(23-06-2014 14:51 )☆☆D☆T☆☆ Wrote: (23-06-2014 14:15 )DJ NES Wrote: Fan numbers are a massive thing, social media is the new way to connect to those you wouldn't otherwise have a chance to talk to. However, most hardcore american fans will buy into the girls website or various cam shows where-in there is far more being shown and done than on the TV.
This is the only issue when launching a show with promoted porn stars. They have a fanbase that already interacts with them at Expo's and their webshows, they buy into their product. The UK Girls are unique in the fact most are new to the game and are only accessible via the shows, that is the key USP.
You're not covering costs in your posts, which to me is the biggest thing, but that's just my opinion.
I am a caller occasionally, and I'm more bothered about cost than performances while I'm on the call. If it's cheaper to talk to a girl i'm a fan of on the TV than it is to talk to them going further via webcam, then I'm calling the TV channels, and I'm sure I'm not the only one.
Use Emma Butt as an example, why are her fans calling her on Babestation when they can just do as you say and watch her on the web, or talk to her via webcam? She seems quite busy whenever I see her on TV. Maybe being in the USA might prove to be pointless in the end, but for me there is no argument about using porn stars on these TV channels, it seems to work.
Cost is a massive issue, one of which is why channels like XXXPanded have just 1 set and a low pricepoint. Babestation have been in the market for over a decade now, i'm sure yourself or someone else can inform me on how long Elite/R66 have been in the industry also.
Now i'm trying to figure out how to make a post without contradictions. Emma Butt clearly has a large following, BS noticed this and uses this to their advantage. We don't know how much she gets paid for any of the work she does. We don't know if her £per Hour wage equates to what shes bringing in for the company, same can be said for her web shows at home. BS is a large brand though and is synonymous with the entire 900 section of the EPG.
Ask people in passing about any of the shows up there and Babestation will roll off the tongue. Because of this, they can charge the premium they do and get the callers in. Girl's in clubs will joke they want to be a Babestation girl, not a S66/RLC Girl.
To get back to my point. With the way the shows are produced or lack of production on S66, they should of launched the US show at a way cheaper price point and capitalised on maximising inbound calls. Instead they launch a half assed product with a premium price tag with no planning on how to evolve it. I don't know how large the operation is at R66 so i can only judge on what i see on-screen but it's just destitute.
They should be making the porn stars promote the shit out of appearing on screen via their respective facebook/twitter pages days or weeks in advance. Promotion of a new Venture should be HUGE! You don't just launch a channel especially one banking on serious talent with massive fanfare.