Watching Commercials With No Commercial Interruptions
from the phew dept
It's been said many times before, but television execs still don't seem to get it. Just as they're simply assuming commercials are dead, we're approaching the annual event that proves that good commercials are content that people will seek out: The Superbowl. If executives stopped thinking of commercials as advertisements and started thinking of them as content, they might not be freaking out so much. Take for example, the fact that the NFL Network is going to show all of the commercials from the Superbowl after it's over -- with no interruptions from some football game or from any other commercial interruptions. And, of course, it's likely to be a hit (among those who can actually get it). Every year at the Superbowl, more and more people watch it just for the commercials, because those commercials are often more entertaining than the game. Websites that host those commercials after the game are often swamped as well. Yet, TV execs still insist that TV commercials are a dying breed?
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Time investment and attitude of mind
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Super Bowl ?
Things I don't miss:
Bud Bowl, 1,2,3,4,etc
Half Time Music Show (more show than music)
The Buffalo Bills
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Pity us poor Canadians
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