tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3000392427852579623.post6022341864275641723..comments2022-11-05T02:29:55.905-07:00Comments on imMEDIAte needs: Days of Commercial Free DVR Viewing May Be NumberedRichard Vogelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03953151986684385858noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3000392427852579623.post-48830927696696158622012-06-19T08:09:21.247-07:002012-06-19T08:09:21.247-07:00Maria,
I am on your side as no doubt all viewers ...Maria,<br /><br />I am on your side as no doubt all viewers are. A lot of people are<br />afraid that without revenue from commercials<br />the networks will not be able to afford the rising costs of<br />production. Networks are afraid that advertisers will not be willing<br />to fork over the 4 million dollars for a 30 second ad on the upcoming<br />Super Bowl if many viewers are skipping commercials.<br /><br />There has to be a compromise. Maybe cutting back commercials to about<br />6-12 minutes per hour and charge the advertiser more. It's worth it<br />to the advertiser if the viewer, knowing it's only a short break,<br />stays in their chairs and endures a couple ads. The way things are,<br />knowing the commercial break is 3-4 minutes long, I meander over to<br />Weather Channel.<br /><br />Good luck with the petition. The Auto-Hop thing will end up in court.<br /> The Supreme Court already dealt with a similar issue when program<br />producer Universal Studios sued Sony over the then new fangled beta<br />tape video tape recorders. Sony won. A bit of history that's good<br />news for DISH.<br /><br />Thanks for reading,<br /><br />Rick<br />ImMEDIAte NeedsRichard Vogelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03953151986684385858noreply@blogger.com