I don't care how much money NBC 30 is getting paid, I think it's shameful for them to be running an infomercial at 7PM. The only thing that's worse than the fact they're running an infomercial at 7PM on an NBC O&O is the content of the infomercial. It's the infomercial for that Making Money on the Stock Market Scam Seminar.
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Infomercials at 7PM on NBC O&O is Shameful
- Thread starter MarcB
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Ad revenue across the board is down considerably. At WNBC in NY the staff (writers and producers) have been told that once the new studio is built (they are going to broadcast 24 hour news on the web), That they should look for new jobs. The folks at ABC locals are scared too. One of those two networks is actually considering selling all the O&O's. Things are tough right now.
MarcB said:
Was that temporary? Guide info shows EXTRA (7p) and Access Hollywood (7:30p) for this week. That's why most NBC O&Os run between that time slot, with some CBS stations running ET and The Insider. (To me, 2 stations running 2 of the same types of shows for an hour are duplicative - but if you think about the number of court room TV shows between Fox, CW and My stations, its still not as bad.
Back in the late 90's, CBS O&O stations, including WCBS, took heat for running an infomercial in the 7 PM hour every other day, though I don't recall it was over a long period of time. This was back when Mel Karmazin was at CBS and looking for more ways to get revenue for the network. I believe it was Mel who signed off on this idea because an article in the New York Post on "CBS' Infomercial Madness" had a big shot of Mel's mug on it.
And Marc... How do you know this seminar you speak of is a "scam" if you haven't signed up for it?
And Marc... How do you know this seminar you speak of is a "scam" if you haven't signed up for it?
Seem like plenty of folks have profited from this seminar:
http://www.infomercialscams.com/defenses/wizetrade
http://www.infomercialscams.com/defenses/wizetrade
Though unfortunately, as that website indicates, the complaints outweigh the praises:
http://www.infomercialscams.com/scams/wizetrade
http://www.infomercialscams.com/scams/wizetrade
Of course the complaints outweigh the compliments. In any given situation, unhappy people use the web far more to complain than those that are happy with a product or services. The old phrase "no news is good news' applies. The point is simple, you can't complain about a company or product unless you have first hand experience with it. There are always three sides to every story, yours, mine and the truth. Unfortunately we live in a society that bases much of what they say on supposition or what the media tells them. Take the economy. Most Americans seem to believe the president has some sort of direct power over the economy. He has little to none, but the media keeps asking what the next president will do for the economy and folks are making that an issue. I work for many of today's infomercial makers and can tell you I don't come across many if any that make a product that does not do something to the effect of what is advertised. Those that do are pretty quickly brought down by the FTC and state anchorites. Other than very few long running infomercials, what is out there is pretty fair to those that purchase. And even those that are getting huge complaints such as Direct Buy, it seems no one has found anything illegal in what they do. Perhaps some found it not fair, but no one seems to be able to prove they didn't get something for the money.
One thing that's always on my mind is -- do TV stations screen the infomercials before they air, or even before the spot's been sold? I've heard stories of some questionable products and services being sold via infomercials that gotten the attention of the FTC.
Some that crossed my mind include anything from Kevin Trudeau, or anything that resembles a get-rich-quick scheme.
Some of the more reputable infomercials generally involve anything from Ron Popeil or Time-Life. Of course, Oxy Clean and George Foreman Grills -- both originally staples of infomercials, can now be found on store shelves (in the former case, the makers of Arm & Hammer bought the brand).
While I'm not condemning infomercials (though I always wish the station would put on a movie or rerun instead), there are some neer-do-wells out there.
Some that crossed my mind include anything from Kevin Trudeau, or anything that resembles a get-rich-quick scheme.
Some of the more reputable infomercials generally involve anything from Ron Popeil or Time-Life. Of course, Oxy Clean and George Foreman Grills -- both originally staples of infomercials, can now be found on store shelves (in the former case, the makers of Arm & Hammer bought the brand).
While I'm not condemning infomercials (though I always wish the station would put on a movie or rerun instead), there are some neer-do-wells out there.
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