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Old 07-11-2012, 01:07 PM  
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Why do we still have to sit through commercials?
The DirecTV/Viacom thread got me thinking.

Commercials were developed as a way for free channels to get the revenue necessary to operate, the same as radio and newspapers. Regular radio stations and many newspapers are still free to this day, so advertising is just the cost of doing business. However, most cable packages cost between $50-$80, just for “standard cable” (not including HBO, etc). My current DTV bill is $85, and I don’t have any movie channels.

We are all paying a premium for these channels, and yet 1/3 of the content is advertising. What is the difference between paying for HBO (commercial-free and unregulated language/nudity) versus (unwillingly) paying for the Viacom package of channels (commercials and FCC-regulated)?
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Old 07-11-2012, 11:19 PM   #136
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And when prices go up, more people will leave... hence, the big changes (hopefully).
Yeah, I'm big changes like great shows like the office and lost becoming completely unaffordable to make, and sports becoming harder and harder to televise.
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Old 07-11-2012, 11:22 PM   #137
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Yeah and they're getting charged up the ass in licensing fees and had to raise prices. and people bitched. And they don't provide ability to watch live sports or new sitcoms.. Just old ones.

I didn't say networks aren't making money. I'm saying to create quality programming you have to make money. GE makes a shit load of money too.. That doesn't mean I'm going to call them out for not charging basement prices.
I know there's limit on new episodes they add netflix. Yet there are tons of old series I grew up watching as a kid and now they're just few clicks to relive my childhood again. I was busted up laughing watching all the old Chappelle show episodes. Was I entertained? Yes... Was I annoyed with commercials? No. I came away feeling better about my entertainment experience over cable or air broadcast networks anyday.
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Old 07-11-2012, 11:25 PM   #138
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Yeah, I'm big changes like great shows like the office and lost becoming completely unaffordable to make, and sports becoming harder and harder to televise.
LOST is one of the reasons I don't care for TV as much now. heh What a friggin letdown that was.
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Old 07-12-2012, 05:50 AM   #139
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Yeah, I'm big changes like great shows like the office and lost becoming completely unaffordable to make, and sports becoming harder and harder to televise.
Sports will always be televised you moron.
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Old 07-12-2012, 06:04 AM   #140
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Old 07-12-2012, 06:20 AM   #141
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Sports will always be televised you moron.
Yes.. Because of advertising and sponsorships.. That will never change.
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Old 07-12-2012, 06:48 AM   #142
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Yeah, I'm big changes like great shows like the office and lost becoming completely unaffordable to make, and sports becoming harder and harder to televise.
And yet Tv ratings for sports are through the roof.
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Old 07-12-2012, 07:10 AM   #143
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Old 07-12-2012, 07:25 AM   #144
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The problem with Hulu isn't the commercials. It's SHITTY commercials!
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Old 07-12-2012, 08:01 AM   #145
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Old 07-12-2012, 08:15 AM   #146
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Just install XBMC on whatever platform you run. Then install the Hulu plugin.

No ads for any Hulu show. Ever.
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Old 07-12-2012, 08:23 AM   #147
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Um, yeah.. Because neither hulu or the network were making any money. They aren't in the business of saving you time.
They are in the ENTERTAINMENT business, and getting pissed off while trying to use a product isnt very entertaining.

What is your deal anyway? You sound like the CEO of NBC.
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Old 07-12-2012, 09:12 AM   #149
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Yeah, I'm big changes like great shows like the office and lost becoming completely unaffordable to make, and sports becoming harder and harder to televise.
You need to watch better shows. Watch AMC this Sunday for a "great" show. Not that network garbage.
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Yeah, I'm big changes like great shows like the office and lost becoming completely unaffordable to make, and sports becoming harder and harder to televise.
What part of five hundred eighty million dollar profit last quarter is so hard to understand?

It's not the first industry to go through this.... if there's a big enough change, prices will reset. "Hey, we bought this house for $150,000 and now it's worth $500,000 five years later" = "Hey, we paid $300 million to broadcast NFL games 10 years ago, and now pay $4 billion"
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