RJ
It became law today that if someone has spent at least £10 getting through to Premium Rate numbers, they have to be told how many other people are trying to get through. I don't know all the details but how long would the £10 have to spent in to get this information?
DB
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_vGPcrsgCM
ITV put so much effort to promote Glitterball, yet other decent shows get sod all.
ITV put so much effort to promote Glitterball, yet other decent shows get sod all.
DI
There is an article on BBC News about the changes in effect from today: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6614033.stm
digiperson
digiperson
NJ
Neil Jones
Founding member
All of the quizzes on Freeview have the new measures in place, some more prominent than others. They all say how many calls received in the previous 15 minutes.
TGBBQ as aired on Ftn have also put up a second piece of information which shows how many of the calls received are being put on hold to potentially go on air. Which is apparently all of them. Total calls in 15mins seem to hover around the 320 mark.
Pop The Q have had a last round caller tally for a while now. Replaced with the last 15min caller tally instead - apparently around the 400 call mark.
Haven't seen Quiz Call yet but I dare say it'll feature the new onscreen features somewhere.
Glitterball, on the other hand, have decided to tack the figures onto their rotating T&C banner, so the figures (12k last I saw it) aren't even on screen permanently in spite of the new ICTSTIS regulations, more like 4 seconds every 45 seconds or so. However having read the statement fully, the details can go on a rotator, crawler or ticker.
TGBBQ as aired on Ftn have also put up a second piece of information which shows how many of the calls received are being put on hold to potentially go on air. Which is apparently all of them. Total calls in 15mins seem to hover around the 320 mark.
Pop The Q have had a last round caller tally for a while now. Replaced with the last 15min caller tally instead - apparently around the 400 call mark.
Haven't seen Quiz Call yet but I dare say it'll feature the new onscreen features somewhere.
Glitterball, on the other hand, have decided to tack the figures onto their rotating T&C banner, so the figures (12k last I saw it) aren't even on screen permanently in spite of the new ICTSTIS regulations, more like 4 seconds every 45 seconds or so. However having read the statement fully, the details can go on a rotator, crawler or ticker.
SE
Square Eyes
Founding member
Yes you can see why ITV are a little more coy with the caller stats. As by far the most popular service, they have the most to lose by admitting to how many people are ringing in.
It's services like TGBBQ & Quiz Call that might stand to benefit initially, offering better odds but of course their prize funds are smaller in comparison, it's a vicious circle. At the time of viewing last night, TQBQ had about 300 callers a minute whereas Quiz Call was down around 50, this opposed to ITV Plays 1,000+. These statistics might gradually prove to be the death of the genre.
I don't have the multitude of Sky channels so are there actually any Quiz TV channels still existing other than the services which are now programmes on other channels ?
EDIT: According to rumours elsewhere, TGBQ has ceased broadcasting. It will be interesting to see what happens at midnight on FTN if that is the case.
Another one bites the dust.
It's services like TGBBQ & Quiz Call that might stand to benefit initially, offering better odds but of course their prize funds are smaller in comparison, it's a vicious circle. At the time of viewing last night, TQBQ had about 300 callers a minute whereas Quiz Call was down around 50, this opposed to ITV Plays 1,000+. These statistics might gradually prove to be the death of the genre.
I don't have the multitude of Sky channels so are there actually any Quiz TV channels still existing other than the services which are now programmes on other channels ?
EDIT: According to rumours elsewhere, TGBQ has ceased broadcasting. It will be interesting to see what happens at midnight on FTN if that is the case.
Another one bites the dust.
SE
There won't be much point to that website before long.
Square Eyes
Founding member
GMc posted:
QuizTelly.com
has the full story of TGBBQ ending.
There won't be much point to that website before long.