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It's irrelevant if it's a 'spree' or not, the fact that people get shot is enough to make the connection.
You mean....essentially they're thinking of their image and that advertisers might pull their commercials, leaving the segment unprofitable?
Not specifically no, but I'm sure they don't want to p*ss off a large section of their audience, walk into work tomorrow to see a shed load of complaints about from people who think they're insensitive and a big splash across the Daily Mail!
However, it's not all about them, it's about being a responsible broadcaster. They have a responsibility to broadcast appropriate material and Coronation Street with that storyline would not be appropriate at the current time. The people who make such decisions are experienced editorially and know what they're doing. It's not something they'll take on a whim
...when they think we're OK to be shown a "shooting spree", or when advertisers will pay for the slots in these hyped-up episodes that they booked?
It's not about advertisers, I'm sure that the advertisers were the furthest from their minds when they made the decisions to postpone the episodes. No advertiser would want to be connected with such a bad taste broadcast, but then this is bigger than money frankly.
They'll show the episodes once the news agenda has moved on, but for now it's the big story that's occupying the collective conciousness. In a few days it'll be different
I wasn't aware of the storyline in Corrie being a "shooting spree": but then again, I've avoided spoilers.
It's irrelevant if it's a 'spree' or not, the fact that people get shot is enough to make the connection.
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ITV's are a responsible TV company, there's no way they want to be seen to be crass or lose the trust of their audience.
You mean....essentially they're thinking of their image and that advertisers might pull their commercials, leaving the segment unprofitable?
Not specifically no, but I'm sure they don't want to p*ss off a large section of their audience, walk into work tomorrow to see a shed load of complaints about from people who think they're insensitive and a big splash across the Daily Mail!
However, it's not all about them, it's about being a responsible broadcaster. They have a responsibility to broadcast appropriate material and Coronation Street with that storyline would not be appropriate at the current time. The people who make such decisions are experienced editorially and know what they're doing. It's not something they'll take on a whim
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It's not a 'period of respect'... it'll continue while the story is on the front page of all the papers and top story on all the news bulletins. When that happens and something else is at the forefront of the national conciousness it'll no longer be crass and
it will be fine to show
...when they think we're OK to be shown a "shooting spree", or when advertisers will pay for the slots in these hyped-up episodes that they booked?
It's not about advertisers, I'm sure that the advertisers were the furthest from their minds when they made the decisions to postpone the episodes. No advertiser would want to be connected with such a bad taste broadcast, but then this is bigger than money frankly.
They'll show the episodes once the news agenda has moved on, but for now it's the big story that's occupying the collective conciousness. In a few days it'll be different
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