If Commercials are displayed in a "banner" area all the time, you can bet I'll get out my duct tape and cover the bottom 10% of my TV.... or is this against the DMCA? ;)
I can handle product placement MUCH better than any other forms of advertisment. As long as it doesn't get in the way of the show. Or how about commercial free "brought to you by" shows. "Fear Factor: Brought to you by Depends undergarments and Pepto Bismol" On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 12:01:15 -0600, Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Your point about content providers being worried about revenue is good. I > use the Cox DVR and it's great being able to skip past commercials. Alas, > content providers must make money. Otherwise, there won't be anything to > watch. So PVR's are going to force a real change in how advertising works or > advertising is going to change how PVR's work. > > Here are some ways that things may change: > > * PVR's won't allow you to skip commercials (I don't like this solution); > * Advertising is embedded in shows, e.g., a Coke bottle is clearly displayed > during a scene (this isn't new); > * Commercials are displayed in a "banner" area all the time, e.g., the > bottom 10% of the screen; > * You have to pay a lot more to get cable or Dish, and free broadcast > television dies. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Hebert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 12:41 PM > Subject: timeshifting, PVRs,etc. was Re: Geektogether at BR Deano's? was Re: > [brlug-general]LouisianaTryingto Lure Video Game Industry > > > Then this situation is a good example of how video > > content providers could benefit from making their > > content cheaply available for timeshifting, i.e.; via > > bittorrent after the initial showing. The ads and > > commercials could stay embedded within the video, if > > they were worried about revenue. > > > > Ok, maybe too much wasabe at lunch... > > > > --- Ryan McCain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I guess I could dust off the VCR.. However, half the > >> fun of the show is > >> chatting w/ people as its going on. > >> > >> BTW, My Linux laptop isn't powerful enough to be a > >> PVR. > >> > >> rn > >> > >> > >> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1/4/2005 10:10:42 AM >>> > >> I assume "Lost" is some kinda scheduled broadcast > >> video content. > >> > >> C'mon man, it is the 21st century already. Take > >> control of your neural diet and timeshift! Remove > >> your > >> chains of corporate advertisement bondage! ;) > >> > >> cheap video capture cards: > >> > > http://search.ebay.com/Bt848_W0QQsofocusZbsQQsbrftogZ1QQfromZR10QQcatrefZC6QQcatrefZC6QQsotrtypeZ1QQsotrvalueZ1QQsadistanceZ200QQsopostalZQ5AIPQ2FPostalQQsosortpropertyZ1 > >> > >> > >> Linux PVR > >> http://mythtv.org/ > >> > >> --- Ryan McCain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > That means I would have to miss "Lost".. :( > >> > > >> > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1/4/2005 8:40:06 AM >>> > >> > Done. I set the event for 6:00 PM, but we can > >> arrive > >> > whenever. > >> > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > From: "John Hebert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > To: <[email protected]> > >> > Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 10:59 PM > >> > Subject: Re: Geektogether at BR Deano's? was Re: > >> > [brlug-general] > >> > LouisianaTryingto Lure Video Game Industry > >> > > >> > > >> > > Sounds good. Put it on the calendar, please. > >> > > > >> > > --- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > > > >> > >> I'm game. How about next Wednesday? > >> > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> > >> From: "John Hebert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > >> To: <[email protected]> > >> > >> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 2:49 PM > >> > >> Subject: Geektogether at BR Deano's? was Re: > >> > >> [brlug-general] Louisiana > >> > >> Tryingto Lure Video Game Industry > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > 2nd that motion! I may even leave my dark > >> cave > >> > for > >> > >> > Deano's pizza and beer! What say next week? > >> > >> > > >> > >> > John > >> > >> > > >> > >> > --- Tim Fournet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> >> > >> > >> > > >> > >> > >> > > > >> > > >> > > http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?mpl=story&cid=562&e=6&u=/ap/video_games > >> > >> > > >> > >> >> > >> > >> >> It seems that the state is offering tax > >> > >> incentives > >> > >> >> to bring video game > >> > >> >> developers into the state. > >> > >> >> > >> > >> >> Also, I just got back from lunch at the new > >> > >> Dean-O's > >> > >> >> pizza in Baton > >> > >> >> Rouge! That's right, they've opened a > >> location > >> > >> here, > >> > >> >> and it's just as > >> > >> >> good as the Lafayette one. It's on Highland > >> > near > >> > >> >> LSU. I definitely > >> > >> >> recommend that place for any upcoming > >> > >> geek-together. > >> > >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > >> >> General mailing list > >> > >> >> [email protected] > >> > >> >> > >> > >> > >> > > >> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >> > >> >> > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > __________________________________ > >> > >> > Do you Yahoo!? > >> > >> > Dress up your holiday email, Hollywood style. > >> > >> Learn more. > >> > >> > http://celebrity.mail.yahoo.com > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > >> > >> > General mailing list > >> > >> > [email protected] > >> > >> > > >> > >> > >> > > >> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> > >> General mailing list > >> > >> [email protected] > >> > >> > >> > > >> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >> > >> > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > __________________________________ > >> > > Do you Yahoo!? > >> > > Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! > >> > > http://my.yahoo.com > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > _______________________________________________ > >> > > General mailing list > >> > > [email protected] > >> > > > >> > > >> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > General mailing list > >> > [email protected] > >> > > >> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > General mailing list > >> > [email protected] > >> > > >> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> __________________________________ > >> Do you Yahoo!? > >> Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. > >> http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> General mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> General mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >> > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Send holiday email and support a worthy cause. Do good. > > http://celebrity.mail.yahoo.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > -- Adam Melancon Work: http://www.vermilion.lib.la.us Personal: http://www.melancon.org
