The state of TV and advertising.

[HotRodaSaurus]

What is it with TV these days!

I have just watched a tv program caled Chasing Classic Cars. We get it a couple of years down the line I would think, any way, the presenter Wayne Carini brings a car onto an auction plinth, now how many names are fuzzed out. Whats this all about? If someone does not pay to advertise, dont they get the name on the screen? That may be fair but it makes for almost unwatchable tv with all these fuzzy images darting about.

I then watched Cafe Racer, the same thing but worse, and to a point comical. The camera focuses on a bike being worked on. The owner describes the bike only as a CB 750 as the name on the tank is fuzzed. Later we see the same bike in the background but the tank badge is visible and a guy behind is wearing a Honda T shirt as he works on another make of bike. Finally we here about a Norton as the man describes his modifications to the bike wears a black T shirt but it's logo 'Norton' is fuzzed up again but just readable.

Whats this about? first it famous peoples kids then registration(licence) plates.

Any TV producers out there in model land tell me what this all about?

J

[Harry P.]

It's about either companies or individuals that have not given permission to be broadcast, or it's about not showing any company logos unless they're "paying customers." No money... no free TV exposure.

[martinfan5]

Well its says you are from the UK, if you were watching shows on BBC, that might be part of the reason.

[espo]

I'm not sure how the laws work in the UK for showing manufacturing logos, but many US companies will charge the tv production company if they show their logo on tv. I know this makes no sense but what does anymore? It is so bad here that when my wife and I watch The Home & Garden Channel they will do the same thing to the logos on the car that the realtor is driveing on House Hunters. You would think that the free advert. would be wecomed by the companies.