Sunday, December 06, 2009

Where is the Music on Television?

There was a time a decade ago (a little more perhaps) when we got MTV in India and I had no qualms setting my TV on MTV all the time. And then V turned up and it was better. After a while, both of them moved to become more regional and so just regular Hindi music channels and it was tough to watch the channels during regular TV time. I figured I am no longer the audience and moved out...

Some time later, VH1 came along and that felt like the old MTV at least over the week ends. Today, most music channels show some kind of sick serials/reality shows. I am not sure if it is my fault for just letting it be and moving to other choices. Was it the feedback these guys got from viewers that were allowing them to change so called "music" channels to what they are today? I wonder who did the market research? What kind of people were they interviewing and whose choice is now being fed to us. I refuse to believe this is what actual viewers want since I am a pretty regular music lover and I cannot believe serials and reality shows are better. I guess there is enough of that shit all around without seeing that on our "music" channels.
My blog will never be read and i doubt this is a cause for anyone to take up but I needed to say what a hopeless mess we have made of what used to be great music on tv. Today, I have the clarity of Denon speakers connected to my TV and nothing to hear. What a mess!

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