| Will the "unskippable ads" count toward the Caps too? Aside from the obvious issue that no one would use an unskippable commercials online TV setup, would they also try to apply those commercials toward your monthly cap?
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| Sure will, same as Hulu ads.
FCC says "we're going network neutral" so CC CAN"T give you 'bit credits' if it would advantage their content over that of a third party.
Part of the model/balance they'll need to find is how much/how long the commerial portion typical users will sit through berfore they go elsewhere, something Hulu has done well (15 second max, in program, or 45 seconds at the beginning) and Broadcasters have not, especially recently (a 2-5 minute commerial block at predictable times in the program is plenty of time for a trip to the bathroom, make a snack, surf too/get involved in another show. (or skip over if VCR/DVR recorded) |
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| I agree. And Hulu has had great success in delivering ads while not being annoying to users. I for one wouldn't mind seeing DVRs go away and just make EVERY program available on demand right when it airs without the ability to skip ads (or just limited fast-forwarding). While I'm no fan of ads, they do keep money flowing to companies that make good entertainment. If anything is to blame for all these reality shows, I would say it's that ad revenues drop because people don't watch them.
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 BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | reply to Camelot One
said by Camelot One:Aside from the obvious issue that no one would use an unskippable commercials online TV setup, would they also try to apply those commercials toward your monthly cap? Look I know people hates ads, but sites like Hulu are FREE so I don't think "putting up" with ads is that bad of a trade off. The ads on Hulu are FAR FAR less than those an actual TV. 3 ads that are at most 30 seconds for a half hour show is not that bad. As far as bandwidth. Most comerical is see use lower bandwidth. I just checked and Family Guy's 3 ads totaled 4.1 MB. The entire show of Family Guy at 480p is 165 MB so ads only add an additional 2.5%. Basically watching Hulu 24/7 the ads would at at most 8 GB per month. Consdiering the the shows themselves would use over 315 GB per month if you watched them 24/7 that 8 extra GB isn't much. |
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| Except you are assuming things won't change once HULU stops being free NBC service and becomes an "addon" service for the cable co.
Hulu operating as a free service = make the customer happy or they walk.
Hulu operating as a (potentially extra fee) addon for existing TV service, for which they can also bill per Mb, at least has the potential to really change things.
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said by canesfan2001:I agree. And Hulu has had great success in delivering ads while not being annoying to users. I for one wouldn't mind seeing DVRs go away and just make EVERY program available on demand right when it airs without the ability to skip ads (or just limited fast-forwarding). While I'm no fan of ads, they do keep money flowing to companies that make good entertainment. If anything is to blame for all these reality shows, I would say it's that ad revenues drop because people don't watch them. Product placement is the way to go and do away with the annoyances.
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