25-01-2023, 06:26 PM
(25-01-2023, 01:08 PM)JAS84 Wrote: Why is Brookside on STV Player? Were All4 not interested? It was a Channel 4 show, so you'd think it would go there. The production company (Lime Pictures, formerly called Mersey Television) does still have a relationship with them considering that they also make Hollyoaks.STV Player is a comparatively niche streaming service to All4 and I expect C4 knew the number of viewers that would watch this would too low to justify them buying it. STV as a small player that has a tiny archive of shows of national interest, and is never going to be able to compete for big-name acquisitions, is naturally more limited to the number of shows out there they can buy. I expect they were able to get this for a snip and will be much happier with the numbers it will bring in to their service than C4 would have been.
Quote:Also, are STV trying to get viewers outside Scotland to watch their service?Yes, they've done this for a number of years now and expanded their UK-wide offering to be available on Freeview Play. I've seen a few ads in the past in England for their drama boxsets.