MeTV Toons - Network TALKBACK & Discussion Thread

[RandomMe]

Regarding the censored Sugar Crisp box in the Linus the Lionhearted credits due to FCC regulations forbidding shows made to sell cereal, all I can say is:
“I have Linus. Bring one million in unmarked, non-consecutive bills to Linus’s house. No funny stuff. Love, Sugar Bear.”
Also the color version of the credits disappeared, kinda like Huckleberry Hound which they can't show its credits for legal reasons, but they slipped in its mascot Cornelius in the intro even though there was no direct reference to Rice Krispies.

I mean, when it comes to MeTV Toons' advertisements, they're not wrong here.
They primarily air shows made for kids, yet they're not airing commercials for toys, cereal, or Kidz Bop. Instead, every single commercial is for lawyers, insurance, and health care. That's quite the dichotomy.

Southern New Hampshire University, 1-2 minute infomercials with Ty Pennington or Billy Mays "beyond the grave", Bel Gioioso Cheese, etc

Speaking from past experience before I lost access to a working stream

 

[J'onn J'onzz]

Excellent find powergate. I think this settles the question of whether FCC considers it a kids channel or a nostalgic adults channel. It’s good to see the government acknowledge the existence of adult cartoon fans and not subject MeTV Toons to the dictates of the Children’s Television Act. What a shame, though, that the percentages of audience that are children and adults for Nick, Disney, and MeTV Toons were redacted. I suppose these are trade secrets.

Also, I notice Cartoon Network wasn’t compared as a channel explicitly aimed at children, perhaps due to the presence of Adult Swim as a majority of the network’s hours, as well as the statistic stated a few years back by a network executive that the average viewer of CN was in their late 20s.

 

[powergate92]

Excellent find powergate. I think this settles the question of whether FCC considers it a kids channel or a nostalgic adults channel. It’s good to see the government acknowledge the existence of adult cartoon fans and not subject MeTV Toons to the dictates of the Children’s Television Act. What a shame, though, that the percentages of audience that are children and adults for Nick, Disney, and MeTV Toons were redacted. I suppose these are trade secrets.

Also, I notice Cartoon Network wasn’t compared as a channel explicitly aimed at children, perhaps due to the presence of Adult Swim as a majority of the network’s hours, as well as the statistic stated a few years back by a network executive that the average viewer of CN was in their late 20s.

You may have misread. This is a request from Weigel to the FCC. The FCC hasn't an acknowledged the Waiver Request yet, or at least not publicly.

 

[J'onn J'onzz]

You may have misread. This is a request from Weigel to the FCC. The FCC hasn't an acknowledged the Waiver Request yet, or at least not publicly.

Thanks for clarifying. The FCC posted this to their website without commenting on it is approved?

 

[Corwin Haught]

Thanks for clarifying. The FCC posted this to their website without commenting on it is approved?

It is part of the public inspection regime that submissions to the FCC go through.

 

[powergate92]

Thanks for clarifying. The FCC posted this to their website without commenting on it is approved?

Weigel filing was posted on the FCC website automatically for public records. That is normal with these kinds of requests. I believe (but I could be wrong) what will happen next is after the FCC Media Bureau reviews the Waiver Request, they will put out a Public Notice with their comments which will start a Public Comments period. If there is a Public Comments period (not I'm sure if there is with this kind of request), it will probably last about 90 days after which the FCC will reviews comments and make a decision. I will tell right now just from watching MeTV Toons, the Wavier hasn't been granted yet as they are still limiting paid advertisements during the TV-Y and TV-Y7 cartoons.

 

[LinusFan303]

Oh boy they want to add more commercials.

 

[SpecialColorfull]

They do, but their commitment to being a terrific animation channel is the exact same. And they need this if they want Me TV Toons to stay financially viable.

 

[RoyalRubble]

MeTV Toons turns 2 today!

Many happy reruns.

 

[dumbfoolkid5]

Happy Birthiversary, MeTv Toons. So why aren't you widespread?

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[Leviathan]

I hope they have some big, exciting surprises lined up for the fall. The first half of the year has been pretty disappointing so far.

I'm struggling to think what could top the return of Terrytoons, but something like that would be appreciated.