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TiVo Says Subscribers Will See Ads Prior to Watching Recorded Shows

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

chewbacon writes:

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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• Re:I've Had A Tivo Since 2003 (Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday September 24 2019, @01:28PM

  by DannyB (5839) on Tuesday September 24 2019, @01:28PM (#898093) Journal

  Apps on the Tivo are godawful and incredibly slow. The Roku is much better for those streaming channels.

  That is my experience as well. Just one more reason to ditch the TiVo. It was obviously designed for cable and not for internet.

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