Wait until Sky sees this ...

"Edster" wrote in message
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http://apnews.excite.com/article/200...D8H3EIF83.html

Nothing new, the OS in the Sky box has had this capability for some time.
Just never used by Sky.

Loz

At 22:43:29 on 20/04/2006, loz delighted uk.media.tv.sky by announcing:


"Edster" wrote in message
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http://apnews.excite.com/article/200...D8H3EIF83.html

Nothing new, the OS in the Sky box has had this capability for some time.
Just never used by Sky.

Then surely somebody already has a patent on it?

"Alex" wrote in message
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At 22:43:29 on 20/04/2006, loz delighted uk.media.tv.sky by announcing:


"Edster" wrote in message
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http://apnews.excite.com/article/200...D8H3EIF83.html

Nothing new, the OS in the Sky box has had this capability for some time.
Just never used by Sky.

Then surely somebody already has a patent on it?

Not if they never filed one.

And the Philips system might work in a different way.
For example the Sky system only works with Satellite broadcasts which is is
effectively a closed system , but the Philips one works with all types of
broadcast I think

Loz

loz wrote:
"Edster" wrote in message
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http://apnews.excite.com/article/200...D8H3EIF83.html

Nothing new, the OS in the Sky box has had this capability for some time.
Just never used by Sky.

Loz


I don't subscribe to $ky, but if my $ky box or Freeview box for that
matter, forced me to watch ads., that is, I couldn't skip through them,
then the kit would go in the bin and I'd stop watching TV.

In real terms, this is only ever going to be a US thing, simply because
the vast amount of broadcasting is supported by ads. That said, those
good ol' crazy EU guys ......


Clem

"Clem Dye" wrote in message
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Nothing new, the OS in the Sky box has had this capability for some time.
Just never used by Sky.

I don't subscribe to $ky, but if my $ky box or Freeview box for that
matter, forced me to watch ads., that is, I couldn't skip through them,
then the kit would go in the bin and I'd stop watching TV.

In real terms, this is only ever going to be a US thing, simply because
the vast amount of broadcasting is supported by ads. That said, those good
ol' crazy EU guys ......

Given Sky gets 8% of its revenue from advertising, I have never understood
why they dont provide an "advertising free" subscription level at a premium
of say 10%.
I, and I guess many others would very willing to pay for uninterupted
viewing.

Loz

"loz" wrote in message
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"Clem Dye" wrote in message
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Nothing new, the OS in the Sky box has had this capability for some
time. Just never used by Sky.

I don't subscribe to $ky, but if my $ky box or Freeview box for that
matter, forced me to watch ads., that is, I couldn't skip through them,
then the kit would go in the bin and I'd stop watching TV.

In real terms, this is only ever going to be a US thing, simply because
the vast amount of broadcasting is supported by ads. That said, those
good ol' crazy EU guys ......

Given Sky gets 8% of its revenue from advertising, I have never understood
why they dont provide an "advertising free" subscription level at a
premium of say 10%.
I, and I guess many others would very willing to pay for uninterupted
viewing.

Loz

That would be great for watching recordings, but on live TV they would still
have to fill the ad time slots with something like a black screen, might as
well be adverts. Personally, I try to watch only sport live, everything else
I record and watch later with a nice 30x fast forward through the adverts.

loz wrote:
"Clem Dye" wrote in message
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Nothing new, the OS in the Sky box has had this capability for some time.
Just never used by Sky.

I don't subscribe to $ky, but if my $ky box or Freeview box for that
matter, forced me to watch ads., that is, I couldn't skip through them,
then the kit would go in the bin and I'd stop watching TV.

In real terms, this is only ever going to be a US thing, simply because
the vast amount of broadcasting is supported by ads. That said, those good
ol' crazy EU guys ......

Given Sky gets 8% of its revenue from advertising, I have never understood
why they dont provide an "advertising free" subscription level at a premium
of say 10%.
I, and I guess many others would very willing to pay for uninterupted
viewing.

Loz


Agreed. I'd certainly be prepared to pay a subscription for an ad. free,
logo free, red button free service. When I cancelled my $ky sub. they
asked me why I was cancelling, and I mentioned just these reasons. I was
told that I was far from the first person to cite these causes. $ky
clearly aren't listening, because they're loosing customers as a result.
When I cancelled, I'd been with $ky for 12 years. Still, right now, $ky
have it the best possible way: they sell advertising space and they have
people pay to watch it. Are they gonna change? Not a chance.

Clem

"Clem Dye" wrote in message
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loz wrote:
"Edster" wrote in message
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http://apnews.excite.com/article/200...D8H3EIF83.html

Nothing new, the OS in the Sky box has had this capability for some time.
Just never used by Sky.

Loz
I don't subscribe to $ky, but if my $ky box or Freeview box for that
matter, forced me to watch ads., that is, I couldn't skip through them,
then the kit would go in the bin and I'd stop watching TV.



agreed, I had to laugh when it said 'you'd have to watch the ads'. Not
unless they disable the 'off' switch it wont.

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In article ,
loz wrote:
Given Sky gets 8% of its revenue from advertising, I have never understood
why they dont provide an "advertising free" subscription level at a premium
of say 10%.

Costs would increase by vastly more than that - they'd have to find an extra
15 minutes of programming an hour to replace the missing adverts.

Dave
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On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 17:30:22 +0100, "loz"
wrote:

Given Sky gets 8% of its revenue from advertising, I have never understood
why they dont provide an "advertising free" subscription level at a premium
of say 10%.
I, and I guess many others would very willing to pay for uninterupted
viewing.

Me too - but it's only *Sky* that get 8% of their revenue from
advertising. So you'd be paying a higher subscription just for Sky's
own channels to be ad-free, without affecting any of the third-party
channels which your subscription also funds.

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