Expect 10% more ads next year

[iicon]

See link:
http://www.theage.com.au/news/Business/MCN-expects-strong-growth-in-2005s/2004/11/16/1100574457308.html

[H00htee the n1ght 0wl]

"iicon" <iicon@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:4199b53e$0$25783$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
> See link:
> http://www.theage.com.au/news/Business/MCN-expects-strong-growth-in-2005s/2004/11/16/1100574457308.html
>
>
"Foxtel and Austar currently have 750,000 subscribers"

Digital must really be having an effect. At the beginning of the year Foxtel
had 22% market penetration which meant that it had about 1,087,000
subscribers. To lose more than 350,000 subscribers in such a short time is
incredible. No wonder there'll be more ads.

[David Z]

"H00htee the n1ght 0wl" <6796496345y342gjhsdf879awfeonfksdhfki@usck.co.uk>
wrote in message news:F0jmd.37900$K7.8575@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>
> "iicon" <iicon@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4199b53e$0$25783$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
>> See link:
>> http://www.theage.com.au/news/Business/MCN-expects-strong-growth-in-2005s/2004/11/16/1100574457308.html
>>
>>
> "Foxtel and Austar currently have 750,000 subscribers"
>
> Digital must really be having an effect. At the beginning of the year
> Foxtel had 22% market penetration which meant that it had about 1,087,000
> subscribers. To lose more than 350,000 subscribers in such a short time is
> incredible. No wonder there'll be more ads.

LOL!!

[Thomas 'bacco|007' Baxter]

On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 08:39:01 GMT, H00htee the n1ght 0wl wrote:

> "Foxtel and Austar currently have 750,000 subscribers"

Fairfax not doing their research again...
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aDTVinfo - http://bacco007.dropbear.id.au

[AG Wolfe]

iicon wrote:

> See link:
> http://www.theage.com.au/news/Business/MCN-expects-strong-growth-in-2005s/2004/11/16/1100574457308.html



Hi
gee, i thought they were at saturation already on some channels !!
not looking forward to that !!

cheers, A.

[Kaos]

Well what can you do when MCN is a company not controled by the pay tv
providers.
Independent companies, independent interests!!


"AG Wolfe" <AGWOLFE.POSpam@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:419AC683.7040801@optusnet.com.au...
>
>
> iicon wrote:
>
>> See link:
>> http://www.theage.com.au/news/Business/MCN-expects-strong-growth-in-2005s/2004/11/16/1100574457308.html
>
>
>
> Hi
> gee, i thought they were at saturation already on some channels !!
> not looking forward to that !!
>
> cheers, A.
>
>
>

[Uncle Wally's World]

"iicon" <iicon@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<4199b53e$0$25783$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au>...
> See link:

http://www.theage.com.au/news/Business/MCN-expects-strong-growth-in-2005s/2004/11/16/1100574457308.html


================================================== ============================

The technology which enables consumers to click on a URL from thier
tv screens during commercials thereby taking them from a TV channel
directly
to an advertisers website will henceforth become known as "embedded
links" ;-)

Hooroo ;-)

Uncle Wally ;-)

================================================== ============================

[Fish! (mmm Thecla)]

In article <a7ef5981.0411242118.4a806661@posting.google.com>,
unclewallysworld@yahoo.ca says...
> http://www.theage.com.au/news/Business/MCN-expects-strong-growth-in-
>


...and this relates to FTA how?

[Uncle Wally's World]

"H00htee the n1ght 0wl" <6796496345y342gjhsdf879awfeonfksdhfki@usck.co.uk> wrote in message news:<F0jmd.37900$K7.8575@news-server.bigpond.net.au>...
> "iicon" <iicon@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4199b53e$0$25783$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
> > See link:
> > http://www.theage.com.au/news/Business/MCN-expects-strong-growth-in-2005s/2004/11/16/1100574457308.html
> >
> >
> "Foxtel and Austar currently have 750,000 subscribers"
>
> Digital must really be having an effect. At the beginning of the year Foxtel
> had 22% market penetration which meant that it had about 1,087,000
> subscribers. To lose more than 350,000 subscribers in such a short time is
> incredible. No wonder there'll be more ads.

They *could* attract more potential customers by lower priced packages
with
fewer channels or offer a package where one can hand-pick the genres
they prefer, ie; a la carte....

For example -- if one should hate the guts of sport -- then one could
choose
say, 6 channels of movies, 6 channels of general entertainment, 6
music channels, 6 news channels & 6 children's channels (for the
kiddies)
(or whatever customers frickin' well want, for that matter)

Hooroo ;-)

Uncle Wally ;-)

================================================== ==========================

[Matthew.]

On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 16:23:31 +1100, Fish! (mmm Thecla)
<tastyfish (AT) fugu.com> wrote:

>In article <a7ef5981.0411242118.4a806661 (AT) posting.google.com>,
>unclewallysworld (AT) yahoo.ca says...
>> http://www.theage.com.au/news/Business/MCN-expects-strong-growth-in-
>>
>
>
>..and this relates to FTA how?

why does that matter?!

[H00htee the n1ght 0wl]

"Fish! (mmm Thecla)" <tastyfish (AT) fugu (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1c101762b9f000f6989981 (AT) News (DOT) Individual.net...
> In article <a7ef5981.0411242118.4a806661 (AT) posting (DOT) google.com>,
> unclewallysworld (AT) yahoo (DOT) ca says...
>> http://www.theage.com.au/news/Business/MCN-expects-strong-growth-in-
>>
>
>
> ..and this relates to FTA how?

This sort of advertising will probably be on FTA digital eventually. That
aside, since it is coming to Australia's Foxtel Digital subscription TV it's
relevant to most of the groups that it was posted to including aus.tv.
Aus.tv isn't limited to FTA discussion.

[Fish! (mmm Thecla)]

In article <0ljbq0psu9fm61jcof8cr6el6vlmii31la (AT) 4ax (DOT) com>,
cant (AT) remember (DOT) net says...
> On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 16:23:31 +1100, Fish! (mmm Thecla)
> <tastyfish (AT) fugu (DOT) com> wrote:
>
> >In article <a7ef5981.0411242118.4a806661 (AT) posting (DOT) google.com>,
> >unclewallysworld (AT) yahoo (DOT) ca says...
> >> http://www.theage.com.au/news/Business/MCN-expects-strong-growth-in-
> >>
> >
> >
> >..and this relates to FTA how?
>
> why does that matter?!
>


Well fuckhead, the article is pay tv-centric, you're feeble brain
probably can't discern its relevancy, so I had to ask then question for
morons like you.

Thanks for asking for clarification.

[Matthew.]

On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 09:02:15 +1100, Fish! (mmm Thecla)
<tastyfish (AT) fugu (DOT) com> wrote:

>In article <0ljbq0psu9fm61jcof8cr6el6vlmii31la (AT) 4ax (DOT) com>,
>cant (AT) remember (DOT) net says...
>> On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 16:23:31 +1100, Fish! (mmm Thecla)
>> <tastyfish (AT) fugu (DOT) com> wrote:
>>
>> >In article <a7ef5981.0411242118.4a806661 (AT) posting (DOT) google.com>,
>> >unclewallysworld (AT) yahoo (DOT) ca says...
>> >> http://www.theage.com.au/news/Business/MCN-expects-strong-growth-in-
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >..and this relates to FTA how?
>>
>> why does that matter?!
>>
>
>
>Well fuckhead, the article is pay tv-centric, you're feeble brain
>probably can't discern its relevancy, so I had to ask then question for
>morons like you.
>
>Thanks for asking for clarification.

yeeesss..and paytv is still tv.
Duh.

[Fish! (mmm Thecla)]

In article <g2pcq05vu2qks53vtncsmij5q0k2mkqm80 (AT) 4ax (DOT) com>,
cant (AT) remember (DOT) net says...
> On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 09:02:15 +1100, Fish! (mmm Thecla)
> <tastyfish (AT) fugu (DOT) com> wrote:
>
> >In article <0ljbq0psu9fm61jcof8cr6el6vlmii31la (AT) 4ax (DOT) com>,
> >cant (AT) remember (DOT) net says...
> >> On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 16:23:31 +1100, Fish! (mmm Thecla)
> >> <tastyfish (AT) fugu (DOT) com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >In article <a7ef5981.0411242118.4a806661 (AT) posting (DOT) google.com>,
> >> >unclewallysworld (AT) yahoo (DOT) ca says...
> >> >> http://www.theage.com.au/news/Business/MCN-expects-strong-growth-in-
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >..and this relates to FTA how?
> >>
> >> why does that matter?!
> >>
> >
> >
> >Well fuckhead, the article is pay tv-centric, you're feeble brain
> >probably can't discern its relevancy, so I had to ask then question for
> >morons like you.
> >
> >Thanks for asking for clarification.
>
> yeeesss..and paytv is still tv.
> Duh.
>

then why have a seperate newsgroup fuckhead? Please explain the
relevancy of pay tv advertising to FTA.

[Bob Haberkost]

"Fish! (mmm Thecla)" <tastyfish (AT) fugu (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1c11112e20d3aad3989988 (AT) News (DOT) Individual.net...
> In article <g2pcq05vu2qks53vtncsmij5q0k2mkqm80 (AT) 4ax (DOT) com>,
> cant (AT) remember (DOT) net says...
>> On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 09:02:15 +1100, Fish! (mmm Thecla)
>> <tastyfish (AT) fugu (DOT) com> wrote:

>> >In article <0ljbq0psu9fm61jcof8cr6el6vlmii31la (AT) 4ax (DOT) com>,
>> >cant (AT) remember (DOT) net says...
>> >> On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 16:23:31 +1100, Fish! (mmm Thecla)
>> >> <tastyfish (AT) fugu (DOT) com> wrote:

>> >> >In article <a7ef5981.0411242118.4a806661 (AT) posting (DOT) google.com>,
>> >> >unclewallysworld (AT) yahoo (DOT) ca says...
>> >> >> http://www.theage.com.au/news/Business/MCN-expects-strong-growth-in-

>> >> >..and this relates to FTA how?

> then why have a seperate newsgroup fuckhead? Please explain the
> relevancy of pay tv advertising to FTA.

Please re-start your medication. You're showing your true colours again.
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[ferret]

Uncle Wally's World wrote:
> "H00htee the n1ght 0wl" <6796496345y342gjhsdf879awfeonfksdhfki (AT) usck (DOT) co.uk> wrote in message news:<F0jmd.37900$K7.8575 (AT) news-server (DOT) bigpond.net.au>...
>
>>"iicon" <iicon (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote in message
>>news:4199b53e$0$25783$5a62ac22 (AT) per-qv1-newsreader-01 (DOT) iinet.net.au...
>>
>>>See link:
>>>http://www.theage.com.au/news/Business/MCN-expects-strong-growth-in-2005s/2004/11/16/1100574457308.html
>>>
>>>
>>
>>"Foxtel and Austar currently have 750,000 subscribers"
>>
>>Digital must really be having an effect. At the beginning of the year Foxtel
>>had 22% market penetration which meant that it had about 1,087,000
>>subscribers. To lose more than 350,000 subscribers in such a short time is
>>incredible. No wonder there'll be more ads.
>
>
> They *could* attract more potential customers by lower priced packages
> with
> fewer channels or offer a package where one can hand-pick the genres
> they prefer, ie; a la carte....
>
> For example -- if one should hate the guts of sport -- then one could
> choose
> say, 6 channels of movies, 6 channels of general entertainment, 6
> music channels, 6 news channels & 6 children's channels (for the
> kiddies)
> (or whatever customers frickin' well want, for that matter)
>
> Hooroo ;-)
>
> Uncle Wally ;-)
>
> ================================================== ==========================

I'm not surprised they're losing business. At the stroke of Pen the cost
went from $40 to > $70 for the same thing.

Instead of giving People what they want, they are telling them what they
must have. Unless they change there choices I can see a day when it will
no longer be viable to exist. They really are screwing themselves.

[Fish! (mmm Thecla)]

In article <R2upd.7210$hJ6.464@trndny01>, cbclistener-really!-
@canada.com says...
>
> "Fish! (mmm Thecla)" <tastyfish (AT) fugu (DOT) com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1c11112e20d3aad3989988 (AT) News (DOT) Individual.net...
> > In article <g2pcq05vu2qks53vtncsmij5q0k2mkqm80 (AT) 4ax (DOT) com>,
> > cant (AT) remember (DOT) net says...
> >> On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 09:02:15 +1100, Fish! (mmm Thecla)
> >> <tastyfish (AT) fugu (DOT) com> wrote:
>
> >> >In article <0ljbq0psu9fm61jcof8cr6el6vlmii31la (AT) 4ax (DOT) com>,
> >> >cant (AT) remember (DOT) net says...
> >> >> On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 16:23:31 +1100, Fish! (mmm Thecla)
> >> >> <tastyfish (AT) fugu (DOT) com> wrote:
>
> >> >> >In article <a7ef5981.0411242118.4a806661 (AT) posting (DOT) google.com>,
> >> >> >unclewallysworld (AT) yahoo (DOT) ca says...
> >> >> >> http://www.theage.com.au/news/Business/MCN-expects-strong-growth-in-
>
> >> >> >..and this relates to FTA how?
>
> > then why have a seperate newsgroup fuckhead? Please explain the
> > relevancy of pay tv advertising to FTA.
>
> Please re-start your medication. You're showing your true colours again.
>


HOHOOH, look a reference to someone not taking medication. Did you make
that up by yourself? It's refreshingly funny.

Apart from drawing attention to your inability to be original, care to
correct my statement regarding relevancy, or shall I add hypocrisy to
your list of shortcomings?

[BenOne©]

Fish! (mmm Thecla) wrote:
> In article <g2pcq05vu2qks53vtncsmij5q0k2mkqm80 (AT) 4ax (DOT) com>,
> cant (AT) remember (DOT) net says...
>
>>On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 09:02:15 +1100, Fish! (mmm Thecla)
>><tastyfish (AT) fugu (DOT) com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>In article <0ljbq0psu9fm61jcof8cr6el6vlmii31la (AT) 4ax (DOT) com>,
>>>cant (AT) remember (DOT) net says...
>>>
>>>>On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 16:23:31 +1100, Fish! (mmm Thecla)
>>>><tastyfish (AT) fugu (DOT) com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>In article <a7ef5981.0411242118.4a806661 (AT) posting (DOT) google.com>,
>>>>>unclewallysworld (AT) yahoo (DOT) ca says...
>>>>>
>>>>>>http://www.theage.com.au/news/Business/MCN-expects-strong-growth-in-
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>..and this relates to FTA how?
>>>>
>>>>why does that matter?!
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Well fuckhead, the article is pay tv-centric, you're feeble brain
>>>probably can't discern its relevancy, so I had to ask then question for
>>>morons like you.
>>>
>>>Thanks for asking for clarification.
>>
>>yeeesss..and paytv is still tv.
>>Duh.
>>
>
>
> then why have a seperate newsgroup fuckhead? Please explain the
> relevancy of pay tv advertising to FTA.
>

Perhaps you haven't noticed that this thread has been cross-posted to the pay
and FTA and non-specific TV newsgroups.

--
Ben Thomas
Opinions, conclusions, and other information in this message that do not
relate to the official business of my firm shall be understood as neither
given nor endorsed by it.

[H00htee the n1ght 0wl]

"BenOne©" <nosp@m.thanks.mate> wrote in message
news:uas5oc.4r1.ln (AT) 192 (DOT) 168.11.2...
> Fish! (mmm Thecla) wrote:
>> In article <g2pcq05vu2qks53vtncsmij5q0k2mkqm80 (AT) 4ax (DOT) com>,
>> cant (AT) remember (DOT) net says...
>>
>>>On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 09:02:15 +1100, Fish! (mmm Thecla)
>>><tastyfish (AT) fugu (DOT) com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>In article <0ljbq0psu9fm61jcof8cr6el6vlmii31la (AT) 4ax (DOT) com>,
>>>>cant (AT) remember (DOT) net says...
>>>>
>>>>>On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 16:23:31 +1100, Fish! (mmm Thecla)
>>>>><tastyfish (AT) fugu (DOT) com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>In article <a7ef5981.0411242118.4a806661 (AT) posting (DOT) google.com>,
>>>>>>unclewallysworld (AT) yahoo (DOT) ca says...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>http://www.theage.com.au/news/Business/MCN-expects-strong-growth-in-
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>..and this relates to FTA how?
>>>>>
>>>>>why does that matter?!
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Well fuckhead, the article is pay tv-centric, you're feeble brain
>>>>probably can't discern its relevancy, so I had to ask then question for
>>>>morons like you.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks for asking for clarification.
>>>
>>>yeeesss..and paytv is still tv.
>>>Duh.
>>>
>>
>>
>> then why have a seperate newsgroup fuckhead? Please explain the
>> relevancy of pay tv advertising to FTA.
>>
>
> Perhaps you haven't noticed that this thread has been cross-posted to the
> pay and FTA and non-specific TV newsgroups.


What groups are FTA only?

>
> --
> Ben Thomas
> Opinions, conclusions, and other information in this message that do not
> relate to the official business of my firm shall be understood as neither
> given nor endorsed by it.
>

[H00htee the n1ght 0wl]

"Fish! (mmm Thecla)" <tastyfish (AT) fugu (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1c111ce4f7c04b9198998a (AT) News (DOT) Individual.net...
> In article <R2upd.7210$hJ6.464@trndny01>, cbclistener-really!-
> @canada.com says...
>>
>> "Fish! (mmm Thecla)" <tastyfish (AT) fugu (DOT) com> wrote in message
>> news:MPG.1c11112e20d3aad3989988 (AT) News (DOT) Individual.net...
>> > In article <g2pcq05vu2qks53vtncsmij5q0k2mkqm80 (AT) 4ax (DOT) com>,
>> > cant (AT) remember (DOT) net says...
>> >> On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 09:02:15 +1100, Fish! (mmm Thecla)
>> >> <tastyfish (AT) fugu (DOT) com> wrote:
>>
>> >> >In article <0ljbq0psu9fm61jcof8cr6el6vlmii31la (AT) 4ax (DOT) com>,
>> >> >cant (AT) remember (DOT) net says...
>> >> >> On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 16:23:31 +1100, Fish! (mmm Thecla)
>> >> >> <tastyfish (AT) fugu (DOT) com> wrote:
>>
>> >> >> >In article <a7ef5981.0411242118.4a806661 (AT) posting (DOT) google.com>,
>> >> >> >unclewallysworld (AT) yahoo (DOT) ca says...
>> >> >> >> http://www.theage.com.au/news/Business/MCN-expects-strong-growth-in-
>>
>> >> >> >..and this relates to FTA how?
>>
>> > then why have a seperate newsgroup fuckhead? Please explain the
>> > relevancy of pay tv advertising to FTA.
>>
>> Please re-start your medication. You're showing your true colours again.
>>
>
>
> HOHOOH, look a reference to someone not taking medication. Did you make
> that up by yourself? It's refreshingly funny.
>
> Apart from drawing attention to your inability to be original, care to
> correct my statement regarding relevancy, or shall I add hypocrisy to
> your list of shortcomings?

Why should he? I corrected your post and you didn't reply to me.