Comments on: Big Brother dying across the globe http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/27/end-of-an-era-big-brother-dying-across-the-globe/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:46:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Roslyn Pike http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/27/end-of-an-era-big-brother-dying-across-the-globe/#comment-35883 Roslyn Pike Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:58:17 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/27/end-of-an-era-big-brother-dying-across-the-globe/#comment-35883 I don't watch much on Channel 10 but have been trying to watch Burn Notice. After last week's episode I phoned the channel to complain about the difficulty of following the story when there were so many adds. This week I had pen and paper handy; after ten minutes of program there were 2 minutes of ads, then four minutes of program and four minutes of ads. Then eight minutes of program to four minutes of ads; then six minutes of program to four minutes of ads. Then three minutes of program to three minutes of ads and then five minutes of program when it finished. So 36 minutes of program to 17 minutes of adds is about 50% adds. Now thats ok I suppose - the channel has to make a living but three and four minutes of program followed by the same length of ads makes it very difficult to follow the action. Does this happen on other Channel 10 programs? I don’t watch much on Channel 10 but have been trying to watch Burn Notice. After last week’s episode I phoned the channel to complain about the difficulty of following the story when there were so many adds. This week I had pen and paper handy; after ten minutes of program there were 2 minutes of ads, then four minutes of program and four minutes of ads. Then eight minutes of program to four minutes of ads; then six minutes of program to four minutes of ads. Then three minutes of program to three minutes of ads and then five minutes of program when it finished. So 36 minutes of program to 17 minutes of adds is about 50% adds. Now thats ok I suppose - the channel has to make a living but three and four minutes of program followed by the same length of ads makes it very difficult to follow the action.
Does this happen on other Channel 10 programs?

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