If you V+ it or Sky+ it...will it count?

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Originally posted by Kaytee:
If you V+ it or Sky+ it...will it count?

Apparently that works too from what I have heard, but I mean if you want to watch for example, tonights live show, live without counting toward the ratings.

But wont that count towards proving C4 right ... that more people are watching via internet?? Oh I'm all confused and think i'll just keep NOT watching at all til they come to their senses about LF.

Hmmm...now I'm curious....

......if I taped the LF each night would that add to the LF viewing figures??

Think of the message we could send if it did!

It says i'm compatable to register .... then when i fill out the registration it goes to the internet explorer fault page

I thought viewing figures were taken from just a small area of somewhere in the country and then averaged out to give a figure for the entire country?

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Originally posted by Bethni:
But wont that count towards proving C4 right ... that more people are watching via internet?? Oh I'm all confused and think i'll just keep NOT watching at all til they come to their senses about LF.

Yeah me too.

I have been standing with my back to the tv watching it upside down through my legs, I think this not only doesnt get me counted on the viewing figures but actually WIPES another one OFF,

I might be wrong though

unless you have a barb box it doesn't matter that the fudge you do if you tv when bb is on you can try stick it up your arse for all the good it;ll do. figures come from barb boxes which are given to a representative sample of the population and then multiplied up to give an approximation for the total viewers across the nation

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Originally posted by swg:
unless you have a barb box it doesn't matter that the fudge you do if you tv when bb is on you can try stick it up your arse for all the good it;ll do. figures come from barb boxes which are given to a representative sample of the population and then multiplied up to give an approximation for the total viewers across the nation

So in other words people with Barb boxes have been paid to NOT watch BB/LF?

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Originally posted by swg:
unless you have a barb box it doesn't matter that the fudge you do if you tv when bb is on you can try stick it up your arse for all the good it;ll do. figures come from barb boxes which are given to a representative sample of the population and then multiplied up to give an approximation for the total viewers across the nation

yeah I know this cause a mate of mine used to have one, this was waaay back in the day, and everytime they changed channel they had to write it down on a little piece of paper that came out of the box like tickertape,
I think they got some sort of freebie for taking part like free tv licence or some such, and no doubt they now have the modern equivalent,

it amazes me the number of people who think tv shows KNOW when you are watching them,

How do you know this link doesnt count towards the viewing figures?

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Originally posted by swg:
unless you have a barb box it doesn't matter that the fudge you do if you tv when bb is on you can try stick it up your arse for all the good it;ll do. figures come from barb boxes which are given to a representative sample of the population and then multiplied up to give an approximation for the total viewers across the nation

Ooooo! I don't want my tv up my arse...thank you!

Ta for the info' though.....I just thought with all this new technology they maybe able to monitor the TV viewing more closely by now.

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Originally posted by old hippy guy:
it amazes me the number of people who think tv shows KNOW when you are watching them,

Just to point out I was not under ANY Illusion that ALL Televisions calculated what you watched, I just was not sure HOW it worked lol. - And I should have noted that this was just, what I considered to be, a helpful bit of advice for those who were "boycotting so as not to count towards the figures" - Again, as I was unaware how it worked

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Originally posted by Dean0Mac:

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Originally posted by old hippy guy:
it amazes me the number of people who think tv shows KNOW when you are watching them,

Just to point out I was not under ANY Illusion that ALL Televisions calculated what you watched, I just was not sure HOW it worked lol. - And I should have noted that this was just, what I considered to be, a helpful bit of advice for those who were "boycotting so as not to count towards the figures" - Again, as I was unaware how it worked

oops NOT a pop at you, just in general, actually wot wiv all these advances n stuff SINCE those days when my mate used to have the little box thingy,...
advances like...colour tvs erm microchips.....cable tv, who knows maybe they CAN tell how many people are watching at any given time.....I know NAAAATHING,

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Originally posted by old hippy guy:

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Originally posted by Dean0Mac:

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Originally posted by old hippy guy:
it amazes me the number of people who think tv shows KNOW when you are watching them,

Just to point out I was not under ANY Illusion that ALL Televisions calculated what you watched, I just was not sure HOW it worked lol. - And I should have noted that this was just, what I considered to be, a helpful bit of advice for those who were "boycotting so as not to count towards the figures" - Again, as I was unaware how it worked

oops NOT a pop at you, just in general, actually wot wiv all these advances n stuff SINCE those days when my mate used to have the little box thingy,...
advances like...colour tvs erm microchips.....cable tv, who knows maybe they CAN tell how many people are watching at any given time.....I know NAAAATHING,

It's cool I just thought to add that as it did seem slightly naive of me lol.

But at the same time, look at what we're discussing OHG! "Big Brother"

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Originally posted by Dean0Mac:

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Originally posted by old hippy guy:

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Originally posted by Dean0Mac:

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Originally posted by old hippy guy:
it amazes me the number of people who think tv shows KNOW when you are watching them,

Just to point out I was not under ANY Illusion that ALL Televisions calculated what you watched, I just was not sure HOW it worked lol. - And I should have noted that this was just, what I considered to be, a helpful bit of advice for those who were "boycotting so as not to count towards the figures" - Again, as I was unaware how it worked

oops NOT a pop at you, just in general, actually wot wiv all these advances n stuff SINCE those days when my mate used to have the little box thingy,...
advances like...colour tvs erm microchips.....cable tv, who knows maybe they CAN tell how many people are watching at any given time.....I know NAAAATHING,

It's cool I just thought to add that as it did seem slightly naive of me lol.

But at the same time, look at what we're discussing OHG! "Big Brother"

aye.....I mean if they COULD see us through our tv screens........ would they tell us?

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Originally posted by old hippy guy:
aye.....I mean if they COULD see us through our tv screens........ would they tell us?

EX-ACT-LY!

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Originally posted by old hippy guy:
aye.....I mean if they COULD see us through our tv screens........ would they tell us?

Are you going to cover up now OHG? They might be able to see you!

LOOK.... I'm blonde right? I've got a university degree but it doesn't seem to help..... your confusing me more here.... are you saying it doesn't matter if i watch BB or not? It's not going to register my boycott anyway?? Whats stopping these people with the barbi boxes ALL being got at to wach BB when the rest of the population isn't?? OH the conspiracy theories are running wild thru my head now..... i need to go lie down in a dark room with tinfoil on my windows!

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Originally posted by Jenny:

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Originally posted by old hippy guy:
aye.....I mean if they COULD see us through our tv screens........ would they tell us?

Are you going to cover up now OHG? They might be able to see you!

NAHH they cant, and why do I KNOW this?....cause I aint locked up thats why

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Originally posted by Bethni:
LOOK.... I'm blonde right? I've got a university degree but it doesn't seem to help..... your confusing me more here.... are you saying it doesn't matter if i watch BB or not? It's not going to register my boycott anyway?? Whats stopping these people with the barbi boxes ALL being got at to wach BB when the rest of the population isn't?? OH the conspiracy theories are running wild thru my head now..... i need to go lie down in a dark room with tinfoil on my windows!

You can watch the shows...if you want...and no-one will know!

...but they will know if you go on the C4 website!

boxes which track what you watch (and also WHO is watching, i.e. male/female/age/wage/has kids etc) are given (and taken) to houses such that a representative sample of the uk tv househelds are created

the data from these boxes is then collected every night and then with some mathematical statistical wizardry, extrapolation, estimations and guessing overnight figures are produced - this is the number of people who watched the show "live", i.e. the time it was broadcast. it might also include + 1viewers

a week later the 'final' ratings are released which take into account repeats, recordings and stuff

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I cant get that tv site to open for me.. it gives me a random sum 4+3... when i answer 7 it tells me i'm wrong.I told you... 5 yrs at a good uni and i still cant surf the damn net properly! I mean even my calculator says 4+3= 7..... they just hate me and dont want me watching tv online..... paranoia is certainly settling in now

Bethni-Analise

I'm watching TVCatchup on my puter now, it's brilliant, hubby hates BB anyway so now I wont be taking over the telly.

I have the forum up & E4 I have my screen split so I can read the forum & watch livefeed.

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Originally posted by Essex Angel:
I'm watching TVCatchup on my puter now, it's brilliant, hubby hates BB anyway so now I wont be taking over the telly.

I have the forum up & E4 I have my screen split so I can read the forum & watch livefeed.

done the same thing was having troble with my E4 too but can now get E4 and Pc on the same screen at the same tume