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So, some joker in programming at Sky has decided to move Alias to Sky One Mix as of next week.
What a way to lose half the audience!
A cracking show, just getting really interesting, and they move it to a backwater channel.
Great if you have Sky Digital, no use at all if you get Sky through cable.
I was going to buy the DVDs anyway when they're released, but now I have to wait for the Season 2 discs to see the rest of the series.
Obviously done to increase viewers for what is essentially a repeats channel, but a Very Bad Move in my opinion. There's no way in hell I'm switching to Sky Digital from NTL - we have TV, broadband and telephone from NTL, AND I can record terrestrial TV while watching Sky without needing to fork out an extortionate amound for Sky+ or a second installation (same thing as far as I know!)
So balls to you, Sky - and expect an e-mail of complaint very soon.
What a way to lose half the audience!
A cracking show, just getting really interesting, and they move it to a backwater channel.
Great if you have Sky Digital, no use at all if you get Sky through cable.
I was going to buy the DVDs anyway when they're released, but now I have to wait for the Season 2 discs to see the rest of the series.
Obviously done to increase viewers for what is essentially a repeats channel, but a Very Bad Move in my opinion. There's no way in hell I'm switching to Sky Digital from NTL - we have TV, broadband and telephone from NTL, AND I can record terrestrial TV while watching Sky without needing to fork out an extortionate amound for Sky+ or a second installation (same thing as far as I know!)
So balls to you, Sky - and expect an e-mail of complaint very soon.
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Chemical Brother wrote:
> maddmun wrote:
> But, I can see Sky's logic behind this, I mean, SKY One is a Sky
> channel, so, why should they let it be shown on an unnofficial
> receiver?
>
> That makes no sense. If they don't want non-Sky subscribers to view
> it, why sell them the rights to show it in the first place?
>
> Companies like NTL don't get to show Sky One for free, you know - they
> do have to pay Sky for the rights.
YOu think I don't know this?
What companies like Sky do however is analyse when their channels are watched the most and take action accordingly.
They see that Alias is watched by many people and move it to an exclusive channel to get more subscribers, as subscribers bring in more money.
> maddmun wrote:
> But, I can see Sky's logic behind this, I mean, SKY One is a Sky
> channel, so, why should they let it be shown on an unnofficial
> receiver?
>
> That makes no sense. If they don't want non-Sky subscribers to view
> it, why sell them the rights to show it in the first place?
>
> Companies like NTL don't get to show Sky One for free, you know - they
> do have to pay Sky for the rights.
YOu think I don't know this?
What companies like Sky do however is analyse when their channels are watched the most and take action accordingly.
They see that Alias is watched by many people and move it to an exclusive channel to get more subscribers, as subscribers bring in more money.
maddmun wrote:
> But, I can see Sky's logic behind this, I mean, SKY One is a Sky
> channel, so, why should they let it be shown on an unnofficial
> receiver?
That makes no sense. If they don't want non-Sky subscribers to view it, why sell them the rights to show it in the first place?
Companies like NTL don't get to show Sky One for free, you know - they do have to pay Sky for the rights.
> But, I can see Sky's logic behind this, I mean, SKY One is a Sky
> channel, so, why should they let it be shown on an unnofficial
> receiver?
That makes no sense. If they don't want non-Sky subscribers to view it, why sell them the rights to show it in the first place?
Companies like NTL don't get to show Sky One for free, you know - they do have to pay Sky for the rights.
HMm, I don't watch it, but, I will say, is Sky One Mix is crap. Everyone with Sky Digital in my area is getting a crappy low quality signal, which makes most channels jump every 10 seconds. Sky One Mix is the worst of them all.
But, I can see Sky's logic behind this, I mean, SKY One is a Sky channel, so, why should they let it be shown on an unnofficial receiver?
But, I can see Sky's logic behind this, I mean, SKY One is a Sky channel, so, why should they let it be shown on an unnofficial receiver?
That really p!sses me off, I have the exact problem as you, I have NTL Broadband and cable, even if it's on Saturday night It means I have to tape it then watch it the following morning when I could have just watched it on Monday instead. No more monday Tv anymore, all i have left is Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday TV days, this is so annoying!
Whatever happened to Sky Movies Widescreen... it just dissapeared?!?
Notorious Biggles wrote:
> Been cancelled already? Damn.
>
> Did anyone notice that CSI was an hour later than normal last night?
> It also appears to have been one of first episodes I think. Sara
> joined in that one. But then I never saw the first ones so maybe they
> did a few series without her.
If you are referring to tuesday night on channel 5, it was a double bill, the first one was a new episode, the second a repeat.
> Been cancelled already? Damn.
>
> Did anyone notice that CSI was an hour later than normal last night?
> It also appears to have been one of first episodes I think. Sara
> joined in that one. But then I never saw the first ones so maybe they
> did a few series without her.
If you are referring to tuesday night on channel 5, it was a double bill, the first one was a new episode, the second a repeat.
Adrian was right. The episode of Alias showing tonight on Sky One Mix is repeated on Sky One this coming weekend - 00:30 Sunday morning (or Saturday night, however you want to look at it).
I'm still livid about the move, though.
I'm still livid about the move, though.
Meh, no more of Tiffany-Amber-Theissan then? :D
I think it was cancelled due to viewing figures. But it was shown on a Friday night and I think if I remember got quite good ratings. Also John Doe which was another Friday night show on Fox just after Fastlane was cancelled. It was a bit of a thinker at times but was such a good program. Now talk about cliff hangers as John Doe had one of the best and I was so looking forward to Season 2, but it got cancelled :(
Fastlane is just another to add the pile of decent programmes axed because the Yanks don't watch them.
You could *almost* understand why Sky have been messing around with the scheduling of it, BUT...
They've also bought and started showing American Gothic at 10pm on Thursdays - an awesome show, which was originally shown on Channel 4 in the mid 90's, and was also axed after just one season and left you hanging.
Yet Sky have lapped it up, put it in what for them could be considered a Prime Time slot, and touted it as "All New". Surely more evidence that their scheduling department is run by monkeys?
I'm very surprised at Fastlane being cancelled, though. Usually the only shows which fail in the US are those which require a little bit of thought to follow. Fastlane is fast-moving and great fun, but it could never be accused of having complicated plotlines!
You could *almost* understand why Sky have been messing around with the scheduling of it, BUT...
They've also bought and started showing American Gothic at 10pm on Thursdays - an awesome show, which was originally shown on Channel 4 in the mid 90's, and was also axed after just one season and left you hanging.
Yet Sky have lapped it up, put it in what for them could be considered a Prime Time slot, and touted it as "All New". Surely more evidence that their scheduling department is run by monkeys?
I'm very surprised at Fastlane being cancelled, though. Usually the only shows which fail in the US are those which require a little bit of thought to follow. Fastlane is fast-moving and great fun, but it could never be accused of having complicated plotlines!
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