TV Tricks #40 – A Shameless Self Promotion

TV Tricks #40 – A Shameless Self Promotion

Seven years ago I did my last TV Specials. These programs were each thirty minutes long and Co-Produced with Rogers Television. They were numbers 9, 10, 11 & 12.

These shows were part of the Rogers London Fall schedule that year (2012) with #9 broadcast in September, #10 in October and so on, never to be braodcast the same way again.

You see, each of those four shows contained at least one piece of 'not cleared' music. This meant that on commercial television, we'd have to pay A LOT of money to use the songs. However, there was a provision in the broadcast act, specific to community television that allowed for 30 days of use, without payment. After the first airing, we had 30 days to show it as much as we wanted and in our case it was twice a week for the month. Then, we could not air it ever again with the same music.

So, in January 2013, I sat down and re-edited the four shows into three 30 minute compilation episodes that either eliminated the 'offeneding' muscial routines altogether or had those routines overdubbed with cleared music.

It worked and those shows continued to air for the rest of the season.

Since this week is the debut of the new fall season, here is the promo spot I did on Daytime to promote my new shows.

About Peter

Magician Peter Mennie is a veteran Corporate and Special Event entertainment professional presenting a Clean Comedy Magic Show for After Dinner, Gala, Awards Banquet, Corporate and Family Audiences across Canada.
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