, MANY times before, but why do you (broadcasters in general) just keep accepting ever greater amounts of censorship, instead of challenging 'Ofcon's' outrageously arbitrary, and extreme, censorial regime?

I'm amazed that people are still watching this tame crap, let alone there being enough of them paying good money (which is necessary to keep the channels in business)?

How do Elite go about challenging Offcom? Very easy to say they should do it, but practically how would it work.

It would involve lawyers, courts etc? This would take a long time, probably years, with appeals etc.

What would offcom do once they were challenged, continue as normal or target the complaining channel mercilessly?

Basically the way I see it is this.

Elite challenge offcom
Case takes a year maybe more.
During that time Elite get 30+ reports per month, from vindictive offcom
Elite challenge these, but whilst legal stuff ensues,
6 months later they are banned from broadcasting, due to multiple breaches.
Elite have no income, their staff are unemployed, and no resources to fight the case.
Cases dropped due to Eilte having no money.

So a challenge to offcom leads to... Elite out of business.

In theory broadcaster should challenge, and IMO win.
In the real world, challenge is not practical, unless the broadcaster has enough resources to fight the case, and pay staff whilst the channel is off air.

So if anyone has 10 million to spare pass it on to Jamie who i am sure might take great pleasure in actually giving offcom a good kicking.

Exactly Jamie would love to give ofcom a beating but it's too much hassle and money and would put elite at a big risk of finishing and we don't want that

Nice to see the 'anti Elite agenda' out in force in this thread

(18-05-2011 23:42 )mr mystery Wrote:  Elite have 4 Sky night time channels as well as the freeview channel
Sky channels 914 , 920 , 921 , 965 and freeview CH 192 , the freeview channel is usually the same feed as Sky Ch 920 and Sky channels 965 and 921 are usually the same feed (i think) ...

That's 3 night channels being broadcast then

(18-05-2011 23:42 )mr mystery Wrote:  ... So if Elite does eventually go to more separate channel feeds they will definitely need more girls than they have at present .

Agreed, hypothetically, if they broadcast more channels, then they need more girls. Bit of a non-issue though isn't it, on that basis, every single babe channel is theoretically understaffed!

(18-05-2011 22:11 )Scottishbloke Wrote:  ... This country has proven last century against all the odd's that fascist regimes and styles of Government can be defeated, Elite and all the babe channels need to show this spirit and channel the same energy that won us 2 World Wars or face the consequences, ... This is Great Britain, not Fascist nor Nazi Britain. I urge this stand to be taken.

Hilarious, pure comedy gold
Isn't there an internet 'law' that whenever an argument reaches a point that someone or something is likened to the nazis, the argument is over, it has reached a natural end where all reasonable points have been made and people are now clutching at straws? Certainly seems the case here.
Until and unless someone comes forward with an open cheque to fund the legal expenses, fact is, the babe channels have little option but to comply with Ofcom, however unreasonable they may appear to be. From a business perspective, there is little option. Welcome to the real world.

(19-05-2011 08:53 )gazfc Wrote:  Nice to see the 'anti Elite agenda' out in force in this thread

Indeed. If the channel is so bad, makes you wonder why they still watch enough to be able to criticise so concisely. Maybe the nursing staff leave it on deliberately to wind them up before they strap them to the beds in their padded cells for the night

munch

(19-05-2011 10:10 )munch1917 Wrote:  

(18-05-2011 23:42 )mr mystery Wrote:  Elite have 4 Sky night time channels as well as the freeview channel
Sky channels 914 , 920 , 921 , 965 and freeview CH 192 , the freeview channel is usually the same feed as Sky Ch 920 and Sky channels 965 and 921 are usually the same feed (i think) ...

That's 3 night channels being broadcast then

(18-05-2011 23:42 )mr mystery Wrote:  ... So if Elite does eventually go to more separate channel feeds they will definitely need more girls than they have at present .

Agreed, hypothetically, if they broadcast more channels, then they need more girls. Bit of a non-issue though isn't it, on that basis, every single babe channel is theoretically understaffed!

Elite have 4 channels on Sky they broadcast from at night but only use 2 or 3 independent feeds , i was bearing in mind in the post i made a few weeks ago about the ratio of girls to channels in what was said in another post and thanked by Jammie concerning Elite using all there channels for a separate feed at some point ie 4 , Elite are at present paying for the licences , air time , Sky EPG slots for 2 of their own channels 914 and 965 , and are leasing and paying for a further 2 Sky channels from TVX , all requiring separate licences and EPG slots to be paid for , so at present Elite tv are broadcasting from 4 individual channels on Sky all requiring to be payed for separately either directly for their own channels or by rent to TVX , they at present just choose to use 2 or 3 live non duplicate feeds for these channels .

I don't agree with what you say about "every single babe channel is theoretically understaffed" , i think BS and RLC have quite a lot of girls working for them compared to channels they currently have the possibility of broadcasting from ie they both currently only broadcast from 3 Sky channels each (not counting freeview) and don't pay for licences air time and EPG slots for other channels and just use a duplicate feed , Elite unlike other channels has a spare channel at present that they have already payed (other channels don't) for but chooses at present to show a duplicate feed from another channel , so they will soon need to either use 4 separate feeds or give a channel up as there is no point in paying for channels they never use for a independent feed , TVX are not going to let Elite use their channels for nothing .

(19-05-2011 08:53 )gazfc Wrote:  Nice to see the 'anti Elite agenda' out in force in this thread

Sure is nice...NOT!!!!. Clearly have nothing better to do than have a good whinge. does baffle me that they watch elite a lot considering they are so negative

(19-05-2011 10:37 )chrislatimer Wrote:  

(19-05-2011 08:53 )gazfc Wrote:  Nice to see the 'anti Elite agenda' out in force in this thread

pathetic aint it, there like a bunch of old women.

its not like any other channel gets the abuse elite gets

I must have been dreaming when I saw the two separate threads in the Babestation section complaining about their onscreen graphics then. Not to mention most of the posts in the BS discussion thread are complaints.

Similarly, am I not correct in saying that Red Light have plenty of negative comments in their section about their hiring and firing policies, their own call stacking, and the nature of their shows?

What about the endless talk in the SportXXX threads about how their shows are being tamed?

Club Paradiso and the complaints about the webstream and reliance on Courtney?

etc, etc.

Maybe the reason why Elite seems to get more than the others is simply because people expect better from it? There was a time when Elite was considered the best channel (many people are still of that opinion), but we all know they could be doing so much better than they are now.