TiVo Is Not Bad For Broadcasters
from the look-at-the-evidence dept
Well, that's what this study says, anyway. They claim that TiVo users watch about the same number of commercials as non-TiVo users (though, that really makes me wonder). The real "surprise" to advertisers in this study, though, might be the fact that most people don't watch commercials at all (which, of course, according to the head of Turner means that we're all stealing TV). The study also points out that 71% of PVR owners say they do still watch amusing commercials - which leads back to my theory that advertisers need to realize that their advertisements need to be entertainment in their own right - and not just an annoying interruption. Another "good" thing about PVR watchers that should make broadcasters happy is the fact that they watch more TV than before and watch more channels.
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Watching more channels
(Now you and I are happy to watch more channels, but we're not the ones spending millions on really crappy fall programming, now are we?)
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That's how important entertainment in advertisement is.
It boggles my mind how difficult it is to find downloadable commercials on the internet. I'd watch all commercials if I could do so without having to see repeats of commercials and if I had the promise of seeing a gem.
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