(21-05-2010 11:02 )vila Wrote:  All this discussion about the timing of the promos is distracting attention from the fact that they are completely unecessary and do nothing other than antagonise viewers. Every one of the numerous nightly chats on the subject given by Geri or one of the other girls, whether on screen or as a voice-over, delivers ten times as much information as all the promos put together and in a far less annoying manner.

Btw, have you ever actually watched the Freeview channels to see the effect of the promos for yourselves? Their whole nature is totally obnoxious. They arrive like thunderbolts without any warning and explode out of the speakers at twice the volume of the rest of the show and onto the screen with bright, fast-changing, flashing images. It's like having a bomb go off in your face every ten minutes. They deliver a combined assault on ears and eyeballs while achieving absolutely nothing except alienating the very people they are presumably intended to woo.

Get rid of 'em.

(Then we can start talking about those ENORMOUS banners on BSXtra that say "There's a hot girl on the line" or "Less than ten minutes of Freeview left" repeated umpteen times, as if we're all incapable of reading it the first time, while blocking out the whole of the bottom half of the picture and leaving us with a view of just the girls' head and shoulders for ten minutes or more at a time.)

(21-05-2010 11:18 )babestation Wrote:  every company promotes it's services, I will pass on your feedback about the volume levels and timing of them, but we would be crazy not to promote our new channel. we have new viewers each night, and they should be informed of the new services. Finding a balance between catering for new customers and regular customers will always be a struggle, and as I said I will pass on your concerns and hope we can find a balance to cater for both sides.

(21-05-2010 11:02 )vila Wrote:  Every one of the numerous nightly chats on the subject given by Geri or one of the other girls, whether on screen or as a voice-over, delivers ten times as much information as all the promos put together and in a far less annoying manner.

Quote:"while achieving absolutely nothing" is not technically true

(21-05-2010 11:02 )vila Wrote:  except alienating the very people they are presumably intended to woo.

(21-05-2010 11:47 )Rogerbee Wrote:  Vila does have a point about the flashing nature of these promos. On a serious note about this, they could trigger epileptic seizures. Most other broadcasters issue warnings about flashing images. By all rights there should be a warning placed on the 18+ screen at the start of each show.

I would hate for BS to be in breach of any codes of conduct for not doing this, but, it needs to be looked into before something happens.

(18-05-2010 08:23 )Rogerbee Wrote:  Didn't look as though Stevie was doing much we haven't all seen before. No bad reflection on you, just them.