Comments on: Kiss Commercial Skipping Goodbye if Philips Has Its Way http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2962 Independent Tech News and Product Reviews from former VP and head of CNET.com and Longtime Computer Shopper Columnist, Alice Hill author of the popular "Hard Edge" column. Originally named AliceandBill.com. Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:40:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: 翻译公司 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2962#comment-780061 Mon, 19 May 2008 03:49:08 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2962#comment-780061 Nod Hayao all but kneel; Yebunengmei, not income; Emergency units in place immediately; Pi did not dare to offend something big; <a href="http://baoxianyanglei.mynet.cn/_d268859890.htm" rel="nofollow">意外伤害保险</a> Never posts throughout the year; 统统void labor laws and regulations; Nod Hayao all but kneel;
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]]> by: Cox to Test Video-on-Demand with Ad-Skipping Disabled | Etixet Tag Cloud Archive 10.000 Web Site Feed http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2962#comment-452314 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:29:00 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2962#comment-452314 [...] I shuddered when I read this. Honestly. After being spoiled by past PVRs as well as my current Tivo, commercial skipping is a necessity nowadays. We almost never watch anything live, or at least delay it until the point where “ok, we can start watching now; it’s late enough so we can skip all the commercials”. You may recall I wrote earlier about Philips and their ad-skipping technology. Well, Cox Communications has signed a deal with ESPN and ABC for a video-on-demand (VOD) service. Part of the deal, though, involved making sure people couldn’t skip ads … and while this only affects VOD for now … and it’s only a test … it’s quite possibly a sign of things to come. The goal with the new program is to increase ad revenue, which broadcasters have been crying foul over since the dawn of PVRs like TiVo. ABC, ESPN and parent company Walt Disney Co. handed Cox the rules to abide by if Cox wanted to have access to hit programs. But Cox isn’t showing any concern, and in fact welcomes the restriction. [...] […] I shuddered when I read this. Honestly. After being spoiled by past PVRs as well as my current Tivo, commercial skipping is a necessity nowadays. We almost never watch anything live, or at least delay it until the point where “ok, we can start watching now; it’s late enough so we can skip all the commercials”. You may recall I wrote earlier about Philips and their ad-skipping technology. Well, Cox Communications has signed a deal with ESPN and ABC for a video-on-demand (VOD) service. Part of the deal, though, involved making sure people couldn’t skip ads … and while this only affects VOD for now … and it’s only a test … it’s quite possibly a sign of things to come. The goal with the new program is to increase ad revenue, which broadcasters have been crying foul over since the dawn of PVRs like TiVo. ABC, ESPN and parent company Walt Disney Co. handed Cox the rules to abide by if Cox wanted to have access to hit programs. But Cox isn’t showing any concern, and in fact welcomes the restriction. […]

]]> by: David Vielmetter http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2962#comment-189248 Fri, 25 May 2007 17:47:03 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2962#comment-189248 Stick it to the man and build your own pvr that skips commercials and can burn video minus the commercials to DVD. Step 1: Get SageTV Media Center Step 2: Read http://www.geneomatic.com/wordpress/?p=337 Step 3: Enjoy Stick it to the man and build your own pvr that skips commercials and can burn video minus the commercials to DVD.

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]]> by: » Cox to Test Video-on-Demand with Ad-Skipping Disabled » Blog Archive   Alice Hill’s Real Tech News - Independent Tech http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2962#comment-175169 Wed, 09 May 2007 14:48:20 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2962#comment-175169 [...] You may recall I wrote earlier about Philips and their ad-skipping technology. Well, Cox Communications has signed a deal with ESPN and ABC for a video-on-demand (VOD) service. Part of the deal, though, involved making sure people couldn’t skip ads … and while this only affects VOD for now … and it’s only a test … it’s quite possibly a sign of things to come. [...] […] You may recall I wrote earlier about Philips and their ad-skipping technology. Well, Cox Communications has signed a deal with ESPN and ABC for a video-on-demand (VOD) service. Part of the deal, though, involved making sure people couldn’t skip ads … and while this only affects VOD for now … and it’s only a test … it’s quite possibly a sign of things to come. […]

]]> by: Stephen http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2962#comment-22085 Sat, 29 Apr 2006 11:40:33 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2962#comment-22085 You know what? I been looking for that 'last straw' to stop watching TV. This would definetly be it. You know what? I been looking for that ‘last straw’ to stop watching TV. This would definetly be it.

]]> by: Just Cid http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2962#comment-21388 Mon, 24 Apr 2006 18:33:30 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2962#comment-21388 What's next, Philips?? Are you going to get rid of the off switch so we're required to watch commercials 24x7?? Didn't they have something like that on the old "Max Headroom" TV show?? TV's without off-switches and such??? What’s next, Philips??

Are you going to get rid of the off switch so we’re required to watch commercials 24×7??

Didn’t they have something like that on the old “Max Headroom” TV show?? TV’s without off-switches and such???

]]> by: PsychoHazard http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2962#comment-21037 Fri, 21 Apr 2006 23:53:27 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2962#comment-21037 I pay for my TV. Most people that would want a DVR/PVR/TiVo/etc. of some sort pay for their TV. I've never been anyplace where there are enough local broadcasts to even warrant wanting a VCR, but I digress... As I was saying. I pay for my TV. I pay a premium for my TV. I pay a lot every month for my entertainment. I even pay extra to have a DVR hooked up to my TV. In particular, I pay extra to have a DVR hooked up to my TV so that I don't have to watch commercials. I pay for my TV. Most people that would want a DVR/PVR/TiVo/etc. of some sort pay for their TV. I’ve never been anyplace where there are enough local broadcasts to even warrant wanting a VCR, but I digress…

As I was saying. I pay for my TV. I pay a premium for my TV. I pay a lot every month for my entertainment. I even pay extra to have a DVR hooked up to my TV. In particular, I pay extra to have a DVR hooked up to my TV so that I don’t have to watch commercials.

]]> by: Chris http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2962#comment-20868 Thu, 20 Apr 2006 07:08:27 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2962#comment-20868 Folks, take it easy. You don't want to pay for your TV but someone has to and guess who that is? Right! The advertisers. They pay good money so you cheap people can watch FREE tv. Free Enterprise. Capitalism! You wanted it and you got it. Folks, take it easy. You don’t want to pay for your TV but someone has to and guess who that is? Right! The advertisers. They pay good money so you cheap people can watch FREE tv. Free Enterprise. Capitalism! You wanted it and you got it.

]]> by: Rick http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2962#comment-20855 Thu, 20 Apr 2006 01:19:58 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2962#comment-20855 People, people, people! RELAX ... take a deep breath ... let it out S-L-O-W-L-Y ... Ahhh, doesn't that feel better. I thought so. Now ... Philips wants to encode broadcast material with "THIS IS A COMMERCIAL" flags set? Good. I wish they'd to that. I'll take that information and use it to mute the audio, skip past it, or jump to any number of alternate channels ... or attend to other business as the need arises. Will I buy a crippled piece of junk that refuses to listen to me when the flag is set ... I don't think so! Will I mis-use their flag (well, in their minds, perhaps) ... Absolutely. Now, back to our regularly scheduled mayhem ... "FUD Factor" (that's Fear, Uncertantity, Doubt). Rick (Copyright 2006 The Really Cheap Card Company) People, people, people!

RELAX … take a deep breath … let it out S-L-O-W-L-Y …

Ahhh, doesn’t that feel better. I thought so.

Now … Philips wants to encode broadcast material with “THIS IS A COMMERCIAL” flags set? Good. I wish they’d to that. I’ll take that information and use it to mute the audio, skip past it, or jump to any number of alternate channels … or attend to other business as the need arises.

Will I buy a crippled piece of junk that refuses to listen to me when the flag is set … I don’t think so! Will I mis-use their flag (well, in their minds, perhaps) … Absolutely.

Now, back to our regularly scheduled mayhem … “FUD Factor” (that’s Fear, Uncertantity, Doubt).

Rick

(Copyright 2006 The Really Cheap Card Company)

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