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posted by Fnord666 on Monday September 23 2019, @07:09AM   Printer-friendly
from the defeating-the-purpose dept.

Engadget and others are reporting that contrary to the very spirit of the set-top box DVR, TiVo says all subscribers with select devices will see ads prior to playing recorded shows after a software update rolls out. TiVo says subscribers will be able to skip the ads coming in the next 90 days, but did not elaborate on this as a user says they had to fast forward through the ads. Many subscribers are angry and threatening to cancel, calling the ads a feature that devalues the service as they pay for the ability to skip ads altogether.

This prompts the question: will cable companies, losing subscribers and looking to replace that revenue, do the same with their DVRs?

Original article: https://www.engadget.com/2019/09/21/tivo-pre-roll-dvr-ads-for-all-users/.


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  • (Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Monday September 23 2019, @10:05AM (1 child)

    by NotSanguine (285) <NotSanguineNO@SPAMSoylentNews.Org> on Monday September 23 2019, @10:05AM (#897484) Homepage Journal

    Something related to a service which uses the TiVO to record the show (like a good olde DVR used to do), then shift the recording in a file skipping the ads entirely and allowing the user to stream its content.
    I have the precedent [wikipedia.org] that say it's a valid business practice.

    Then... I only need to find a balanced price between the customer and the business. Mmmm... that may be a problem. I know! How about I bring in some advertising in? Oh boy, oh boy, ain't that wonderful!

    You mean Mythtv Ad Detection? [mythtv.org]

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  • (Score: 3, Touché) by c0lo on Monday September 23 2019, @10:16AM

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Monday September 23 2019, @10:16AM (#897486) Journal

    Heh, no. That's a technical method patent.
    I plan to patent a business method, on which I'm recording a recorder (TiVO), stripping its ads to replace with my own.
    Fantastic**, ain't it?

    ** as in "pertaining to fantasy"

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