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So what's going on with "i" AKA Pax?

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PaulKTF

Is it too early to call the switch to "i" from Pax a total disaster considering that there's no new programing being aired, no new programing announced, and only vauge promises of the type of shows we *might* see sometime in the future?

Has anybody heard *anything* concrete about the near future of this network? I'd be happier if they'd just be honest and say "We're going to all infomercials within 6 months".<P ID="signature">______________
-Paul</P>
 
> Is it too early to call the switch to "i" from Pax a total
> disaster considering that there's no new programing being
> aired, no new programing announced, and only vauge promises
> of the type of shows we *might* see sometime in the future?
>
>
> Has anybody heard *anything* concrete about the near future
> of this network? I'd be happier if they'd just be honest and
> say "We're going to all infomercials within 6 months".
>

Hey, one new show has been announced! Granted, it sounds like a infomercial for South Carolina tourism disguised as a teen drama, but someone's trying, dang it!

At this point, they're lower on the food chain than the other C-level networks. At least A1 and UATV have sports and FamilyNet has a fair Regis and Kelly knockoff and OK old movies . . . Heck, Shop@Home has New Zoo Revue reruns and Jewelry TV presenters are cute, so "i" is even lower than them. :)
 
> Hey, one new show has been announced! Granted, it sounds
> like a infomercial for South Carolina tourism disguised as a
> teen drama, but someone's trying, dang it!

That tourism infomercial, I mean teen drama isn't going to attract any teens, as most teens never heard of the channel it is airing on and I don't think we can expect a media blitz.

> At this point, they're lower on the food chain than the
> other C-level networks. At least A1 and UATV have sports
> and FamilyNet has a fair Regis and Kelly knockoff and OK old
> movies . . . Heck, Shop@Home has New Zoo Revue reruns and
> Jewelry TV presenters are cute, so "i" is even lower than
> them. :)

C-level?
I would say I-level with the "i" standing for infomercials, which are most of the programming already. When they do go all infomercial even fewer people would watch. So instead of 4 people watching its going to be 1, not including those who are paid to watch of course.<P ID="signature">______________
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> > Hey, one new show has been announced! Granted, it sounds
> > like a infomercial for South Carolina tourism disguised as
> a
> > teen drama, but someone's trying, dang it!
>
> That tourism infomercial, I mean teen drama isn't going to
> attract any teens, as most teens never heard of the channel
> it is airing on and I don't think we can expect a media
> blitz.
>
> > At this point, they're lower on the food chain than the
> > other C-level networks. At least A1 and UATV have sports
> > and FamilyNet has a fair Regis and Kelly knockoff and OK
> old
> > movies . . . Heck, Shop@Home has New Zoo Revue reruns and
>
> > Jewelry TV presenters are cute, so "i" is even lower than
> > them. :)
>
> C-level?
> I would say I-level with the "i" standing for infomercials,
> which are most of the programming already. When they do go
> all infomercial even fewer people would watch. So instead of
> 4 people watching its going to be 1, not including those who
> are paid to watch of course.
>
Actually, there's some promise here; the first independant company to nibble at "i"s invite is WCSN (World Championship Sports Network). They are showing one hour highlights of the World Track and Field Championships this week. The show is mainly to promote the company's live event webcast (as well as co-sponsor MLB.com), but the show itself has been pretty decent. Their website has promised a lot more to come. And with ESPN now giving us hot dog eating contests as prime programming, it could be good news indeed if WCSN decides to put longer form events on "i".


www.wcsn.com
 
> > Is it too early to call the switch to "i" from Pax a total
>
> > disaster considering that there's no new programing being
> > aired, no new programing announced, and only vauge
> promises
> > of the type of shows we *might* see sometime in the
> future?
> >
> >
> > Has anybody heard *anything* concrete about the near
> future
> > of this network? I'd be happier if they'd just be honest
> and
> > say "We're going to all infomercials within 6 months".
> >
>
> Hey, one new show has been announced! Granted, it sounds
> like a infomercial for South Carolina tourism disguised as a
> teen drama, but someone's trying, dang it!
>
> At this point, they're lower on the food chain than the
> other C-level networks. At least A1 and UATV have sports
> and FamilyNet has a fair Regis and Kelly knockoff and OK old
> movies . . . Heck, Shop@Home has New Zoo Revue reruns and
> Jewelry TV presenters are cute, so "i" is even lower than
> them. :)

Hey, good points. :) Actualy FamilyNet has 2 or 3 really old sitcoms ("I Married Joan" especaly) that I'd love to see. We don't have a Family Net affiliate here though. :(

Actualy that's not Shop@Home carrying New Zoo Revue, it's your local Shop@Home affiliate (Our Shop@Home Afiliate just runs weird religious programing and really bad E/I stuff since there's some rule that they can't actualy run Shop@Home 24/7)
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-Paul</P>
 
> Actualy that's not Shop@Home carrying New Zoo Revue, it's
> your local Shop@Home affiliate (Our Shop@Home Afiliate just
> runs weird religious programing and really bad E/I stuff
> since there's some rule that they can't actualy run
> Shop@Home 24/7)
>
At least they show real educational programming for E/I, instead of taking whatever's on in prime-time and slapping an E/I label on it.
 
> > Actualy that's not Shop@Home carrying New Zoo Revue, it's
> > your local Shop@Home affiliate (Our Shop@Home Afiliate
> just
> > runs weird religious programing and really bad E/I stuff
> > since there's some rule that they can't actualy run
> > Shop@Home 24/7)
> >
> At least they show real educational programming for E/I,
> instead of taking whatever's on in prime-time and slapping
> an E/I label on it.

Ah yes.. How the hell does "i" get away with doing that, anyway? Shouldn't somebody alert the FCC?...

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-Paul</P>
 
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I'm sure that as months go by, there will be more independently-produced programming on "i", like the coverage of the World Track and Field games and the upcoming teen soap being produced in South Carolina.

It does take time for deals for these kinds of programs to be made and then for these programs to be produced.
 
Re: So what's going on with

> I'm sure that as months go by, there will be more
> independently-produced programming on "i", like the coverage
> of the World Track and Field games and the upcoming teen
> soap being produced in South Carolina.
>
> It does take time for deals for these kinds of programs to
> be made and then for these programs to be produced.
>

The track coverage has been good but it is sad that ESPN would rather show hot dog eating, the 1,235,512 airing of the World Series of Poker and a bunch of screaming sportswriters than the world championships oof track and field. Or this is an indictment of how far track has fallen in the country although the US is doing very well. The fact it is on the "i" means that most people will not know it is on TV. The only reason I knew about it was from stumbling on it while channel surfing and as a track fan, I stuck around.

The "i" will also be carrying a Conference USA football game of the week this fall.
 
Re: So what's going on with

Aren't the "i" affiliates in Florida showing Major League Baseball this summer?

Hot dog eating contests belong on ESPN 8 The Ocho (if you recall Dodgeball).
 
Re: So what's going on with "i"?

The Outsider wrote:

> The track coverage (on "i", produced by WCSN) has been good..
> ......Or this is an indictment of how far track has fallen
> in the country although the US is doing very well. The fact
> it is on the "i" means that most people will not know it is
> on TV. The only reason I knew about it was from stumbling
> on it while channel surfing and as a track fan, I stuck
> around.

I'm not surprisd that "i" had weekday telecasts of the World Track and Field Championships. What I am surprised with is that "i" also has the weekend coverage.

Considering that NBC will be televising the 2008 (Beijing) and 2012 (London) Summer Olympics, wouldn't NBC have a vested interest in televising weekend coverage of a World Track and Field Championship?? Such telecasts could build up interest in the 2008 Summer Games, as well as expose a "new generation" of track and field athletes (as several top stars of the sport retired after last year's Summer Olympics in Athens) to the nation's TV viewers, which in turn could help Olympic viewership in 2008.

The Outsider also commented:

> The "i" will also be carrying a Conference USA football game
> of the week this fall.

I would think whoever has the rights to Conference USA football (probably a syndicator or other independent packager) has bought airtime on "i" to show the games nationally. In local markets of Conference USA schools, it's entirely possible that these games may not be seen on "i" affiliates, but instead on other local TV stations or regional cable sports networks.
 
Re: So what's going on with

> Aren't the "i" affiliates in Florida showing Major League
> Baseball this summer?

I think that's a local deal.

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