starseeker
03-06-2007, 06:03 PM
This long attempt at a serious discusiion (angry rant) was triggered by hearing an advert on the radio which I thought was just so low.
The Background:
The company that provides cable TV (Virgin Media, after buying out Telewest) and the company that provide satellite (Sky) in the UK have had a major fall out. As a result Sky's basic channels are no longer availible on cable.
I am doubly pissed about this because I have cable, and my 2 favourite shows are on a channel that got withdrawn cos of this tiff.
The Ad
Sky are now running a radio ad, which can be summarised as:
'Virgin have stopped providing basic Sky channels to their customers this last week. If you want to have them back, sign up to Sky. We'll be running special repeats this weekend so you can catch up'
This was all delivered in a sweet public service voice. It made me want to go on a mad attacking spree in both companies offices.
Now, I've stopped ranting about corporate unfairness, to introduce the topic of discussion.
Have you ever seen an advert on TV or radio that you thought was just low or made you want to go on a killing spree?
The Background:
The company that provides cable TV (Virgin Media, after buying out Telewest) and the company that provide satellite (Sky) in the UK have had a major fall out. As a result Sky's basic channels are no longer availible on cable.
I am doubly pissed about this because I have cable, and my 2 favourite shows are on a channel that got withdrawn cos of this tiff.
The Ad
Sky are now running a radio ad, which can be summarised as:
'Virgin have stopped providing basic Sky channels to their customers this last week. If you want to have them back, sign up to Sky. We'll be running special repeats this weekend so you can catch up'
This was all delivered in a sweet public service voice. It made me want to go on a mad attacking spree in both companies offices.
Now, I've stopped ranting about corporate unfairness, to introduce the topic of discussion.
Have you ever seen an advert on TV or radio that you thought was just low or made you want to go on a killing spree?