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X factor final is now the same night as SPOTY
that will really mess things up imo..many think this years XF final will get the highest viewing figures of any show in years. |
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Twins will surely be out though ;-)
I suspect I will settle up one book and work on the other |
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I take it Spoty is on the Sunday along with XF results?
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This will seriously impact on the spoty vote imho. I could be way down, depending on timings
We also need to consider if it will effect the vote of some candidates more than others |
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Timings could be crucial then.
SPOTY is normally 7-9 XF normally 8-9 although could be longer for the final? A good 3 minute interview / party piece in the first hour of SPOTY may win it? |
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I would imagine very different demographics. I wouldn't expect the shows to clash either, the BBC probably aint that stupid
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cb..i picked this up on a DS .
i agree it does sound a ridiculous idea...fwiw i think this would help Button. |
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Ennis named Sportsperson of the Year in Oberver Sports Monthly.
Also features on Idowu, Tweddle and Swann. |
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I think the BBC possibly that stupid. It's always had a traditional Sunday slot. Different demographics? I dunno. People who vote in a reality style format might be considered a demographic in themselves. If they run together it undoubtedly lowers the spoty vote, and probably increases the possibility of a shock, and the edit becoming more crucial.
60% of Spoty voters were women yes? Think that was research from the Zara year. Same type that vote on XF I betcha |
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* I think the BBC possibly are that stupid
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I don't see why the Beeb would move this. Assuming XF is going to be in the 8-9 slot - there is no way they are going to start it at 9, and highly reluctant to go for a 6 o'clock start?
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both channels behaving like a couple of small kids. surely enough hours in the year not to schedule big events up against each other. for the record generally avoid all these singing and dancing shows like the plague.
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In fairness, unlike with SCD the beeb were here first on this one.
Not that this will cut it with Cowell. Why should it? 9.8m last year for spoty. How many this year? 5? 7? And how long would the XF results be? They could easily drag them out for the full 2 hours |
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giggs:
Way to high at 80. Although not a man u fan, an amazing career to be fair. F1 drivers never win. |
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If Mansell and Hill won, you don't need to be very good looking or have much of a personality to be a F1 driver and win
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damon hill twice
mansell twice jackie stewart stirling moss |
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Lewis Hamiltom fekked this up last year!
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ok sorry, point taken,
was thinking of hamilton last year. Not a market I usually get involved in. I think no obvious winner this year |
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Probably just as well ;-)
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It's going to hit XF just as much as SPOTY. SPOTY will be first up which is an advantage in itself. Last year we were all celebrating a great Olympics so think viewers would be down anyway. How many viewers in 2007?
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xf will get the usual 15m I suspect. Spoty will be way down. I reckon ITV will try to hijack the whole slot too.
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That's exactly what I would think as an ITV exec, to stop spoty from getting the head start
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Very different demographic - it might surprise some people that the whole world does not revolve around X factor
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muppet who do you reckon for this year's SPOTY?
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There's a big crossover in demographic imo. They are called TV watchers.
Some of them won't watch spoty because XF is on. |
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Henry - way back in the depths of this thread I tipped Ennis at 100/1 and a few pages ago Tweddle - both very big winners and I still think Ennis will win
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Wish I'd followed this thread from the beginning muppet. I got some Ennis after the recent drift.
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Ennis was OSM Review of the Year cover star FWIW
at 6.8 she's looking like a back again IMO |
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Best innovation was Brawns Diffuser too :)
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tax exile button turns his back on brawn for a few more bucks
ennis :^0 haye all the way |
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Can't have this thread falling off the bottom because of IACGMAOH.
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Can't they give "I'm a washed up deadbeat..." a forum of its own??
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You could well be talking about celebrity there.
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it would be nice if the bbc put some people from more minority sports on the shortlist instead of the same old boll0x. im thinking of the likes of steve peat the mountain biker who finally won the world champs this year.
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when is the shortlist announced please?
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30th One show
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Any insider hints on the market?
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