dibbers
join:2003-09-19
 ·Time Warner VOIP
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Re: What next
What producers will end up doing is more product placement in TV shows and movies. Take the Martha Stewart Apprentice show, it's like an hour long K-mart commercial that millions of people will watch.
Or Extreme Makeover Home Edition, I think Sears pretty much owns that show.
Or the last few episodes of American Dreams, remember the Ford and Campbells Tomatoe Soup placements?
Or the most recent "The Office" show, it was filmed entirely in the "Chili's" restaraunt.
This is what you'll be seeing, your favorite CSI investigator drinking a Coke after his bust. |
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stickfigure
join:2002-06-11
El Cajon, CA | At least product placement doesn't waste your time like most worthless commercials do.
Being able to skip through commercials is about the only reason I love my DVR. If it loses that ability why the hell do I want to keep it? |
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rradina
join:2000-08-08
Chesterfield, MO
 ·Charter Pipeline
·Vonage
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Hell -- most cable networks already put crap on the bottom and on the sides that isn't even part of the show. They just blatantly cover up part of the picture with their superimposed adware. Most of the time it's for their own shows but I wouldn't put it past them to start putting sponsors crap at the bottom and on the sides.
And what the hell is it with these logos that are always visible in the corner? They used to be transparent and inconspicuous. These days it's OK for most networks to plop their opaque logo in the corner.
And when is the last time you've watched a movie and the credits? Even on the pay channels (HBO, CIN, SHO, TMC, STARZ), the don't play the credits anymore without sqeezing it into a postage-stamp sized portion of the screen or rolling it so quickly, you haven't a chance unless you have a DVR and you can freeze the stream.
I understand the networks have to make money and that ad revenue is almost their sole source. I also understand that DVRs make it tough when folks can speed through the commercials and get back to the show. I don't know where it's headed but if the content we view within a 30 minute segment drops much lower, we'll be dangerously close to a point where almost half the segment is ads. When this happens, I think I'll quit watching regular TV.
I wouldn't be surprised if HBO starts running ads between movies. |
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