"It is quite obvious
that cluttering of the TV screens may not be a desirable trend as far as the
consumers viewing experience is concerned.
All
advertisements should be clearly distinguishable from the programme and should
not in any manner interfere with the programme viz., use of lower part of
screen to carry captions, static or moving alongside the programme.
In
case of part screen advertisements, the advertisement shares the screen space
with the regular programme content. In this case, the size of the programme
screen is reduced and either a bar at the sides or bottom or a combination
thereof is used to feed the advertisements. Part screen advertisements could
also be in the form of miniaturised video clips, generally displayed without
audio, overlapping the regular programme. The different forms of part screen
advertisements are Picture-in-Picture(PIP), popups, scrolls, tickers etc. The examples
of this form of advertisements are the ones, in the bottom portion of the
screen in news channels, in the left and bottom portion of the screen in a live
cricket telecast when the bowler is preparing to bowl, pop ups or falling
images during movies, self-promotional video clips of upcoming programmes
etc."
Broadcasters
on their part question Trai’s mandate to regulate content and advertising
norms, they are not bothered by viewer experience.
"The broadcaster must deliver
viewers to advertisers and does so by judicious choice of the level (and
perhaps the type) of advertising it proposes along with an attractive enough
vehicle to attract the prospective buyers of the advertisers products to watch.
For TRAI to view advertisements as an
inherent nuisance that impedes viewing reflects a basic lack of understanding
of the business model of the broadcasting industry"
Who will listen to what
we have to say and what we want?
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