Why do so many business hotels have HLN as default channel? [closed]
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I have stayed at a number of business hotels, and in so many of them, every time I turn on the TV, it's Jodi Arias trial on HLN. Go get breakfast, Jodi Arias and HLN again.
Why do so many business hotels, including Marriott, Hyatt and Hilton brands, have HLN as their default channel? I've never even heard of this channel before staying at Hyatt and Marriott. Who cares about the Jodi Arias trial, and how can people watch this every day for free and without extra pay? What happened to CNN?
Best Answer
I think it's a combination of things:
- many business travelers want the news, weather, and such both for their current location and for other places
- unlike a local news channel that might rely on previous knowledge of the "troubled mayor" or "controversial highway project" CNN and especially HLN explains everything from the beginning every time (which is why it makes you mental to watch it for any length of time)
- the channel will never play a horror movie or CSI Extra Gross Unit, nor a movie of the week about a dying baby which might upset someone
- because it's so repetitive, you will be driven to change the channel eventually and that might lead you to choose a pay pre view or the like
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Answer 2
Because it's relatively unoffensive newsertainment; I think they would be better off with The Puppy Channel (http://www.thepuppychannel.com/).
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