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I have to admit, I've worked in radio broadcasting off and on for the last twenty-plus years. I have to admit, though, that this kind of technology, though inevitable, is a BAD idea. That doesn't mean they won't utilize it, I just can't imagine the fiscal returns justifying the anger and potential retaliation of the television viewer.

With that said, I must ask, though: How are these shows supposed to get made without the advertising revenue slowly being whittled away by tech like TiVo (or any DVR), "30-second skip"-pers, etc.? I truly hope that everyone here is intelligent enough to know that it takes a LOT of people to make "My Name Is Earl" magically appear on your TV each week.

Everytime any network or media company begins talking about fees for services, many on these boards begin to scream "I WON'T PAY" or "NO FAIR!" or "THIS IS AN INVASION OF PRIVACY!" or, well, you've read 'em. If they're gonna take hell for finding some way to guarantee advertisers that people are watching commercials, catch crap for charging any fee to let you skip said commercials in lieu of watching the ads, then what CAN they do?

I seriously would love to hear some ideas as to how a weekly television show is financed without money?

Flame away...I'm a big boy (and you're probably wrong anyway). LOL

wink
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No way, No how  Ludovit | 04/19/06
Shut off the TV!  archerjoe | 04/19/06
Well, maybe FOX shouldn'tve canceld Firefly!!!  olePigeon | 04/19/06
I think I've figured out who you are ..  Ludovit | 04/19/06
Won't happen  voska | 04/19/06
You do know they did?  LazLong | 04/19/06
Firefly & SciFi  Wolfie2K3 | 04/20/06
Bad Idea, poorly executed  panzrwagn | 04/19/06
that's worse than M$ behavior!  Linux Geek | 04/19/06
First Channel to implement this...  el1jones | 04/19/06
What are you talking about, there's 10 min of Ads in paid DVDs  georgeou | 04/20/06
George, you have options.  Letophoro | 04/20/06
I've never had a proble skipping them  voska | 04/20/06
George, you finally did it!  linux_for_me | 04/20/06
hardly eloquent, but...  shraven | 04/20/06
Na.. I just FF them... (nt)  el1jones | 04/20/06
Well that's mean no Cable TV for me  voska | 04/19/06
Who needs TV?  Issobell | 04/19/06
Obsolete!?  GuyAlanDye | 04/20/06
Time to go for a break.  osreinstall | 04/19/06
Shoot the inventor!  Tony Agudo | 04/19/06
What would you sue for?  voska | 04/20/06
Welcome to the world of the broadcast flag  tic swayback | 04/19/06
Just like DRM  DarthRidiculous | 04/20/06
Phillips encourages exercise  benram | 04/19/06
Hey benram ...  Ludovit | 04/19/06
how long until...  shraven | 04/20/06
Madison Ave. is determined to spam us to death! devil  Mr. Roboto | 04/19/06
Forced to watch ADs  LvMstr4@... | 04/19/06
Fie on Philips!  otokichi | 04/19/06
This isn't a rootkit at all...  Tony Agudo | 04/19/06
If everything that against the people is good - buy Philips & the like (NT)  Vily Clay | 04/19/06
Can they get it into their thick craniums?  CobraA1 | 04/19/06
And while we're at it . . .  CobraA1 | 04/19/06
Can I go to the bathroom ...  arbenius | 04/19/06
No, they'll install sensors in the bathroom  georgeou | 04/20/06
that wuz funny dude!  Spicoli's Avenger | 04/20/06
Suppository based DRM Digital Rectum Management (NT)  AMarking | 04/20/06
Media companies gone mad.  kraterz | 04/20/06
When were they ever sane?  Spicoli's Avenger | 04/20/06
A Plague on Phillips  jpr75_z | 04/20/06
"prevents a viewer of a direct broadcast from switching channels"????  James T. Kirk | 04/20/06
How come TV survives in France?  Roger Ramjet | 04/20/06
The future is NOT with broadcast  Roger Ramjet | 04/20/06
Devil's Advocate  GuyAlanDye | 04/20/06
Maybe the PBS way?  archerjoe | 04/20/06
Could work...  GuyAlanDye | 04/20/06
We do pay  voska | 04/20/06
Bad argument full of contradictions...  GuyAlanDye | 04/20/06
They already know  voska | 04/20/06
You don't get off that easy... happy  GuyAlanDye | 04/20/06
Nice try, but not quite....  Wolfie2K3 | 04/20/06
pay tv ?  jaxmemphis | 04/20/06
You're right...  GuyAlanDye | 04/20/06
Simple answer  Rick_K | 04/20/06
Because...  GuyAlanDye | 04/20/06
Wrong  magcomment | 04/20/06
Gotcha...  GuyAlanDye | 04/20/06
wrong  herb0580 | 05/18/06
Waiting for no_axe to chime in  DarthRidiculous | 04/20/06
Quit buying Philips products  billyfburnett@... | 04/20/06
Boycotting Phillips...  Wolfie2K3 | 04/20/06
double standard  shraven | 04/20/06
VHS to the rescue!  js4468 | 04/20/06
you know.. they have been doing something else  Been_Done_Before | 04/20/06
If Philips? worse spam ever is legal ? why email spam is illegal? (NT)  Vily Clay | 04/20/06
Automatically skip the ads!  steve@... | 04/20/06
Zones  TonyMcS | 04/20/06
Unless it sews you to the chair and forces eyes open  Boot_Agnostic | 04/21/06
consumers won't buy Philips TVs -- good  ChazzMatt | 04/21/06
After decades of commercials  Boot_Agnostic | 04/21/06

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