At BTV's mercy

[MohammedC]

At BTV's mercy

The victory for the Tigers at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium yesterday was a sweet one, coming in quick time and an action-packed one all through. The way the match was wrapped up in 42 overs, or 180 minutes, meant there was hardly a dull moment in the game. But for millions of viewers, sitting in front of their TV sets, there were a lot of distractions. The start of the match unfortunately coincided with the 2 pm news on BTV, followed by the Zohar prayers. Once the game telecast started, one would have thought that there would be an uninterrupted relay, especially since the home side were doing well. But the viewers were left to scratch their heads as too much was encroached upon by commercials.

The ads were squeezed in between deliveries, at the start of overs and also towards the end of overs. Many of the overs were relayed with the first ball and the last and in some cases even whole overs -- being lost to the advertisements.

Since the match was telecast only on BTV, the viewers were helpless and had to make do with whatever match coverage was provided.

It is understandable that sponsors' money is what helps bring the matches live on TV, but that doesn't mean that the channel has to squeeze in all those ads meant for the eight hours of match-time into three hours if the match, like yesterday's, is a short one. The attitude of the BTV authorities left viewers wondering whether cricket was the occasion or the commercials.

http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesig...php?nid=207093

[Kinslayer]

And showing 'desh o jonopod' er khobor while game is going . Who watches that **** anyway. And not to mention fevicol ads cutting overs. Ekta over eo pura choyta ball dekhay na :@
our only hope is bcb's channel if it happens in the future.

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[F6_Turbo]

I don't mind the crap coverage...don't mind the crap pundits...don't even mind the terrible ads, but how hard is it to push back the freaking news(which is all propaganda anyways...5 years of Jamaat-BNP propaganda, and now 5 years of AL propaganda). Begum class eight grad-r kotha moto desh bikri hoye jaabe, but I still don't think BTV will budge from their scheduled news telecasts.

We don't care...the poor don't care...the villagers without cable and tv don't care, they just go and watch cable news at the local chai dokan. If you have to indoctrinate us, do it during the innings break, do it as soon as the match finishes.

So I plead with whoever is in control of the situation - FIX IT.

[frd]

""হরলিক্স ছাড়া তো আমি ওর বেড়ে ওঠা ভাবতেই পারিনা""

DAMNNNN !!! it was so annoying . i just stopped watching BTV then and started watching the match on internet

[Sovik]

And the flickering. We don't get decent reception in Sirajganj

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[AMD128]

DAMN!!! Those ads. Over shesh hoile dekhaile thik ase. Hotat khelar majkhane dekhano shuru kore. What's the meaning of it? Karo ki Super Sports ase? I heard Super Sports is also telecasting. Sick of BTV showing ads & that desh o jonopoder Khobor.

[Isnaad]

Totally! They were so annoying yesterday! :|

[Rifat H]

Yesterday was so annoying. But nothing will change. These are some brainless Govt. chamchas who even show useless news when there is a exiting finish with 2-3 overs left.

[Rifat H]

Originally Posted by frd
""হরলিক্স ছাড়া তো আমি ওর বেড়ে ওঠা ভাবতেই পারিনা""

DAMNNNN !!! it was so annoying . i just stopped watching BTV then and started watching the match on internet

That horlix add is the most annoying add

[NoName]

Seems like BTV changed, they used to be so cool....

[lamisa]

for God's sake, even my dada doesn't watch BTVr khobor anymore!