Mainstream talent shows such as X Factor and American Idol have been on our screens for almost a decade now. Over this time we have seen stars be made and then thrown out into the rubbish like they never existed. Yes the planet of pop and fa,e is a million pound industry that just will not stand for folks that are not making the revenue.
These shows let the public decide who will come out the most victorious by calling at a charge. If you are an avid viewer and voter you can imagine the bill that will come to your home at the end of the month and even the end of the series, you could be paying a fortune for ringing a reality tv shows phone number.
I am sure these shows earn enough money to offer 0800 number voting procedures to viewers, but will this work for such a format? Or will it end up a bad mess; let us quickly look over the good and negatives of both.
Positives:
1) It will allow contestants to collect more votes as people will not think about calling
2) The episodes would get a lot more coverage as they are showing a more sensitive side to themselves.
Negatives
Now let us turn our attention to the downsides of implementing an 0800 number.
1) Bulk voting will probably end up jamming up phone lines causing the most popular to get the least votes.
2) We all know some people do the sympathy vote, this will get a lot worse due to people constantly dialling.
As you can see from the above I think the negatives outweigh the positives. But for any other industry, such as customer relations there will be a huge amount of positive effects compared to the negatives and it is definitely something each and every business should be considering.
Tags: american idol, x factor
