Yeah, I read that in future TiVo's there'll be an ad crawl on the bottom while you FF thru stuff.
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I have neither a tivo nor a Replay, but I thought Replay woulda been the way to go.
As far as I care, the networks can screw themselves. I
pay to watch network TV already, since I have cable and it costs like $75 per mo. So naturally I don't buy into their arguement that I'm "obligated" to watch them (yes, some network jackass actually said viewers have an unspoke 'contractual obligation' to watch the ads in exchange for the content; he said an occasional bathroom break is undertstandable
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- what a guy). Why is it not enough to pay for the shows once? I think the writing is on the wall for the rickety old Network paradigm.
Soooooo, what happens when
no one watches commercials? Well, no one will advertise any more on TV, or they'll have to make catchy ads that we want to watch (a la beer ads). Perhaps product placements. Or perhaps all tv will go to the showtime/hbo subscription model or PPV. Or maybe it'll go away.
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Okay, not likely, but the broadcasters will have to find some way to make money. Studies have shown for years that
most TV ads have either no impact or a negative impact consumers.
Anyway, I'll continue to skip the commercials. If that means the networks tank and all my favorite shows get cancelled, so be it. I don't watch that much tv anyway.
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