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Re: TV in OZ
Originally Posted by Wol
(Post 10005287)
It's not only the truly lamentable garbage that's the mainstay of most of the free and Austar programming, but the way the programme times in the papers and the Austar monthly guide are so often completely wrong.
When you've seen the same episode of Top Gear so many times you can mouth the words it's time to get out more :ohmy: Top Gear - I misread that as TopGun...I'll get me coat.. |
Re: TV in OZ
Originally Posted by Luthien
(Post 10005204)
SBS ...would that be sex before soccer or Friday night nudes and nazis?
ready to replace that antenna now? :D Priorities though ... watching Rage on analogue right now, picture quality not really a factor ;) |
Re: TV in OZ
Originally Posted by PENNY45
(Post 10004728)
And one episode of Revenge is 40 mins so a third of that is ads...
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Re: TV in OZ
Originally Posted by northernbird
(Post 10005544)
I am a sad downloader and a 30 minute episode of Coronation Street is actually only 21 minutes of programme. I think commercial channels in the UK are no different with regards to adverts, although the advert quality is substantially better in the UK.
UK the amount of airtime allowed by the UK broadcasting regulator Ofcom for advertising is an overall average of 7 minutes per hour, with limits of 12 minutes for any particular clock hour (8 minutes per hour between 6pm and 11pm). With 42-minute American exports to Britain, such as Lost, being given a one hour slot, nearly one third of the slot is taken up by adverts or trailers for other programs. Oz Similar to the European Union, advertising on Australian commercial television is restricted to a certain amount in a 24-hour period, but there are no restrictions on how much advertising may appear in any particular hour.[24] Australian television has one of the highest advertising content in the world. Prime-time can see 18 minutes or more of ads per hour. Furthermore, product ads wrapped up in informational content are labeled "public service announcements" and not included in the time restrictions; similarly with "this program brought to you by..." announcements, and station identifications. Consequently Australian viewers might see less than 40 minutes of actual program time per hour. Foreign, older television programs and movies are noticeably shortened; comedy shows often return from an ad break into laughter, for instance. Australia is also one of the few countries in the world where advertisements may appear prior to, and over the top of, the closing credits of a program. |
Re: TV in OZ
Originally Posted by Tr1boy
(Post 10005556)
I always thought Oz had way more ad time. Wiki agrees.
UK the amount of airtime allowed by the UK broadcasting regulator Ofcom for advertising is an overall average of 7 minutes per hour, with limits of 12 minutes for any particular clock hour (8 minutes per hour between 6pm and 11pm). With 42-minute American exports to Britain, such as Lost, being given a one hour slot, nearly one third of the slot is taken up by adverts or trailers for other programs. Oz Similar to the European Union, advertising on Australian commercial television is restricted to a certain amount in a 24-hour period, but there are no restrictions on how much advertising may appear in any particular hour.[24] Australian television has one of the highest advertising content in the world. Prime-time can see 18 minutes or more of ads per hour. Furthermore, product ads wrapped up in informational content are labeled "public service announcements" and not included in the time restrictions; similarly with "this program brought to you by..." announcements, and station identifications. Consequently Australian viewers might see less than 40 minutes of actual program time per hour. Foreign, older television programs and movies are noticeably shortened; comedy shows often return from an ad break into laughter, for instance. Australia is also one of the few countries in the world where advertisements may appear prior to, and over the top of, the closing credits of a program. |
Re: TV in OZ
Originally Posted by northernbird
(Post 10005612)
Well I can assure you that an episode of Coronation Street is 21 minutes and that occupies a 30 minute time slot on ITV. Another show I downloaded recently that airs on ITV occupied an hour timeslot and the show itself is only just shy of 46 minutes.
Coronation Street is probably the heaviest loaded show for ads on British tv. I think a broader sample of programs will support what Wiki says. What I really detested about Oz ads (apart from the dire 'shout in your face' content) was when a film would kick off with a solid block of viewing, then break for ads, then the gaps between ad breaks get shorter and shorter. You see a little of that on some programs here on certain channels (ITV4 for example) but nothing like in Oz. |
Re: TV in OZ
Originally Posted by Tr1boy
(Post 10005633)
I'm not sure about downloaded programs, but I do know that a lot of the time Oz gets 'import' versions of UK shows that have some time cut outs to allow for destination country advertising conditions. I remember a bit of a hoo ha about it in Oz approx 8-9 yrs ago.
Coronation Street is probably the heaviest loaded show for ads on British tv. I think a broader sample of programs will support what Wiki says. What I really detested about Oz ads (apart from the dire 'shout in your face' content) was when a film would kick off with a solid block of viewing, then break for ads, then the gaps between ad breaks get shorter and shorter. You see a little of that on some programs here on certain channels (ITV4 for example) but nothing like in Oz. |
Re: TV in OZ
Originally Posted by DeadVim
(Post 10005469)
Tempted by the nudes and nazis it has to be said :D
Priorities though ... watching Rage on analogue right now, picture quality not really a factor ;) |
Re: TV in OZ
Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack
(Post 10006092)
Nudes and nazis ....put them together and you have 'Hitler's birthday suit'....a new multipart series...
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Re: TV in OZ
I was forever complaining about Australian TV when i was there - but 18 months of watching US cable TV and it doesn't seem so bad after all!
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Re: TV in OZ
Originally Posted by DeadVim
(Post 10006099)
Don't google image 'nude nazi', trust me on this. :D
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Re: TV in OZ
Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack
(Post 10005370)
But Wol you've proved my point, rather than pay for AusStar and whinge about that - why not look at other channels like ABC and SBS..which are free...
Top Gear - I misread that as TopGun...I'll get me coat.. Most of the time I watch ABC or SBS though. |
Re: TV in OZ
Thanks to Channel 10 and my shortage of digital channels I'm watching F1 live on the internet right now.
Not an advert in sight :thumbsup: |
Re: TV in OZ
Originally Posted by DeadVim
(Post 10006239)
Thanks to Channel 10 and my shortage of digital channels I'm watching F1 live on the internet right now.
Not an advert in sight :thumbsup: I'm watching on BBC, no ads there either:D |
Re: TV in OZ
Originally Posted by northernbird
(Post 10006038)
These are just capped tv shows straight from ITV so no allowance for local ads. The show I watch is identical to the one aired on ITV minus the adverts which the uploaders just edit out.
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