So, the money back from the regulation breaks between and mid-programmes, plus that 6am paid for Tellyshopping block, basically pays some, but not all of the bills?
It's odd one with the breaks, because some are aimed at a UK audience, with UK based companies/addresses, and then you'll get one for a home renovations company based in Co. Clare - and you wonder, apart from the one man and his hamster watching in Ireland via Sky, who that was aimed at?
And more importantly what the hell are the ad sales house, saying to clients about the reach of the station to get ads on a channel, that (apart from Sky) isn't broadcast in Ireland? Weird.
Those ads basically start at 5 and 10 euros for every time they're shown (and cheaper) To keep the station on air they'd need to be generating at least 10 million a year if their production and employment claims are true, I doubt they're even getting a million at this point.
More than half the homes in Ireland have Sky or FTA Sat, so Irish TV is available in more than 50% of households, it's just no one wants to watch something that appears to be from 1975 content wise. The only shows that would really bring the viewers in are the Music ones but the most successful one's of those broke way and started up on Showbiz TV. Ireland West Music TV does have BARB figures and does appear to make a tidy profit, but now has no connection with Irish TV.
Plus the station is starting to show the signs of setback... Like many stations before it on Satellite when times are getting tough shows from 1950's America start to show up, they've started to show The Mickey Rooney Show which would have little connection to Ireland (unless someone else can point out the link)
Last edited by chinamug on 12 December 2015 9:22pm