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LUNCH · 04-15-2012, 11:47 AM

I was looking at the line-up of various TV stations and noticed that a lot of them now have hours of infomercials a day.It seems a lot of channels keep on raising the amount of these scam half hour advertisements.Now,of course(at least in my opinion) Paid Programming should be banned,but I guess that is what you get when advertisements on TV are no longer regulated/controlled.

Regulus · 04-15-2012, 12:47 PM

You said it Lunch! Hundreds of Classic TV Shows languish away in Vaults while the times they could be shown are instead taken up by these shysters.

: Of course there is My way of dealing with this infestation, but I've mentioned it too many times at it is. The Sheeple refuse to look in my direction.

LUNCH · 04-15-2012, 12:54 PM

Yeah,they could be showing a lot more classic and/or quality programs instead of that paid junk.And something else is happenning,as I've been reading here.A number of Me and Antenna TV affiliate stations are showing Paid Programming in place a number of the shows on their regular line-up.

McGillicuddy · 04-15-2012, 01:02 PM

Actually, I think infomercial advertising keeps some cable networks afloat.

tiredmike59 · 04-15-2012, 03:53 PM

Sometimes it seems like that's all that's on tv.
Should have one channel only for all infomercials to be shown on.
Wouldn't that be the loneliest channel on the face of the earth ?

yankeesrj12 · 04-15-2012, 04:22 PM

Well, nearly no one watches television at 3am and 4am anyways, so who cares? No network is going to pay big bucks for a series to air when less than 100,000 viewers are going to tune in anyways. Just put a DVD in and call it a day, its never going to change.

LUNCH · 04-15-2012, 04:57 PM

My main concern is what I mentioned in my second post. I don't want to see Antenna TV here have infomercials replacing some of the programs like I've read has happenned in some other places.When I was able to pick up RTV,about half the schedule was paid programming.

AKA · 04-15-2012, 06:21 PM

If informercials are really what's "paying the bills" and keeping the stations running, then we live in a sad time. Television networks and local stations were able to stay afloat for decades without having to resort to half-hour commercial spots.

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 04-15-2012, 10:52 PM

Those things are like crack at 4 in the morning. I sit there sincerely thinking I really, really need this no stick frying pan only to remember I rarely, if ever, cook. (but omg you can boil chocolate on that junk and it slides right off!)

Oh, and there's this juicer. OMG, it cuts up a solid block of ice like butter.

UMFaninMD · 04-16-2012, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by yankeesrj12

Well, nearly no one watches television at 3am and 4am anyways, so who cares? No network is going to pay big bucks for a series to air when less than 100,000 viewers are going to tune in anyways. Just put a DVD in and call it a day, its never going to change.

It's not just 3 and 4am anymore. Informercials have been aired on weekend mornings and prime-time evenings for years. There's even one channel on DirecTV that is all paid programming, advertising Time Life collections. It's cheap programming that requires no thought but it would be nice if they would be a little more creative. I'm sure a lot of people would rather see something else on Sunday mornings than blocks of airtime devoted to questionable drugs, exercise routines and the same DVD collections over and over again.

mets82 · 04-16-2012, 08:25 PM

TiredMike, my ION affiliate used to show all paid programming all day. What a waste that was.

Yankees, granted not many people are up at 3 or 4am but what about west coast viewers? Its only midnight and 1am there.

AKA · 04-16-2012, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by mets82

Yankees, granted not many people are up at 3 or 4am but what about west coast viewers? Its only midnight and 1am there.

We get our own "west coast" feeds of most networks, with the exception of sports and news channels.

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 04-16-2012, 10:17 PM

Oh God, don't even get me started on Time Life. TIME LIFE!!!!!!

How else would I learn how to appreciate teenage love songs of the 50's? Seriously, how?

Thank you, Time Life.

Regulus · 04-17-2012, 06:44 AM

After Disney moved most of the New Year's Day Bowl Games from ABC (Free TV) to ESPN (Pay-TV)

, I noticed most TV Stations replaced them with "Paid Programming".

To counter this, I just watch the games I want to watch at a Family Sports Pub that's walking distance from my house. It's a heck of a lot cheaper than subscribing to Pay TV!

LUNCH · 04-17-2012, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by mets82

my ION affiliate used to show all paid programming all day. What a waste that was.

The ION station here shows over 15 hours of paid programming a day,and they have a high definition station too! A sidenote: I watched a few minutes of one of those infomercials,and it did not even have a disclaimer saying it was an advertisement, like they used to.And that is unfortunate because there are probably a number of people that fall for these scams.

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LUNCH Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 23, 2010 Location: New York State Posts: 1,304	Have you noticed the rise in Paid Programming (infomercials)? I was looking at the line-up of various TV stations and noticed that a lot of them now have hours of infomercials a day.It seems a lot of channels keep on raising the amount of these scam half hour advertisements.Now,of course(at least in my opinion) Paid Programming should be banned,but I guess that is what you get when advertisements on TV are no longer regulated/controlled.

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LUNCH Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 23, 2010 Location: New York State Posts: 1,304	Yeah,they could be showing a lot more classic and/or quality programs instead of that paid junk.And something else is happenning,as I've been reading here.A number of Me and Antenna TV affiliate stations are showing Paid Programming in place a number of the shows on their regular line-up.
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mets82 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 14, 2011 Location: Connecticut Posts: 5,058	TiredMike, my ION affiliate used to show all paid programming all day. What a waste that was. Yankees, granted not many people are up at 3 or 4am but what about west coast viewers? Its only midnight and 1am there.
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McGillicuddy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 28, 2002 Posts: 5,179	Actually, I think infomercial advertising keeps some cable networks afloat.

04-15-2012, 03:53 PM	#5
tiredmike59 Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 05, 2010 Location: OUTLAW STATE {MO} Posts: 1,868	Sometimes it seems like that's all that's on tv. Should have one channel only for all infomercials to be shown on. Wouldn't that be the loneliest channel on the face of the earth ?

04-15-2012, 04:22 PM	#6
yankeesrj12 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 09, 2008 Posts: 4,335	Well, nearly no one watches television at 3am and 4am anyways, so who cares? No network is going to pay big bucks for a series to air when less than 100,000 viewers are going to tune in anyways. Just put a DVD in and call it a day, its never going to change.

04-15-2012, 04:57 PM	#7
LUNCH Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 23, 2010 Location: New York State Posts: 1,304	My main concern is what I mentioned in my second post. I don't want to see Antenna TV here have infomercials replacing some of the programs like I've read has happenned in some other places.When I was able to pick up RTV,about half the schedule was paid programming.

04-15-2012, 06:21 PM	#8
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	If informercials are really what's "paying the bills" and keeping the stations running, then we live in a sad time. Television networks and local stations were able to stay afloat for decades without having to resort to half-hour commercial spots.

04-16-2012, 10:17 PM	#13
Pleasant Tomorrow Member Forum Addict Join Date: Feb 19, 2003 Location: New York Posts: 69,525	Oh God, don't even get me started on Time Life. TIME LIFE!!!!!! How else would I learn how to appreciate teenage love songs of the 50's? Seriously, how? Thank you, Time Life.

04-17-2012, 06:44 AM	#14
Regulus Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 07, 2011 Location: Port Orange, Florida Avatar - Poiuyt Posts: 3,374	After Disney moved most of the New Year's Day Bowl Games from ABC (Free TV) to ESPN (Pay-TV) , I noticed most TV Stations replaced them with "Paid Programming". To counter this, I just watch the games I want to watch at a Family Sports Pub that's walking distance from my house. It's a heck of a lot cheaper than subscribing to Pay TV!