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? >
