I watch most of my TV using a PVR, and I don't usually wait around for the credits since I'm not really interested in what's coming up next.
But, I was distracted and left a show playing last night that - of course - squeezed down the credits to show previews for other shows on the same network. Just as the credits were squeezed to the bottom, a quick 5-second spot announced "The following preview is brought to you by...", which was proceeded by a very quick plug for a local furniture company. Then sponsor's logo was squeezed onto the right side of the screen for the duration of the preview! Is this common, or something new they've started doing? To add to the insanity, this was all squeezed into a 4x3 box on my 16x9 screen for a channel that is broadcasting in HD. And for full disclosure, this was at the end of My Name is Earl on E! Canada - a channel that may or may not exist in a few months (weeks?) due to the debt problems related to Canwest. So I'm not surprised they're trying to sell as much ad space as possible. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
