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brokeplex:
better yet, call the sponsors of the show and indicate to them that you will no longer purchase their products. If this happens enough, the sponsors will withdraw their ad dollars and the producers will pull the plug. and that would be a GOOD RIDDANCE

Kerry:

--- Quote from: brokeplex on March 18, 2008, 05:43:41 pm ---better yet, call the sponsors of the show and indicate to them that you will no longer purchase their products. If this happens enough, the sponsors will withdraw their ad dollars and the producers will pull the plug. and that would be a GOOD RIDDANCE

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That is a brilliant idea. I will phone Network TEN this morning and ask them who sponsors "Good News Week." I'll post their response here.

brokeplex:
good for you, hit 'em in the pocketbook and you'll change their minds.  :)

Kerry:

I phoned Network TEN and was put through to their Sales Dept.

A very guarded man asked me why I wanted to know who the "Good News Week" sponsor was. He also asked where I was calling from (meaning the name of my organisation).

I gave nothing away, maintained my cool (and manners) throughout and responded that it was solely because of personal curiosity that I was interested in knowing who the sponsors were.

He fobbed me off by saying that he couldn't access the computer where that information was stored and, after taking my mobile number, promised he would get back to me as soon as he obtained the names of the sponsors.

I'm not holding my breath.  :-\

brokeplex:
This occurrence was in Australia? If it were in the US I could give you lots of advice on how to determine the sponsors of a particular program.

What you might wish to do, is look into whatever reporting requirements you have in your country in regard to purchasing ads off the public airways. I have no clue as to whom you should contact. But, I strongly suspect that in your nation, there is a regulatory agency which keeps track of all ad buys. From that particular agency, you can find a list specific to programs and program times, the list should include sponsors and contact names and numbers.

Once you have that info, the next step is to find others in your local market who would be potential customers to the ad buyers and get together a petition decrying the programs content. If the sponsors sell their products only in Australia, then it does little good to get the names of complaining Americans, the sponsors will just ignore them, find complainants whom the sponsors do not wish to anger.

The best of luck to you!

 :)

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