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Sean Mota
SatelliteGuys Master
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Supporting Founder
VOOM HD Programming at Penn Plaza
Today I was fortunate to meet with the people behind the scene of VOOM's 21 Exclusive HD Channels. I was met by the Director of Gallery HD and he introduced me to his boss who is in charge of all programming for their proprietary channels. He asked me what was the main complains that customers have about Cinema 10, Epics, and Monsters. He understands that repetition is one complaint. I told him that besides repetition the current format of the Cinema 10 was another complaint. The current format repeats the same movie the entire day. I asked for more variety in the movies shown per day. So maybe three movies per day per channel and repeated at primetime. I also emphasized the Original Aspect Ratio problem on Cinema 10. As you know most of the Cinema 10 movies are currently shown to fill the screen. He was surprised that people did not like the entire screen filled. I told him that 85% of people according to the poll conducted here (at Satelliteguys) wanted OAR as much as possible.
We also spoke about Auction-HD. I asked him why they would not show the entire auction room in HD. He said it has to do with the policies and procedures that the auction house has in placed. A lot of the bidders want to keep out of the media.
I met with the Rush/WorldSport team. I even met Matt. Matt is the one that updates the WorldSport website with the schedule. We talked about the PG and Zap2it being incorrect as to what program was showing and also that the PG or zap2it never show that the game is being shown LIVE. Basically the lack of information in the PG and in the zap2it website about the soccer games. I also asked him if it was possible to put a date on the taped soccer games so that customers know what they were watching. The Rush/WolrdSport crew is very enthusiastic about the upcoming programming and they said that the content will get better and they will be adding more. WorldSport crew in USA works very closely with the producers in Spain of the Soccer games.
It is amazing to meet all these people. I was shown were they do some of the HD transfers. Not all HD transfers are done in-house. It depends on the source they get the material. I also saw the people that do the editing and logos of the different channels. Rave will be adding more concerts. They are currently working on this.
I also was asked about MOOV. In all honesty, I told them that it has not had the same impact as the other channels. Apparently this was an experimental channel and it already has been suggested to improve the channel or convert it into something else.
In my opinion, Rainbow Media (VOOM) is willing to listen to us, their customers. They want to know our experiences, dislikes and likes. They do come here to the board and read our comments. They want to succceed and put the best product out there. The programmers, of course, have limitations and have to work within the framework of VOOM. So not every suggestion will be implemented. All of them are very open minded and willing to listen and make adjustments. I am glad that I had the opportunity to meet them. I believe there will be other meetings with them and other groups like marketing and technology in the future.
As you all know I have no special interest in VOOM other than HD. I do not work for them in any capacity. I am just a customer with special interest in HD programming.
Today I was fortunate to meet with the people behind the scene of VOOM's 21 Exclusive HD Channels. I was met by the Director of Gallery HD and he introduced me to his boss who is in charge of all programming for their proprietary channels. He asked me what was the main complains that customers have about Cinema 10, Epics, and Monsters. He understands that repetition is one complaint. I told him that besides repetition the current format of the Cinema 10 was another complaint. The current format repeats the same movie the entire day. I asked for more variety in the movies shown per day. So maybe three movies per day per channel and repeated at primetime. I also emphasized the Original Aspect Ratio problem on Cinema 10. As you know most of the Cinema 10 movies are currently shown to fill the screen. He was surprised that people did not like the entire screen filled. I told him that 85% of people according to the poll conducted here (at Satelliteguys) wanted OAR as much as possible.
We also spoke about Auction-HD. I asked him why they would not show the entire auction room in HD. He said it has to do with the policies and procedures that the auction house has in placed. A lot of the bidders want to keep out of the media.
I met with the Rush/WorldSport team. I even met Matt. Matt is the one that updates the WorldSport website with the schedule. We talked about the PG and Zap2it being incorrect as to what program was showing and also that the PG or zap2it never show that the game is being shown LIVE. Basically the lack of information in the PG and in the zap2it website about the soccer games. I also asked him if it was possible to put a date on the taped soccer games so that customers know what they were watching. The Rush/WolrdSport crew is very enthusiastic about the upcoming programming and they said that the content will get better and they will be adding more. WorldSport crew in USA works very closely with the producers in Spain of the Soccer games.
It is amazing to meet all these people. I was shown were they do some of the HD transfers. Not all HD transfers are done in-house. It depends on the source they get the material. I also saw the people that do the editing and logos of the different channels. Rave will be adding more concerts. They are currently working on this.
I also was asked about MOOV. In all honesty, I told them that it has not had the same impact as the other channels. Apparently this was an experimental channel and it already has been suggested to improve the channel or convert it into something else.
In my opinion, Rainbow Media (VOOM) is willing to listen to us, their customers. They want to know our experiences, dislikes and likes. They do come here to the board and read our comments. They want to succceed and put the best product out there. The programmers, of course, have limitations and have to work within the framework of VOOM. So not every suggestion will be implemented. All of them are very open minded and willing to listen and make adjustments. I am glad that I had the opportunity to meet them. I believe there will be other meetings with them and other groups like marketing and technology in the future.
As you all know I have no special interest in VOOM other than HD. I do not work for them in any capacity. I am just a customer with special interest in HD programming.
