I heard a call on a show last week where someone complained that the adverts from the Galloway shows on Spidered News were missing the adverts... Now, as most of you know, I spend a fair bit of time editing the files to get rid of the extra crap that means nothing (unless you really do want a talkSPORT prepaid debit card, of course) and as a listener I personally much prefer not having to hear such stuff.
Anyway, the point of this thread is as the poll suggests - would you rather hear the ads or not?
Edited or not?
Personally, I prefer the show to be 2 hours (no adverts) rather than 3 hours (with adverts).
One issue is that I sometimes record the chat GG has with the prior presenter (usually around 9:45), though this means the start time isn't fixed, and I then pause the recording after this chat till GG is on properly.
The issue is whether it is worthwhile for faceless to do this editing (i.e. to save the listener time).
Actually, from an advertiser's viewpoint, I think the adverts would be a plus .. as such, since ultimately the adverts pay for GG to do the show, I am now veering that the public version should have ads, and the private CT version should be ad-free.
One issue is that I sometimes record the chat GG has with the prior presenter (usually around 9:45), though this means the start time isn't fixed, and I then pause the recording after this chat till GG is on properly.
The issue is whether it is worthwhile for faceless to do this editing (i.e. to save the listener time).
Actually, from an advertiser's viewpoint, I think the adverts would be a plus .. as such, since ultimately the adverts pay for GG to do the show, I am now veering that the public version should have ads, and the private CT version should be ad-free.
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major.tom
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You can probably guess from my small contributions that I'm not a fan of ads, traffic & weather, sports updates or even the "chat" he has near the end of most episodes with the host(s) of the up-coming show. I feel they detract from the show, and certainly from my own listening enjoyment. I edit this stuff out before listening and if I later notice any ads I'd missed, go back and chop those out too. Picky, huh?
The ads for the pre-paid debit card and "how would you like to win a big-screen high-definition television" reverse auctions are especially tricky buggers to find, since they often fall in between calls and don't show up in Audacity with the tell-tale blaring-loud sonograph (if that's the correct term).
The ads for the pre-paid debit card and "how would you like to win a big-screen high-definition television" reverse auctions are especially tricky buggers to find, since they often fall in between calls and don't show up in Audacity with the tell-tale blaring-loud sonograph (if that's the correct term).
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major.tom
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It could be a case of hidden agendas. If I was paying for adverts on talkSPORT, I'd probably want to maximize my listenership and would complain about versions of the show that excluded my ads. Since I'm not an advertiser, I listen to the show for GG and lively debate -- not as a mindless consumer.luke wrote:seems weird that someone would complain that the adverts were missing?!
I think it was Chomsky who said that the media aren't in the business of delivering programming/news to their audience; they're in the business of delivering an audience to their advertisers. But I'm going off on a tangent. (Sorry Faceless.)
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That's what I was thinking .... he was an advertiser himself.major.tom wrote:It could be a case of hidden agendas. If I was paying for adverts on talkSPORT, I'd probably want to maximize my listenership and would complain about versions of the show that excluded my ads.luke wrote:seems weird that someone would complain that the adverts were missing?!
p.s. I voted no .. so I wonder who was the person who voted yes, they want ads. Would be interesting to see why.
they wouldn't be online quicker because the files are at least 1/3 larger with the ads - meaning it would also take that much longer to downlaod. I do the editing as the show is playing live, so that's not an issue.
Personally I don't want to be clicking FF every few minutes, which is the reason why I've always got rid of the ads.
Personally I don't want to be clicking FF every few minutes, which is the reason why I've always got rid of the ads.
