Originally posted by: chaichaichai
Thanks so much for your rational voice! (I only posted it as a joke but it's always good to learn something new!)
I don't have much knowledge about how the Indian Television industry works but it's always interesting to get an insight into it.
From what I understand about the TV industry in other countries, usually shows are sold based to channels based on storylines and concepts and they are pretty much written in advance. The channels then bid for them if they like them/drop them if they don't do well.
From what I understand about ITV (and what I'm learning from the forum) is pretty much the opposite happens. The storylines are changeable, there are an undefined number of episodes, "seasons" don't really exist. And the shows lifespan/storylines are based on the channels broadcasting them. What's the important of TRPs? For advertising revenue? Where do people see TRP stats?
Again, I'm not claiming knowledge about anything and I would genuinely like to understand/learn more!