Nothing will change unless people actually complain. If everyone that
didn't like them complained to the stations as well as congress, then
maybe some progress could be made.
Silence only makes it worse. Just write to the advertizers and tell
them that they will not buy their products advertized on certain
channels and tell them why. Send a carbon copy to the stations. Tell
the congress that you will not vote for them unless changes are made.
Hit them in the pocket book and keep writting and complaining. If
you do nothing, then you have nothing to complain about. I personally
have called long distance to many networks and complained.
BTW, the wb is one of the worst. mes.

On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 16:31:45 -0500, (MES Jones)
wrote:

Nothing will change unless people actually complain. If everyone that
didn't like them complained to the stations as well as congress, then
maybe some progress could be made.
Silence only makes it worse. Just write to the advertizers and tell
them that they will not buy their products advertized on certain
channels and tell them why. Send a carbon copy to the stations. Tell
the congress that you will not vote for them unless changes are made.
Hit them in the pocket book and keep writting and complaining. If
you do nothing, then you have nothing to complain about. I personally
have called long distance to many networks and complained.
BTW, the wb is one of the worst. mes.

Threatening Congress persons with a no vote won't work. There
are too many voters making voting decision along party lines.

You can't do more than avoid watching channels you believe
are using bright logos. They aren't going away.

stupid station logos burnin on HD broadcast?
 

On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 06:07:19 -0000 Mapanari wrote:

| The new deal is that on cable, they're getting worse!
|
| My favorite channels, History, NGC, FX and a few others are starting to put
| whoosing slashing sword noises, just like that damn FOXnews has been doing!
|
| It's sooooo annoying.
|
| I purposfully didn't watch the heavily promoted "Crusades" on History
| because for three days before they'd put that damn logo advertising all
| over the screen and LEAVE IT THERE!
|
| Oh, not during the ads, of course. But hey! Screw the viewer, what do he
| matter. It's the advertisers! Drive away viewers, no problem.
|
| The most annoying thing on cable is that steel sword swooshing clang as
| they wipe the screen with their ads during the show.
|
| I stopped watching Fox news because of that.

I suggest you tune back in for a while. Why? To note who advertises on
these channels. Then call up those companies and explain your displeasure
with their "support" for that practice by continuing their advertising.
Ask your friends and trick your enemies into doing the same thing. Maybe
the word will get to the network through the people where it counts, the
sales department.

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stupid station logos burnin on HD broadcast?
 

Oh, not during the ads, of course. But hey! Screw the viewer, what do he
matter. It's the advertisers! Drive away viewers, no problem.

Ah, but that's what I love about 'em :-).

1. Record the program on your trusty DVR.

2. When a commercial starts, fast forward at highest possible speed
with tunnel vision focused on the bottom corner of the screen.

3. When the logo re-appears, hit the button to rewind a bit, then hit
play, and you've just skipped all the commercials without seeing
any of them at all since you were focused on the bottom corner
of the screen.

Of course the whole thing will be ruined when the networks start
selling the bottom corner of the screen where they can show ads
designed to be watched at 70X normal speed :-).
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stupid station logos burnin on HD broadcast?
 

Thomas A. Horsley wrote:

1. Record the program on your trusty DVR.

2. When a commercial starts, fast forward at highest possible speed
with tunnel vision focused on the bottom corner of the screen.

3. When the logo re-appears, hit the button to rewind a bit, then hit
play, and you've just skipped all the commercials without seeing
any of them at all since you were focused on the bottom corner
of the screen.

Of course the whole thing will be ruined when the networks start
selling the bottom corner of the screen where they can show ads
designed to be watched at 70X normal speed :-).
--
Hello? With my Motorola DVR you don't need to fast-forward through
commercials. The skip button moves 30 seconds forward -- four clicks
gets you through two minutes of commmercials. With some breaks it takes
at least six clicks.

Bill

stupid station logos burnin on HD broadcast?
 

On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 06:55:06 -0800 Bill Sharpe wrote:
| Thomas A. Horsley wrote:
|
| 1. Record the program on your trusty DVR.
|
| 2. When a commercial starts, fast forward at highest possible speed
| with tunnel vision focused on the bottom corner of the screen.
|
| 3. When the logo re-appears, hit the button to rewind a bit, then hit
| play, and you've just skipped all the commercials without seeing
| any of them at all since you were focused on the bottom corner
| of the screen.
|
| Of course the whole thing will be ruined when the networks start
| selling the bottom corner of the screen where they can show ads
| designed to be watched at 70X normal speed :-).
| --
| Hello? With my Motorola DVR you don't need to fast-forward through
| commercials. The skip button moves 30 seconds forward -- four clicks
| gets you through two minutes of commmercials. With some breaks it takes
| at least six clicks.

I've seen some 5 minute long breaks in some programming. These are usually
syndicated movies.

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