Originally posted by: FairyLiquidSoap
so it is not network 18 but the GEC channel colors interesting Unfortunately TRP is the holy grail of all PH and Channels and till advertisers sponsors and all the GEC come to some sort of understanding this will continue to rule
this does not happen on Western Television but then that is an entirely different ball game where the checks and balances and Nielson rating is far technical and accurate as opposed to here
well RR was an excellent product when it debuted it still is but they too have to recover their investments so they will try all sorts of tricks we were cribbing but look at the UK ratings of RR topped again so probably the lay viewer is looking more for spice rather than finesse I sometime wonder if we the internet audience demand desi soaps to reflect our own cultural demands in which case it will be converse to that of the regular viewers who see the soap only from entertainment point of view and not dissect and analyse the characters and story to the point of sounding rabid like we do here
So then whose taste should be taken into account If they want ad revenue then the TRP sort and if they are looking only for accolades on websites social networking sites then they should reflect that and be happy only with critical appreciation but then it all boils down to revenues so obviously that will be their goal
I know buddy it Is a stupid way to gauge popularity , news channels also fall pray to this but at a lesser extent but far more dangerous
The difference between Indian shows and western shows is the revenue model
Here max revenue is from ads which provokes makers to make show to stay on air for long
And unfortunately ad companies also use Trp as a thump rule
On the othrt hand western e revenue model there major revenue from the copyrights business
Like a Netflixs buying the rights
This is dependant on quality , and so it ultimately helps improving quality
Here unfortunately the parameter itself leads to quality deterioration
Sad but I hope it changes
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