http://www.lostremote.com/2007/05/08/abc-espn-to-test-vod-with-fast-forward-disabled/ Where TV Finds the Future Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:35:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/05/08/abc-espn-to-test-vod-with-fast-forward-disabled/#comment-306009 Tim Wed, 09 May 2007 02:13:16 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/05/08/abc-espn-to-test-vod-with-fast-forward-disabled/#comment-306009 Maybe I'm in a minority, but I'll accept product placement "ads" in the show content itself (I've heard blatant product mentions in place of generic terms lately, like "where'd you get that new Pontiac?" rather than "where'd you get that new car?") - rather than make me sit through commercials. I have an ulterior motive: someday soon I want to be able to set up a DVR to download the shows I want to watch, while I'm at work, and I'd rather just download the show. Maybe I’m in a minority, but I’ll accept product placement “ads” in the show content itself (I’ve heard blatant product mentions in place of generic terms lately, like “where’d you get that new Pontiac?” rather than “where’d you get that new car?”) - rather than make me sit through commercials. I have an ulterior motive: someday soon I want to be able to set up a DVR to download the shows I want to watch, while I’m at work, and I’d rather just download the show.

]]> http://www.lostremote.com/2007/05/08/abc-espn-to-test-vod-with-fast-forward-disabled/#comment-305963 Safran Wed, 09 May 2007 00:22:31 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/05/08/abc-espn-to-test-vod-with-fast-forward-disabled/#comment-305963 Any model that says "We don't care what the customer wants, this is what they're going to get" will not succeed. Any model that says “We don’t care what the customer wants, this is what they’re going to get” will not succeed.

]]> http://www.lostremote.com/2007/05/08/abc-espn-to-test-vod-with-fast-forward-disabled/#comment-305961 discreet_chaos Wed, 09 May 2007 00:18:04 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/05/08/abc-espn-to-test-vod-with-fast-forward-disabled/#comment-305961 Maybe it's just me or I'm missing something, but "Grey's", "Housewives" and "Lost" are all available on ABC's website. Maybe it’s just me or I’m missing something, but “Grey’s”, “Housewives” and “Lost” are all available on ABC’s website.

]]> http://www.lostremote.com/2007/05/08/abc-espn-to-test-vod-with-fast-forward-disabled/#comment-305798 Cory Tue, 08 May 2007 17:28:07 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/05/08/abc-espn-to-test-vod-with-fast-forward-disabled/#comment-305798 Great point, I would hope it's just disabled through the commercials themselves. Great point, I would hope it’s just disabled through the commercials themselves.

]]> http://www.lostremote.com/2007/05/08/abc-espn-to-test-vod-with-fast-forward-disabled/#comment-305796 Michael Chastain Tue, 08 May 2007 17:20:54 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/05/08/abc-espn-to-test-vod-with-fast-forward-disabled/#comment-305796 If the commercials are unobtrusive I might suffer through them, but for the love of god don't disable my ability to skip through the show itself. Frequently I'm not interested in part of a show, and sometimes I've already seen part of it. Who is going to sit through an hour show just to catch that last 10 minutes you missed? If the commercials are unobtrusive I might suffer through them, but for the love of god don’t disable my ability to skip through the show itself. Frequently I’m not interested in part of a show, and sometimes I’ve already seen part of it. Who is going to sit through an hour show just to catch that last 10 minutes you missed?

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