Reality TV vs Freephone Numbers

Uncategorized 3 February 2009 | 0 Comments

Advanced talent shows such as X Factor have been on our screens for almost a decade now. Over this moment we have seen stars be made and then thrown out into the bin like they vanished. Yes the world of pop and stardom is a million dollar industry that just will not stand for people that are not making the money.

These formats let the viewers decide who comes out smiling by calling and voting at a cost. If you are an avid viewer and voter you can imagine the bill that will come to your home at the end of the month and even the end of the series, you could be paying a fortune for ringing a reality tv shows phone number.

I am sure these shows earn enough money to offer 0800 number voting procedures to viewers, but will this work for such a format? Or will it end up a bad mess; let us quickly look over the good and negatives of both.

Positives:
1) It will allow contestants to get more votes as people will not hesitate in calling
2) The episodes would get a lot more coverage as they are showing a more sensitive side to themselves.

Negatives
Now let us turn our attention to the downsides of implementing an 0800 number.

1) There will be enourmous amounts of multiple voting which will result in system failure.
2) Hate andfeel good campaigns against certain artists will be more powerful as people will constantly ring to give them more or less votes.

So looking above you can see that the negatives outweigh the positives. But for any other niche, such as client relations there will be a huge amount of good effects compared to the bad and it is definitely something each and every company should be considering.

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