In my limited exposure to all TV stations l still get the impression that these private stations just want to be in direct competition to the national station.

There is hardly evident efforts to produce focused programmes that characterise the particular station’s mission and interests.

At a practical level Super1 comes closest to this ideal, particularly when the party it represents is in opposition, but not much less so even when in power. This is quite evident in the current circumstances.

I believe that the NET potential and actual audience is much more varied in its interests, thus calling for more strategically focused productions as you suggest.

This issue is not that simple because even the PN has its fair share of comparable hardcore supporters who need to be nurtured by the party’s TV station.

Then there are the real-world