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Bad Timing Channel 7 ! Next Time Interupt A Commercial

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PaulYovino

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Monday night as I was watching The NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Channel 7 interupted a interesting NBC featured segment on how 50's somethings approach -or don't approach retirement. Actually, I have no idea what the segment was about because WHDH Channel 7 here in Boston interrupted the national news to report on the current Amber Alert. Not saying that wasn't important but why couldn't they wait another :30 until they broke for a commercial. God forbid they should interupt a commercial for a news bulletin.

One thing about Channel 7, they always live up to my expectation that they are Boston's tabloid station. They didn't disappoint me tonight.

Next time wait for a commercial.
 
> Monday night as I was watching The NBC Nightly News with
> Brian Williams, Channel 7 interupted a interesting NBC
> featured segment on how 50's somethings approach -or don't
> approach retirement. Actually, I have no idea what the
> segment was about because WHDH Channel 7 here in Boston
> interrupted the national news to report on the current Amber
> Alert. Not saying that wasn't important but why couldn't
> they wait another :30 until they broke for a commercial. God
> forbid they should interupt a commercial for a news
> bulletin.

If they had interrupted a commercial, then they would have been obligated to re-run the commercial to make good for the money the sponsor paid them to air it. If a pre-empted commercial was time sensitive to air that certain day and/or time of day, it might not have been possible for them to reschedule it during the time period that the sponsor paid them to air it. I assume that all the ad breaks are scheduled, filled and programmed in advance.

If they couldn't re-run the commercial in the time period it was supposed to air, they may have had to refund the sponsors money, and risk losing the sponsor to competing stations who would be sure to interrupt programming content for bulletins, rather than pre-empt their spot.

Since TV shows are all timed and mostly pre-produced and from network, it's not as easy to schedule a spot make-good as it is on local radio, where they can just play one less song that hour, or drop a short lesser news story or trim a talk segment if necessary.

Commercials are the bottom line of commercial broadcasting.
 
> > Monday night as I was watching The NBC Nightly News with
> > Brian Williams, Channel 7 interupted a interesting NBC
> > featured segment on how 50's somethings approach -or don't
>
> > approach retirement. Actually, I have no idea what the
> > segment was about because WHDH Channel 7 here in Boston
> > interrupted the national news to report on the current
> Amber
> > Alert. Not saying that wasn't important but why couldn't
> > they wait another :30 until they broke for a commercial.
> God
> > forbid they should interupt a commercial for a news
> > bulletin.
>
> If they had interrupted a commercial, then they would have
> been obligated to re-run the commercial to make good for the
> money the sponsor paid them to air it. If a pre-empted
> commercial was time sensitive to air that certain day and/or
> time of day, it might not have been possible for them to
> reschedule it during the time period that the sponsor paid
> them to air it. I assume that all the ad breaks are
> scheduled, filled and programmed in advance.
>
> If they couldn't re-run the commercial in the time period it
> was supposed to air, they may have had to refund the
> sponsors money, and risk losing the sponsor to competing
> stations who would be sure to interrupt programming content
> for bulletins, rather than pre-empt their spot.
>
> Since TV shows are all timed and mostly pre-produced and
> from network, it's not as easy to schedule a spot make-good
> as it is on local radio, where they can just play one less
> song that hour, or drop a short lesser news story or trim a
> talk segment if necessary.
>
> Commercials are the bottom line of commercial broadcasting.
>
How do they run the amber alert in Boston? In Chicago it's just a news crawl on the top of the screen and some beeps. They never break into a show to broadcast it. Just the news crawl on the top and (Very annoying) beeps
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> > > Monday night as I was watching The NBC Nightly News with
>
> > > Brian Williams, Channel 7 interupted a interesting NBC
> > > featured segment on how 50's somethings approach -or
> don't
> >
> > > approach retirement. Actually, I have no idea what the
> > > segment was about because WHDH Channel 7 here in Boston
> > > interrupted the national news to report on the current
> > Amber
> > > Alert. Not saying that wasn't important but why couldn't
>
> > > they wait another :30 until they broke for a commercial.
>
> > God
> > > forbid they should interupt a commercial for a news
> > > bulletin.
> >
> > If they had interrupted a commercial, then they would have
>
> > been obligated to re-run the commercial to make good for
> the
> > money the sponsor paid them to air it. If a pre-empted
> > commercial was time sensitive to air that certain day
> and/or
> > time of day, it might not have been possible for them to
> > reschedule it during the time period that the sponsor paid
>
> > them to air it. I assume that all the ad breaks are
> > scheduled, filled and programmed in advance.
> >
> > If they couldn't re-run the commercial in the time period
> it
> > was supposed to air, they may have had to refund the
> > sponsors money, and risk losing the sponsor to competing
> > stations who would be sure to interrupt programming
> content
> > for bulletins, rather than pre-empt their spot.
> >
> > Since TV shows are all timed and mostly pre-produced and
> > from network, it's not as easy to schedule a spot
> make-good
> > as it is on local radio, where they can just play one less
>
> > song that hour, or drop a short lesser news story or trim
> a
> > talk segment if necessary.
> >
> > Commercials are the bottom line of commercial
> broadcasting.
> >
> How do they run the amber alert in Boston? In Chicago it's
> just a news crawl on the top of the screen and some beeps.
> They never break into a show to broadcast it. Just the news
> crawl on the top and (Very annoying) beeps
>

That's how it's done here in New Haven/Hartford, CT. WTNH, WFSB, and WVIT all show a crawl along the bottom, somewhat like during weather warnings.
 
Paul...all due respect...get over yourself. They have an obligation with the AmberAlert system to release the information as quickly as possible.

If you want to know how 50 somethings approach retirement, go to nbcnews.com and replay the segment there.

It's an AmberAlert. Missing Child. Cmon man.


> Monday night as I was watching The NBC Nightly News with
> Brian Williams, Channel 7 interupted a interesting NBC
> featured segment on how 50's somethings approach -or don't
> approach retirement. Actually, I have no idea what the
> segment was about because WHDH Channel 7 here in Boston
> interrupted the national news to report on the current Amber
> Alert. Not saying that wasn't important but why couldn't
> they wait another :30 until they broke for a commercial. God
> forbid they should interupt a commercial for a news
> bulletin.
>
> One thing about Channel 7, they always live up to my
> expectation that they are Boston's tabloid station. They
> didn't disappoint me tonight.
>
> Next time wait for a commercial.
>
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-TheGuy...InTheRadio</P>
 
Guy - The "Bulletin" was only to tell us the Amber Alert was over. It could have waited :30.


> Paul...all due respect...get over yourself. They have an
> obligation with the AmberAlert system to release the
> information as quickly as possible.
>
> If you want to know how 50 somethings approach retirement,
> go to nbcnews.com and replay the segment there.
>
> It's an AmberAlert. Missing Child. Cmon man.
>
>
> > Monday night as I was watching The NBC Nightly News with
> > Brian Williams, Channel 7 interupted a interesting NBC
> > featured segment on how 50's somethings approach -or don't
>
> > approach retirement. Actually, I have no idea what the
> > segment was about because WHDH Channel 7 here in Boston
> > interrupted the national news to report on the current
> Amber
> > Alert. Not saying that wasn't important but why couldn't
> > they wait another :30 until they broke for a commercial.
> God
> > forbid they should interupt a commercial for a news
> > bulletin.
> >
> > One thing about Channel 7, they always live up to my
> > expectation that they are Boston's tabloid station. They
> > didn't disappoint me tonight.
> >
> > Next time wait for a commercial.
> >
>
 
And..............................?

Tabloid 7 Just Wanted To Be FIRST. That is the reason they interupted the news. Think they could care less about the kids involved.
A craw at the bottom of the screen would have been sufficient to tell us the Amber Alert was over. Perhaps, I am one of the few but I can watch TV and read at the same time.



> > Monday night as I was watching The NBC Nightly News with
> > Brian Williams, Channel 7 interupted a interesting NBC
> > featured segment on how 50's somethings approach -or don't
>
> > approach retirement. Actually, I have no idea what the
> > segment was about because WHDH Channel 7 here in Boston
> > interrupted the national news to report on the current
> Amber
> > Alert. Not saying that wasn't important but why couldn't
> > they wait another :30 until they broke for a commercial.
> God
> > forbid they should interupt a commercial for a news
> > bulletin.
>
> If they had interrupted a commercial, then they would have
> been obligated to re-run the commercial to make good for the
> money the sponsor paid them to air it. If a pre-empted
> commercial was time sensitive to air that certain day and/or
> time of day, it might not have been possible for them to
> reschedule it during the time period that the sponsor paid
> them to air it. I assume that all the ad breaks are
> scheduled, filled and programmed in advance.
>
> If they couldn't re-run the commercial in the time period it
> was supposed to air, they may have had to refund the
> sponsors money, and risk losing the sponsor to competing
> stations who would be sure to interrupt programming content
> for bulletins, rather than pre-empt their spot.
>
> Since TV shows are all timed and mostly pre-produced and
> from network, it's not as easy to schedule a spot make-good
> as it is on local radio, where they can just play one less
> song that hour, or drop a short lesser news story or trim a
> talk segment if necessary.
>
> Commercials are the bottom line of commercial broadcasting.
>
 
> That's how it's done here in New Haven/Hartford, CT. WTNH,
> WFSB, and WVIT all show a crawl along the bottom, somewhat
> like during weather warnings.
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Isn't the Amber Alert somehow tied-into the Emergency Alert System??
 
I agree with TheGuy. WHDH is obligated to air any and all Amber Alert related information. Get over it pal. I think an Amber Alert is more important then some feature fluff piece on how someone in their 50s approaches retirement. WHDH did the right thing in this case.
 
Paul: get over it man. WHDH is obligated to air any and all information regarding an Amber Alert. It's the way it is. Who cares about some fluff piece on NBC News anyway? Well, evidently you're the only one who cares. Get over it. WHDH did the right thing. In an Amber Alert case, it's not about who's first and who's not. It's simply about getting the information out to the viewers. If you dislike Channel 7 so much, why are you watching it?
 
Again, a crawl at the bottom of the screen would have been sufficient to tell the viewers the Amber Alert was over.

Just more tabloid hype from Ansin.



> I agree with TheGuy. WHDH is obligated to air any and all
> Amber Alert related information. Get over it pal. I think
> an Amber Alert is more important then some feature fluff
> piece on how someone in their 50s approaches retirement.
> WHDH did the right thing in this case.
>
 
Did 4 for 5 do the same thing? I was watching the NBC Nightly News and the only station that carries it on my Comcast system is Ch. 7.
Seven's history under Ansin is now and always has been , ' if it bleeds it leads.'

> Paul: get over it man. WHDH is obligated to air any and all
> information regarding an Amber Alert. It's the way it is.
> Who cares about some fluff piece on NBC News anyway? Well,
> evidently you're the only one who cares. Get over it. WHDH
> did the right thing. In an Amber Alert case, it's not about
> who's first and who's not. It's simply about getting the
> information out to the viewers. If you dislike Channel 7 so
> much, why are you watching it?
>
 
> Again, a crawl at the bottom of the screen would have been
> sufficient to tell the viewers the Amber Alert was over.
>
> Just more tabloid hype from Ansin.

Again you are unfamiliar with the rules of a CAE (Child Abduction Emergency).
Tabloid, no. Legal, Yes.

Now lets all relax a little...
And by the way, if you missed the story, you could have watched it on NBC's netcast at 10pm that they have been plugging for two weeks straight...
 
> Did 4 for 5 do the same thing? I was watching the NBC
> Nightly News and the only station that carries it on my
> Comcast system is Ch. 7.
> Seven's history under Ansin is now and always has been , '
> if it bleeds it leads.'

So you are now drifting off the original topic of the amber alert to WHDH being a tabloid? Why didn't you just title your post "I hate WHDH because it's a tabloid station" instead of bringing up a pointless-point about the amber alert in a veiled attempt to just post your general dislike for the station.
 
> That's how it's done here in New Haven/Hartford, CT. WTNH,
> WFSB, and WVIT all show a crawl along the bottom, somewhat
> like during weather warnings.

Along with the EAS activiation. All CT TV stations will also forward the EAS alerts and their subisquent cancellations via EAS.

(And do the constant crawl)
 
There is nothing "veiled" about Ansin's Channel 7. Everyone knows what their on-air style is. It has nothing to do with the on-air talent. Their roster is fairly good but the station's news philosophy leave much to be desired in my opinion. Let's just say they don't have a strong intellectual bent and will never be confused with WVCB Channel 5 which is still the "Tiffany" news outlet in Boston.



> > Did 4 for 5 do the same thing? I was watching the NBC
> > Nightly News and the only station that carries it on my
> > Comcast system is Ch. 7.
> > Seven's history under Ansin is now and always has been , '
>
> > if it bleeds it leads.'
>
> So you are now drifting off the original topic of the amber
> alert to WHDH being a tabloid? Why didn't you just title
> your post "I hate WHDH because it's a tabloid station"
> instead of bringing up a pointless-point about the amber
> alert in a veiled attempt to just post your general dislike
> for the station.
>
 
Thank you for making my point TX! This isnt 1987. If you missed something...anything...you can find it out there...

A 50's retirement story, no matter how much you liked it, was the best thing to interrupt if they were to interrupt anything.

Something that DID piss me off is when CBS interrupted Price Is Right a couple weeks ago when Libby was charged...everyone knew it would happen. But they interrupted. At the end of it, I understood why...no matter HOW MUCH I wanted to see Plinko.

This has alot more to do with your hatred of 7 than your being angry about what they interrupted. You've mentioned Ed Ansin and tabloid so much...meanwhile it is a story about two children who were found alive. Cmon Pauly.


> > Again, a crawl at the bottom of the screen would have been
>
> > sufficient to tell the viewers the Amber Alert was over.
> >
> > Just more tabloid hype from Ansin.
>
> Again you are unfamiliar with the rules of a CAE (Child
> Abduction Emergency).
> Tabloid, no. Legal, Yes.
>
> Now lets all relax a little...
> And by the way, if you missed the story, you could have
> watched it on NBC's netcast at 10pm that they have been
> plugging for two weeks straight...
>
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Paul: at this point, your responses have NOTHING to do with Channel 7's airing of the Amber Alert information. You are going off on a pointless tangent about how you dislike Mr. Ansin and WHDH. Please get back on topic or please refrain from posting. This is getting old really fast. Please go away.
 
SO'D: The question was and is - was it necessary to interupt a national news program to tell us the Amber Alert was over when a crawl at the bottom of the screen would have sufficed. Show me the chapter and verse which says a television station MUST interupt an ongoing program to tell the public an Amber Alert is OVER. I am a doubting Thomas on this. It just seems to fit 7's MO to sensationalize everything they do. Just not my style but I guess I am in a minority.


> Paul: at this point, your responses have NOTHING to do with
> Channel 7's airing of the Amber Alert information. You are
> going off on a pointless tangent about how you dislike Mr.
> Ansin and WHDH. Please get back on topic or please refrain
> from posting. This is getting old really fast. Please go
> away.
>
 
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