Les Moonves Threatens to Pull CBS from Dish Network Over the Hopper - Page 3 - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

LUNCH · 10-13-2012, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brad

If they could find a way to survive prosperously on no more than ten minutes of commercials per hour in the past, there's no reason they can't do the same today. And maybe we'd be more likely to stay tuned during (shorter) commercial breaks.

Exactly!

James · 10-18-2012, 01:46 PM

Now that is BULLYING!

loaferman · 10-18-2012, 02:42 PM

What is even more amazing is that the words in my signature were spoken in the early 1960's.

leah49 · 10-25-2012, 02:54 PM

Positive aspect of Hopper: More people will watch each television show as it is no longer "competing" against other shows in its time slot.

Negative aspect: no commercials

I don't want the invasion of a commercial during the actual show portion of the broadcast, they'd have to work something like this in or they could force everyone who DVRs their show to watch one commercial a show or a break. That one commercial spot would cost more than other spots.

I don't have Dish, nor do I have a DVR. I do in the future want to get a DVR. I don't want things like the Hopper to go away. I also understand television networks have to make money somehow. They don't make money, they don't stay in business, we don't get the television shows.

It's not so much the length of the commercial breaks that keep me from tuning in. It's the commercials themselves. Another aspect is I still use my VCR and watch what I've recorded during commercial breaks. But, really, it's that a majority of the commercials I can't stand or get sick of seeing time after time after time. Make the commericials more enjoyable and maybe we'll tune in more often.

Regulus · 11-08-2012, 10:15 AM

A Federal Judge refused to issue an injunction against Dish network's Hopper.

As I mentioned earlier this thing will most likely go all the way to the US Supreme Court.

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10-18-2012, 01:46 PM	#32
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10-25-2012, 02:54 PM	#34
leah49 Member Forum Hawk Join Date: Oct 25, 2012 Location: United States Posts: 4	Positive aspect of Hopper: More people will watch each television show as it is no longer "competing" against other shows in its time slot. Negative aspect: no commercials I don't want the invasion of a commercial during the actual show portion of the broadcast, they'd have to work something like this in or they could force everyone who DVRs their show to watch one commercial a show or a break. That one commercial spot would cost more than other spots. I don't have Dish, nor do I have a DVR. I do in the future want to get a DVR. I don't want things like the Hopper to go away. I also understand television networks have to make money somehow. They don't make money, they don't stay in business, we don't get the television shows. It's not so much the length of the commercial breaks that keep me from tuning in. It's the commercials themselves. Another aspect is I still use my VCR and watch what I've recorded during commercial breaks. But, really, it's that a majority of the commercials I can't stand or get sick of seeing time after time after time. Make the commericials more enjoyable and maybe we'll tune in more often.