Is it just me or does this seem incredibly short-sighted and greedy?
Surely any TV station wants to maximise their viewer numbers? They
should be giving their schedules away to anyone who wants them.

Cheers,
Carl.

On 20/12/05, Ross Drummond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Programming information is a source of profit for TV stations etc.
>
> Sky sells its monthly program schedule magazine as an additional extra to
> subscribers.
>
> Maharey TV & TV3 sell their schedules to newspapers, TV Guide, and womans
> magazines.
>
> I suspect broadcasters will be reluctant to give away this income.
>
> They would see witholding this information usefull to smart recorders, such as
> mythTV, would limit their utility, and thus numbers using commercial skip
> features to deny advertisers access to viewers eyeballs.
>
> Cheers Ross Drummond
>
> On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 04:48, Volker Kuhlmann wrote:
> > PS Can anyone beat TVNZ into submission for something of the same in
> > return for my tax dollars?
>

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