I was checking what programming is available on the satellites and I came across one that caught my eye: The Unemployment Channel.
Think about that for a minute. There is actually a television channel for the unemployed. If there’s a market segment that’s underserved, it’s the people with no money and no job. I imagine only the Prison Channel sells fewer commercial spots!
So who does pay the bills at The Unemployment Channel? Working stiffs (well, non-working stiffs) who pony up $25 for 30 seconds of fame played six times a day for one week. The channel does have a satellite transponder, so theoretically it could reach millions of viewers. But who watches? I can’t imagine a cable provider adding this to their lineup. And why wouldn’t a job seeker just post his or her “video resume” to YouTube, where it can be posted for free and is keyword-searchable?
It seems like a waste of good satellite transponder bandwidth to me. The video resumes they have are fairly amusing, anyway.