BEWARE.....TV IN AUSTRALIA (23)
RobertGill: THOSE THAT ARE IMMIGRATING....
Be advised, TV in Australia is very much different to what u may be use-to,
In EU country's I have heard, have a variety of programing, differs where ever one happens to live, Hear in Australia it is a little different,
Programing is repeated 4 times a year on average, that means u see the same program every 3 months until the end of the year, then there's a good chance that u will see a few the following year also,
Most programs are 40 years old, with a few trial Australian made, from productions where people are still learning about acting,
The rest is made-up of American stuff, The fonze, I love lucy, etc,
Best way to see what your going to have to put-up with is go on-line & View the list for your self, because most of my friends maybe watch 6-10 programs a week, its a well known standing joke hear, but if your thinking of moving to Australia, count TV out.
Pay -TV is also made-up of huge amount of repeated programs, from Movie, to general stuff, many pay -TV programs are doubled from the 4 main channels the other channels are children /advertising channels,
Main channels on average, it is 4-5 minutes program,..a 3 minute of adds..4-5min Program...a 3min of adds, this is standard all evening, on all Australian TV channels
Pay TV for British Soccer only, no full games on standard TV, & Pay- TV charge you well above the standard charges, because in Australia, British soccer is a luxury.
Hope this will help some people out, before they make the move, because TV is a huge part of life in the UK,
TV now is geared to make u pay, & pay u will....
Be advised, TV in Australia is very much different to what u may be use-to,
In EU country's I have heard, have a variety of programing, differs where ever one happens to live, Hear in Australia it is a little different,
Programing is repeated 4 times a year on average, that means u see the same program every 3 months until the end of the year, then there's a good chance that u will see a few the following year also,
Most programs are 40 years old, with a few trial Australian made, from productions where people are still learning about acting,
The rest is made-up of American stuff, The fonze, I love lucy, etc,
Best way to see what your going to have to put-up with is go on-line & View the list for your self, because most of my friends maybe watch 6-10 programs a week, its a well known standing joke hear, but if your thinking of moving to Australia, count TV out.
Pay -TV is also made-up of huge amount of repeated programs, from Movie, to general stuff, many pay -TV programs are doubled from the 4 main channels the other channels are children /advertising channels,
Main channels on average, it is 4-5 minutes program,..a 3 minute of adds..4-5min Program...a 3min of adds, this is standard all evening, on all Australian TV channels
Pay TV for British Soccer only, no full games on standard TV, & Pay- TV charge you well above the standard charges, because in Australia, British soccer is a luxury.
Hope this will help some people out, before they make the move, because TV is a huge part of life in the UK,
TV now is geared to make u pay, & pay u will....
OMG is that a civilized country or at totalitarian state? What is the real reason the governments give you for this?
I also heard that in the UK they have to buy a tv license every year or the tv police will send you to jail.
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RobertGill: THOSE THAT ARE IMMIGRATING....
Be advised, TV in Australia is very much different to what u may be use-to,
In EU country's I have heard, have a variety of programing, differs where ever one happens to live, Hear in Australia it is a little different,
Programing is repeated 4 times a year on average, that means u see the same program every 3 months until the end of the year, then there's a good chance that u will see a few the following year also,
Most programs are 40 years old, with a few trial Australian made, from productions where people are still learning about acting,
The rest is made-up of American stuff, The fonze, I love lucy, etc,
Best way to see what your going to have to put-up with is go on-line & View the list for your self, because most of my friends maybe watch 6-10 programs a week, its a well known standing joke hear, but if your thinking of moving to Australia, count TV out.
Pay -TV is also made-up of huge amount of repeated programs, from Movie, to general stuff, many pay -TV programs are doubled from the 4 main channels the other channels are children /advertising channels,
Main channels on average, it is 4-5 minutes program,..a 3 minute of adds..4-5min Program...a 3min of adds, this is standard all evening, on all Australian TV channels
Pay TV for British Soccer only, no full games on standard TV, & Pay- TV charge you well above the standard charges, because in Australia, British soccer is a luxury.
Hope this will help some people out, before they make the move, because TV is a huge part of life in the UK,
TV now is geared to make u pay, & pay u will....
Be advised, TV in Australia is very much different to what u may be use-to,
In EU country's I have heard, have a variety of programing, differs where ever one happens to live, Hear in Australia it is a little different,
Programing is repeated 4 times a year on average, that means u see the same program every 3 months until the end of the year, then there's a good chance that u will see a few the following year also,
Most programs are 40 years old, with a few trial Australian made, from productions where people are still learning about acting,
The rest is made-up of American stuff, The fonze, I love lucy, etc,
Best way to see what your going to have to put-up with is go on-line & View the list for your self, because most of my friends maybe watch 6-10 programs a week, its a well known standing joke hear, but if your thinking of moving to Australia, count TV out.
Pay -TV is also made-up of huge amount of repeated programs, from Movie, to general stuff, many pay -TV programs are doubled from the 4 main channels the other channels are children /advertising channels,
Main channels on average, it is 4-5 minutes program,..a 3 minute of adds..4-5min Program...a 3min of adds, this is standard all evening, on all Australian TV channels
Pay TV for British Soccer only, no full games on standard TV, & Pay- TV charge you well above the standard charges, because in Australia, British soccer is a luxury.
Hope this will help some people out, before they make the move, because TV is a huge part of life in the UK,
TV now is geared to make u pay, & pay u will....
I'm not sure how fairly this represents Aussie TV Robert.
Most programs I see on Sydney TV are either comedy, reality, news and sport related and they definitely aren't 40 years old! There's also a big push on reality TV on Australian TV which seems to take up a lot of prime time slots. Much of what I see in the evening on Australian free-to-air TV is live.
There is a lot of US content, but there are laws in Australia around how much overseas vs local content we can show and there is a balance. Most of the Australian drama productions revolve around rescuing poeple off cliffs and from burning buildings, they are pretty tiresome. Generally speaking I think the news and current affairs content is good. The ABC is a great station and shows a lot of English content.
I do agree that there is a huge push towards pay TV. Without a doubt the best drama work Australia has done in the last 10 years (Love My Way, Satisfaction) has been on FOXTEL and you couldn't see it on free-to-air. But like anything else in life, you get what you pay for. And for anyone who likes sport you can't really go wrong with Aussie free-to-air.
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People who emigrate to the other side of the world, dont do that to watch TV