One Life to Live OLTL: The Prospect Park Era (old production thread)

[John]

Prospect Park's Rich Frank's Message To Fans

By SOD • Posted: Apr 16, 2013

Prospect Park co-chief Rich Frank tells Digest that a big advertising push will help attract viewers to the relaunches of AMC and OLTL on April 29th ("You'll see ads in print and on television") but hopes that fans will help spread the word, as well. "We would hope that all of them would call their friends to make sure they watch them! The way to ensure that this is going to work, because we're really totally advertiser-supported is, is that we've got to get the eyeballs to be watching this. They've done it before; it's just a matter of rallying the troops and getting them to watch. That's all I could ask them to do at this point. We're going to try to give them the best we've got and if they will support us and tweet and Facebook and use all the social media and everything just to make sure that everybody knows that on the 29th, we're going to be back, that would be great."

[Ryan Chamberlain]

I still cannot believe some people don't think that you can see the shows for free.

It says...on Hulu, Hulu Plus, and iTunes....Regular Hulu is free people!!!!!!! *to no one on this board, just venting my frustration about other people I've heard complain elsewhere*

[John]

Vent away. It still gets to me. Some are on the net but dont wanan leave FB, Twitter or Youtube & if they cant watch it there, they dont even want to take the time to bother

[Ryan Chamberlain]

Well, the episodes will probably hop on YT sooner or later. Since the Canadians have it on FX. They'll probably DVR and upload the eps. But, that's not the point. The point is. If someone really wanted to see the soaps. They'd take the lousy hour out of their day to get on a website and watch them.

[John]

Jessie Malakouti from Jessie and The Toy Boys

TRUTH, I think PP/Hulu/TOLN will keep a keen eye on YT and the episodes if uploaded there wont last long

[ReddFoxx]

I'm biased toward online programming, since I watch everything online, except for Scandal and some Food Network shows, but it really is better than watching on television, since you can watch when you want, plus pause and rewind.

Anyone who missed the shows, yet is complaining about the new format should be happy instead. Beggars can't be choosy and begging is just what some viewers were doing at one point.

[DramatistDreamer]

You're going to drive up your blood pressure with this. Yes, it's sad and inexplicable at this point but what can you do?

On some level I've always known that the soap audience skews to the..ahem, older side of the demographic, I just didn't figure they would be so technically challenged on such a massive level.

[John]

This is from Feb 2013

Jessie Malakouti talks music & OLTL http://youtu.be/Rkz-whNVKk8

[marceline]

Really. I don't know why people are getting themselves worked up. There's nothing to be done.

Honestly I think that things will get better once the shows start airing. Once people on FB start talking about the stories and what happened on the shows, I think some of these hysterics will stop jerking their knees and take the time to figure out how Hulu works because they'll feel left out. Right now it's fear of the unknown and fear of change...and ignorance. Big heaping bucketfuls of ignorance.

I suspect you might be right but I hope you aren't. Copyright issues aside, YouTube is a great gateway to new viewers. I understand why HBO shuts it down all the time but IMO, PP would be well-served to leave it be and look for ways to pull those people to the legit channels.

[John]

That makes total sense.

[Winchester91]

EDITED.

[EricMontreal22]

Absolutely--I mean you even now have HBO claiming that they don't really mind illegal Game of Thrones downloads because it adds up to more viewers in the long run.

[CBRVA83]

Take this to the AMC board, this is the OLTL board!

[Winchester91]

I just realised I clicked "reply" on the wrong tab.

[marceline]

So it's like that is it?