Mcririck vs channel 4.

surely the media/entertainment industry ought to be able to discriminate based on age

you're not going to get many 60 yr olds on MTV or presenting T4 or whatever saturday morning show the 'yoof' currently watch... you get a 20-something with hipster clothes/haircut who attempts to emulate the personality/presenting style of Simon Amstell

likewise a flagship news/current affairs program is going to be anchored by someone 40+ wearing a suit...
 
dowie said:
surely the media/entertainment industry ought to be able to discriminate based on age

you're not going to get many 60 yr olds on MTV or presenting T4 or whatever saturday morning show the 'yoof' currently watch... you get a 20-something with hipster clothes/haircut who attempts to emulate the personality/presenting style of Simon Amstell

likewise a flagship news/current affairs program is going to be anchored by someone 40+ wearing a suit...
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Working in the industry I know full well that most contracts aren't typical of many other industries where you are effectively locked in to life unless you cause gross misconduct or they have to shut down. Most Media businesses actually go out there way to ensure people are on contracts where they can easily get rid of them.

As such, I'd expect that if your contract is for a show, its likely that they can use a rebranding as a clause to get rid of you and switch to a new presenter. So quite easy to do in most cases.

With McCririck he has been at Channel 4 a long time and was likely on some more permanent contract, baring in mind that he moved there in 1984! :eek: So its highly likely he wasn't on the kind of contract somebody would have these days. As such, thats probably why he and his lawyer feel they have a case.

There is also the fact that its not just Channel 4, but different media companies who produce horse racing for the networks which comes into play as well.
 
fozzybear said:
And the current crop of presenters are?

I think you'll find ratings have plummeted since the revamp.
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I think you will find that horse racing generally does plummet during poor economic times as people cba to utterly waste their money any further than they already do.
The poor continue to waste it, those a level above trim back.
 
Hikari Kisugi said:
I think you will find that horse racing generally does plummet during poor economic times as people cba to utterly waste their money any further than they already do.
The poor continue to waste it, those a level above trim back.
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Haha. How exactly does the current financial climate affect TV viewing figures?

Are you suggesting it's just the poor watching Channel 4 racing at the moment or just that they're the only ones betting? :confused:

I think you'll also find attendances at racecourses as healthy as they've ever been despite the recession.
 
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