November 16, 2005 5:24 AM PST

Networks: TiVo may not be the enemy after all

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Digital video recorders that let viewers skip ads and watch shows at their leisure will actually boost audiences, major networks say.

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visualize tv blogging!: now thats entertainment!
Posted by (47 comments ): November 17, 2005 7:29 AM (PST) Like Reply Link Flag

Find butt, insert head.: These guys are morons who can't take a clue. We hear the same argument over every new technology: "It's going to ruin us! It must be banned!" Then what do we find out? That consumers flock to the new technology, entertainment usage grows and the industry ends up better off than ever before.
Classic example? The industry swore that the VCR was going to ruin television and movies. Now the same industry actually counts on VHS/DVD rental and sales to support the cost of making content, and actually releases things "straight to video". Obviously it hasn't ruined them and has benefited them in a huge way.
Posted by skeptik (590 comments ): November 18, 2005 6:37 AM (PST) Like Reply Link Flag

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