Practically you're right in claiming that it's against conventional wisdom to deny money by adoptin 1 and 2. But look from another angle, If Anuj/Sandeep become Idol this year, would you be following the Indian Idol - 3 next year as closely you're doing now ? SaReGaMaPa is a better alternative in India, which is practically absent in US (where I live). US has Dancing with celebrities, Skating with Celebrities and other similar formatted shows, but no good singing talent hunt as American Idol !
What that mean is Zee SaRaGaMaPa is going to eat Sony fresh and alive next year if they don't increase the quality of II...... They should think about Indian Idols' long term future and revenue instead of short term SMS revenue and damaged reputation......
What say ? 😉
👏 very true .. they'll lose in the long run .