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Holy Moley, look at all the programming. Some of the shows list major sponsors for the events...hoping they sign on to the network independently as well...
I know it's premature to say without major carrier news, but the first thought to go through my mind while paging through the new website just now was...
quote:Originally posted by Bialystock: Holy Moley, look at all the programming. Some of the shows list major sponsors for the events...hoping they sign on to the network independently as well...
I know it's premature to say without major carrier news, but the first thought to go through my mind while paging through the new website just now was...
"Holy Cr@p... I think we're rich."
No kidding....I just got down to the post with the link to the updated website. Personally, I think it looks a heck of a lot better. Also, looks like some great programming. Things look great. Time to go to bed.
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Yes, I was hoping they were going to resurrect (no pun intended) the "Queer religious show" idea from their earlier schedule a couple of years ago...because the controversy of it has the potential to get some good press. Nice. http://www.qtelevision.com/23.html
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I just said last week why this was not done (having a program listing)and if I got to ask Frank a question this was one of them and wow we have it. The web site is a big improvement.
Ric
quote:Originally posted by Bialystock: Yes, I was hoping they were going to resurrect (no pun intended) the "Queer religious show" idea from their earlier schedule a couple of years ago...because the controversy of it has the potential to get some good press. Nice. http://www.qtelevision.com/23.html
4) Need to scroll up and down , does not fit on screen , but looks like it was designed to.
Overall some new info but the site still is far from being the vehicle needed to bring in viewers and advertisers. It still looks cheap and amateurish.
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its good to see the new site & the program list starting in nov is hopfully a clue but for a premium channel i think they need st seriously strenghen the show line up
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WHoooo-Hoooooo! Like I have said before> I have a friend in one of these media groups. I'm going to check on the advertising. Terry at the time, it was actually not a CD it is now. LOL Just titled Lil. Put out to some radio stations and a few small stores. I have about 50 left collecting dust in the attic. LOL
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New website not what I expected. Poor quality pictures, hitting "next page" is more like an amateur photo album site. They should just create links that go to that page.
Whatever. Someone will always have a problem with something but I can not understand why it's so hard to hire a professional web designer. I mean are they limited to 5 freakin pages???
If you notice, each picture is cut into groups. In other words, most pictures you see are not "1" picture, they are several pieced together.
Whole site is just not high quailty, eye catching.
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hey guys the way i see it is that the web site is for information. they don't make or break a company. the thing I'm excited about is all the info that is there.
it does several thing for us.
it blows U4 theory of only having 5 movies out of the motion picture deal
it shows a schedule that is not full of infomercials.
it shows that they are working on the site but not concentrating all their efforts on it.
It goes into great detail about the gay games.
it is a big step forward folks.
as i said the web site doesn't make or break the company, unless maybe if they where a hi tech company which of course we are not.
Yes the site could be better but it has been allot worse.
quote:Originally posted by penny-trader: hey guys the way i see it is that the web site is for information. they don't make or break a company. the thing I'm excited about is all the info that is there.
it does several thing for us.
it blows U4 theory of only having 5 movies out of the motion picture deal
it shows a schedule that is not full of infomercials.
it shows that they are working on the site but not concentrating all their efforts on it.
It goes into great detail about the gay games.
it is a big step forward folks.
as i said the web site doesn't make or break the company, unless maybe if they where a hi tech company which of course we are not.
Yes the site could be better but it has been allot worse.
Rod
Anheuser-Busch becomes a network sponsor and shows Discovery Cove Orlando.. Thanks shue15 for bringing this great news to our attention; Posted by: shue15 In reply to: None Date:10/17/2004 11:07:41 AM Post #of 30412
Anheuser-Busch is a network sponsor!!!
THIS IS FROM THE NEW WEBSITE
From ground breaking sponsorship to many GLBT events, to Augusta Bush III's personal project, "Discovery Cove" in Orlando Florida, the Anheuser-Busch company provides the opportunity to develope a long term programming and sponsorship relationship. Anheuser-Busch becomes a network sponsor and shows Discovery Cove Orlando..
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
From FOXY: WELL all I can say is OUTSTADING,, Our new Q-Channel web site is OUTSTANDING $$$$$ EXCELLANT New Q-Channel web site, this is what we been waiting for people, Look at all the great Programs, our Q-Channel will rock with this New Web Site. IMO BUILD IT; AND THEY WILL COME is our Q-Channel MOTO, and build it they are doing, LOOK at our new web site people. LOOK our Q-Channel web site is now updated and looks much better then it did. Most important look at all the great Q-Channel programs we will show each day on our Q, things can only get better from here so hold your QBID shares tight, they will be worth a lot of money and soon. IMO http://www.qtelevision.com/index.html
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When I called the offices last week, I was told they would be putting all of the information up from the brochure they have. I didn't realize that they would literally be putting the brochure online. However, I think this is a great improvement and gives the site visitors a much better idea of what is being offered by the company.
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Here! TV, formerly just an on-demand and pay-per-view service targeting gay audiences, last week launched as a 24-hour premium network.
The linear mini-pay channel is now available to distributors, debuting right on schedule Oct. 1. Here! TV plans to announce its first major carriage deal for that round-the-clock network later this month, CEO Paul Colichman said.
“It is up as a 24-hour service,” he said, adding that the feed was up on a satellite. “We’re very pleased with our progress.”
Colichman said pricing for the 24-hour premium channel will vary, but didn’t offer specifics. He said the linear network will have “simply more programming” than the video on demand, subscription VOD and PPV offerings.
Here! TV’s SVOD service includes new theatricals, Colichman said. The 24-hour network will also air library product, including titles acquired from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (such as My Beautiful Launderette) in September.
The 24-hour Here! feed is using the Playboy Channel model: subscribers can buy a program block or upgrade to the 24-hour linear feed for a monthly subscription fee.
Whereas Logo — the 24-hour network for gay audiences MTV Networks will roll out in February — can launch on digital tiers, independent Here! TV lacks Viacom Inc.’s clout and distribution leverage. That’s one reason Here! TV is going the mini-pay route.
Also, most cable operators claim they don’t want more basic channels, and the kind of content Colichman wants on Here! TV isn’t appropriate for basic cable. It’s “not adult content, it’s not erotica, but it is designed for a mature audience that pays for it and wants it,” he said.
The on-demand Here! TV is available to about 25 million subscribers. DirecTV Inc. and Dish Network offer it on PPV and RCN Corp. carries it as an SVOD service. Here! TV’s varied on-demand services are available to cable via InDemand and TVN, with Time Warner Cable in Wisconsin among those offering the VOD service.
On-demand pricing is in the neighborhood of $3.99 to $9.99.
Another premium service targeting the gay audience, Q Television Network, is slated to start doing live programming Oct. 14, CEO Frank Olsen said. Priced at $7.95 a month, it will be producing a three-hour live weeknight block, including a two-hour talk program and a sports show, that will get repeat airings.
Q Television is carried by RCN Corp. in San Francisco, and last week began being carried by all RCN’s systems, Olsen said. The network also has a hunting license carriage deal with Time Warner Cable.
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The thing about Here! is that it is only available on demand. I think that would mean you pay for each and every show. The only change they are making is that they are now offering more programming at one time. Before, they only offered like 3 titles to choose from per week. Q television is still the shiznit when it comes to gay tv.
On a side note, the SEC commissioner is coming to my school to present to us. There will be an open question section, so if anybody has a question they want me to ask, post it here and I will ask it, (If I do decide to go.)
quote:Originally posted by glfpimp: The thing about Here! is that it is only available on demand. I think that would mean you pay for each and every show. The only change they are making is that they are now offering more programming at one time. Before, they only offered like 3 titles to choose from per week. Q television is still the shiznit when it comes to gay tv.
On a side note, the SEC commissioner is coming to my school to present to us. There will be an open question section, so if anybody has a question they want me to ask, post it here and I will ask it, (If I do decide to go.)
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Anyone else having trouble seeing the new program schedule? I was reading through it, and whammo, the pages seem to have been removed. Maybe they thought they were giving away the farm too early? (Or maybe it's just my computer?)
I knew I shoulda downloaded the whole thing the minute it appeared last night. I got the first page at least.
quote:Originally posted by Bialystock: Anyone else having trouble seeing the new program schedule? I was reading through it, and whammo, the pages seem to have been removed. Maybe they thought they were giving away the farm too early? (Or maybe it's just my computer?)
I knew I shoulda downloaded the whole thing the minute it appeared last night. I got the first page at least.
I'm not sure if you guys know anything about Manilow fans but I'll have you know that they are very loyal. I'm a fan and thought that he might end up on Q Television. This is a great thing! The Fanilows will potentially be the sourse of non-gay viewers that Q television will be chasing!
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This is not comprehensive perhaps, but just a quick assessment of the lineup, using an established niche network like "Oxygen" as a reference point. I'm taking into account only "shows" (both original and syndicated) and leaving out movies and events coverage. Here's how the Q lineup stacks up. (I think pretty well):
Q Television Network (30 program titles):
The Stylist Q on the Move Q the Music Internet Qafe Sports 'N More Odysseys/Ovations the Agenda Cathedral of Hope The Sylist Box Office America Giggles Q Sounds Q on stage Broadway Beat J's Sportswrap Q Select Icons Week in review Concrete Jungle What's for Dinner? Women On Women! Paradise Falls The Jack E. Jett Show Mary Hartman Class Act Off the Beaten Track Ring Masters Stockard Channing TechnoGay Under The Pink carpet DykeTV
Oxygen (27 titles, taken from their shows page): Nighty night Good Girls Don't Girls Behaving Badly AbFab RoseAnne Cybill A Different World Ellen Living Single I've Got a Secret Talk Sex Bliss Show Me Yours Naked Josh Snapped Nice Package Drastic Plastic Surgery Birth stories Oxygen Sports Inhale Oprah After the Show The Ellen Degeneres Show The Isaac Mizrahi Show Conversations with Carrie Fisher Life and Style Women and the Badge Xena: Warrior Princess
I'm happy so far, especially considering this is "right out of the box" for Q, whille "O" has been refining its programming for a good long while now.
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Some one is actually listening to the complaints. Since I first looked at the site they have straightened the schedule pages so that they are only slightly crooked and shrunk some of the pictures to improve the resolution.The site is still far from what is needed but it looks a little better than it did this morning.
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hey guys the way i see it is that the web site is for information. they don't make or break a company. the thing I'm excited about is all the info that is there. it does several thing for us.
it blows U4 theory of only having 5 movies out of the motion picture deal
it shows a schedule that is not full of infomercials.
it shows that they are working on the site but not concentrating all their efforts on it.
It goes into great detail about the gay games.
it is a big step forward folks.
as i said the web site doesn't make or break the company, unless maybe if they where a hi tech company which of course we are not.
Yes the site could be better but it has been allot worse.
Rod
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I did't say our web sight was bad. Just the tecnical aspect. Look at the CONTENTS. It is huge. I am straight and want to subscibe. GO QBID!!!
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sorry man i didnt mean to actually quote you on the message just a habit to hit the quote button instead of the new post button. i removed the quote.
my point is that this web site is a good thing, but is not the most imprortant thing.
we need the subscription numbers and more carriers.
and we will be getting our money.
but i think more drinking is in order in the short term lol
Rod the addict
quote:Originally posted by firefly: I did't say our web sight was bad. Just the tecnical aspect. Look at the CONTENTS. It is huge. I am straight and want to subscibe. GO QBID!!!
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quote:Originally posted by penny-trader: but i think more drinking is in order in the short term lol
Rod the addict
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well, at least, another improvement is in place. i would drink to the new informative website (the design is suck though), first round on me, people, first round on me.
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in that case i will have a quadruple chivas on ice please
quote:Originally posted by tqn: well, at least, another improvement is in place. i would drink to the new informative website (the design is suck though), first round on me, people, first round on me.
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quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Originally posted by whizknock: Simply a matter of time! Nothing more, nothing less.
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