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batsonaMaryland
join:2004-04-17
Ellicott City, MD Reviews:
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| reply to matcarl
Re: Verizon to use cameras/microphones to monitor us for ads? Sure would be nice if I were halfway interested in the commercials... I counted 12 commercials in a program I was watching once. Then it comes back for 4 mins, then another 12 commercial. --Kinda makes TV pointless...
I don't wanna watch the patent commercial where the pitchman says, "The guy who invented the kids slip-n-slide was successful. Most inventions are not successful...."
This is why TV will migrate to the Internet (where ad dollars are plentiful...) As fewer and fewer viewers 'remain behind' for network TV & cable, there will be less ad revenue, which means MORE commercials. "television" will go the way of the newspaper...
When will networks cut out the middleman, and sell services for $$ directly to the consumer? If I like a few shows on NBC, I'll sign up with NBC.COM & log in & watch the shows. Likewise with the Discovery Channel, to watch Mythbusters. The networks will get their subscription revenues directly from consumers who subscribe to their services.
Lastly, I'm selfish! At 10PM when the days' work is done, kids are in bed, and the dishes are done, I lay down and watch TV. I easily fall asleep between the 1st and last commercial~! | |
Mac973
join:2009-05-18
West Orange, NJ | said by batsona:When will networks cut out the middleman, and sell services for $$ directly to the consumer? If I like a few shows on NBC, I'll sign up with NBC.COM & log in & watch the shows. Likewise with the Discovery Channel, to watch Mythbusters. The networks will get their subscription revenues directly from consumers who subscribe to their services.
The problem is, they are not likely to get enough customers to subscribe online, and therefore not make as much money as they do now. It's the same principle as why a-la-carte tv won't work. The networks make money from the cable companies by requiring carriage fees for ALL customers (at least for most channels). They get paid whether a person watches the channel or not. That's not going to work online. | |
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