In nations I've traveled where there are TV licenses or gov fees, the TV content providers still cater to the "sweet spot" as you term it. They still have no motivation ($$$) to cater to anyone else. It costs them time and $ to develop content and they want $$$$$$$$ back in return. To get that profit they have to reach a large audience, and to reaqch that large audience they have to cater to the "sweet spot."
The onyl place I've seen where this breaks down is in the US, where we have so freaking many channels on cable and satelite that its just impossible to compete for the "sweet spot" SO we end up with cable networks liek the history chanel, several sports networks, nature chanel, etc. But unless they cable chanel caters to a large segment of the population, they do tend to soften their stuff for hope of capturing a small part of the "sweet spot" market too. *sigh* Its just basic marketing. They will supply what is most in demand, and they won't supply (without HUGE motivation) what is only minimally in demand. |
