>TV Networks Say You're Breaking The Law When You Skip Commercials>Television networks are having a busy month trying to stamp out new TV-watching technology, including telling a court that skipping a commercial while watching a recorded show is illegal. Yesterday, Fox, NBC, and CBS all sued Dish Network over its digital video recorder with automatic commercial-skipping.You filthy un-American Communist commercial-skipping pirates.https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/05/tv-networks-say-youre-breaking-law-when-you-skip-commercials
>watching TVWhy.
>any year>watching TVso, how's life in the trailer park treating you?
>>25107252People still watch TV?
America has lost its shit. There's nothing that comes out of that hell hole that doesn't sound like a bad Simpson's joke.
>viewers were infringing copyright when they skipped ads during playback, that skipping "robs the advertisers,"lol
Seriously?These fucking media goons need to be slapped back into their place; they're getting way too big for their own shoes. Fucking cunts.
How are TV networks supposed to make money and then commission and produce with that money new shows if they can't sell advertising?
TV is going to die anyway in the next 10 years.That being said this article did rustle my jimmies.
Is this nigger serious? We were joking about people saying that adblock was piracy a few days ago, people said "skipping commercials is piracy!" as a joke and NOW THIS?HAH@
I don't buy anything advertised on television anyway.What's the difference?
I stopped watching TV years ago, but OK.
>>25107425By not purchasing advertised products you are robbing creators and intellectual property rights holders of their deserved cash.
>>25107428thisnothing worthwhile on TV anywayIf I ever want to see a TV show I just buy the DVDs/BluRays or use netflix / whatever
Everything on TV is shit, so for the past couple years I've only been watching anime and movies.Networks are probably trying to blame poor viewership on piracy, just like the recording industry, when it's actually just shitty content.
>>25107444maybe they should spend less money on advertising and more money on creating a product that is worth my money
Before you know it TV networks will have us glued to our chairs so we don't get up and take piss during commercials, god forbid we brake the law while taking a piss.
>2012>watching jewish tv stationsshiggy diggy
In the UK we've had things like Sky+ for years and years, basically a PVR box and you can fastforward past the adverts.Are you telling me not a single PVR in the USA can't fast forward?
actually piracy isn't a crimeit's a civil offence, and can only be pursued under certain circumstances
>>25107472read the article you fucking retard. they can fast forward, the networks are saying it is a crime. wouldn't be much of a crime if it wasn't happening, would it?you guys really are all inbred.
>>25107479if MPAA and co get what they want, piracy will be a crime punishable by death soon
I unblock ads while using Hulu because if watching 120 seconds of video will keep shit free for me I'll do it.I don't see the big deal.
>I never knew about this skipping bullshit DVR thingo>mfw thanks to the Jews I'm now going to buy one
>>25107472they have, but the may not use italso, there are boxes that don't even allow skipping commercials
>>25107494Actually retard, the article is about it automatically fastforwarding past the adverts.He's clearly asking if we have a manual fast forward button, which yes we do.
Why is Americans shitting out nonsense laws and suing each other for the lames possible things lately?>Apple: SWIPE TO SCREEN IS PATENTED FUCK YOU ANDROID>American TV: SKIP COMMERCIALS OR WE'LL JAIL YOUR ASS>MPAA: FUCK YOU, YOU DISTRIBUTED 30 SONGS ON THE INTERNET AND WE LOST 600 000 DOLLARS FOR ITReally, Americans? You just deserve your AAA
>>25107479It is in the UShttp://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/1204
>>25107506Haha oh wow, that's ridiculous.>america>freedom
>>25107509I'm amazed it isn't disabled during ads.
>>25107500It's a big deal when you have to watch ads AND pay money for the service.
In the UK, even our on-demamd programs from SKY have commercials. But we can fast forward them.UK has more freedom than the USA.
>America>Land of the freenope.jpg
>watch TV>take a piss>somebody knocks on the door>it's the FBI>the door is blasted open with explosives>the bathroom door too>they grab you while you're still pissing>you get thrown in a van, blindfolded, after being beaten up>after you're in the van they knock you out using their guns>you wake up tied to a plank>you're being waterboarded 24 hours>they didn't ask anything at all>you get thrown into a cell>all your friends and relatives have undergone the same procedure>you spend there rotting a week without any food>the goards take you with>to a hanging place>you get executed in front of national television>and all of your family>because you skipped a commercial>in 2015>and Chris Dodd is president of the USA
>>25107530>blocking tpbProbably not.
>>25107539Also>CCTV
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>>25107523freedom was abolished in america several years gofeels bad man
Why didn't everyone just follow Operation Black March and extended it for a year..
>>25107522>for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gainYou're going to have a hard time convincing me that if I skip a commercial, I experience financial gain.>in b4 "time is money"
Make ads:-the same volume as the rest of the shows-an advertisement, not something that tries to be a fucking joke-a time limit of one minute per commercial-commercials that only repeat every few hoursI don't even own a TV because commercials annoy me so much. They're obnoxious, annoying, unfunny irritations that blow my ears out that I'm forced to re-watch every 5 minutes, it rapidly becomes grating. By the 6th commercial break in a 20-minute show, I'm tired of the 3 or 4 commercials that are repeating, sometimes you will get the same ad multiple times in one break.
>>25107252Uh, that headline is so wrong.They aren't suing because of the skipping itself, but because Dish makes it supereasy and advertises it as a feature.Dish also has contracts with the tv-station to be allowed to use their tv-streams for their satellite-service.
>>25107560But if you host a pirating website and you're making money on ad revenue, even if it's only enough to pay for hosting, you're still going to prison
>>25107563WACKY WILLY IS CRAaaaaayzyyyYY BUT TODAY 50%%%% OFF!@@@@@@
>>25107543>CCTVFuckin' everywhere man. The UK scares the fuck out of me.
>>25107516fucking hell. Kill yourself
>>25107563>watch a movie on TV>ads>quickly download it>ads are 7 minutes>download finishes in 10 minutes>start watching again from the beginning>movie finished, manly tears shed>zap back to TV>it's a commercial>movie still has 30 minutes to go
>>25107582Are you serious?UK is fucking crazy, EVEN AUSTRALIA LOOKS GOOD IN COMPARISON.
>>25107563I don't mind commercials when they're this girl.
If you don't see ads, it's lost profit for the company. It's the same logic as with piracy, I hope you were expecting this to happen.
>>25107587don't forget to mention that the TV station only shows a cut version of the movie, which is actually 10-20 minutes shorter than the original cut you have downloaded
>>25107590Same guy, holy shit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDPKebSV37o
>>25107592TAKE COLLEGE CLASSES ONLINE
The Internet is dying in the same way TV died.
>watching tv
>>25107570[citation needed]There's a lot more variables involved, it's not as cut-and-dried as you're stating, Mr RIAA Representative.>>25107571pic related
>>25107608WORKING FOR AN HOURLY WAGEWENT TO HIGH SCHOOLDIDN'T DO GREAT
>>25107611That's stupid.
How am I robbing someone of anything when I am paying for the service?I could just as easily leave the room during the commercials. Or is that against the law too?
inb4 adblocking software becomes illegal to use and whoever made adblock gets assassinated by CIA which is bribed by Google to serve as an exampleLand of the Free>i want to believe
>>25107534 you forgot that they shoot your dog as well.
>>25107627>>25107608>>25107592Is there a reason why they changed the advert each time it aired to a new website? Like waht the fuck were they thinking?
Over here there one commercial per half hour show on good channels. I can pause tv and skip ads I mostly mute or flick around and BBC Four only has BBC ads between programmes
IT'S MY MONEY AND I NEED IT NOW
>>25107638yes it is
Why is so much shit coming out of the US nowadays? It seems you can't go a day without similar news. This seriously needs to stop.But it won't. Blame the two party system.
>>25107657It's increasing like crazy.
Why won't these boomers die faster?
>>25107252White race master race, they said.>is run by Jews>2012>being run by JewsI SHITITY SHAGIDDY DOO
>>25107651I HAVE A STRUCTURED SETTLEMENT AND I NEED CASH NOOOOOOOOOOOW
>UK>football match>it's international>it's the world cup>be sitting there>watch it>brb commercial in the middle of the match>commercials is done>lolwescoredSuch is life in capitalistic countries.
IT'S PIRACYWE DON'T GET 150 MILLION PEOPLE WATCHING AMERICAN IDOL ANYMOREPIRACY IS KILLING USSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
>communism>not a good thing
>Not using sickbeard>2011
>>25107651HEAD-ON.APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD.HEAD-ON.APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD.HEAD-ON.APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD.HEAD-ON.APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD.
>>25107657>Blame the two party system.Both parties agree to give corporations whatever they want, though.
>>25107674in my country the tv stations sometimes do a split screen during commercial breaksso you have a tiny window showing the sports event while the commercials are shownat least it was that way several years ago...
>>25107691>walk 20 kilometers back to home from hard intensive work>find a cent on the ground>keep it>you arrive at home>nothing special happens>in the middle of the night your entire family is roughly woken up by knocking>before you can stand up to walk towards the door the window breaks>spetznas capture your entire family>you get brought to a working camp>your wife and your 6 year old daughter have to serve as prostitutes>everybody in the camp gets a go>because you didn't tell the officials you found a penny
>>25107744you get what you deservecapitalist pig
>>25107252Since when was it a LAW you cant skip commercials? I pay for my own fucking tv service, I decide what the shit I do with what I watch.I mad, damn media corporations.
>>25107744>because you didn't declare the penny as taxable incomeFTFY
If ads are so important, then why do services like Netflix do so well?How many more decades is it going to take for companies to realise that they make more money by serving us, rather than trying to use us?A good waiter gets a bigger tip, people are willing to pay more for better services, and many people are migrating from traditional media that tries to pressure and force them to do things their way, towards companies that respect their rights, and better fulfill their needs.On-Demand media is a great example of this, the services they provide are cheaper, faster, more reliable and afford the client more choice than traditional media, but despite being cheaper, they're booming right now, and making more money in the long run. Ten $5 sales are better than one $20 sale. Yet again old media, established companies, corporations that are already rich, try to cock-block anything that goes against their established business model in a world where information is changing, it's value, it's availability, with their legal departments, making it worse for everyone in the process.They have to adapt, they can't prop up their businesses with old money, they can't try and block every law and technological advancement they don't like.
The only TV I watch is the BBC. Adverts annoy the fuck outta me. I don't mind paying a TV license if it keeps me from watching ads every 10 minutes.Oh, BBC Radio stations too, thank God there are no obnoxious adverts played every 15 minutes.
Are you being audited?
>>25107563>By the 6th commercial break in a 20-minute show, I'm tired of the 3 or 4 commercials that are repeating, sometimes you will get the same ad multiple times in one break.THISBut what I hate most is what we have here, in Australia; basically we have pay-tv that has fuck tonnes of advertisements, so many that quite often you fucking forget what you were watching.
>>25107785I wish there was one fucking service where I can get all music, books, movies, games, TV shows and all shit.But nooooo!
>>25107781That'd be any country actually. More specific, Holland.>work hard entire life>saved up 200000 for your offspring>die>they get it>just 100000 actually>because it's taxed at 50%>the money your father worked hard for>the government just takes half of it>he already paid all the taxes>and they still want to take moreI love this world, people can't even give eachother money without a fat guy grabbing half of it away right under your nose.
>>25107827Australian here, all TV is shit here.
Have you SEEN what they did to disney channel? Oh my lord...I don't watch it but my younger brothers do and all you see is shit like "step it up" and teenager sitcoms.
>>25107785>If ads are so important, then why do services like Netflix do so well?They dont have to pay to upkeep an infrastructure like cable/TV companies do. So they can live with their low costs because they ride off the back of other companies.
The problem with this is that it's on Dish. People pay for it, it's not free. Dish pays the networks that it carries.They're getting paid regardless. The networks are just being greedy and trying to get EXTRA pay out of it.
>>25107802taxmasters can help with that
>>25107866Sure, TV Stations have to pay upkeep on the antenna arrays and Netflix doesn't. But the flip-side is that Netflix has to pay upkeep on server farms and TV Stations don't.
10 years ago the CEO of Turner said the same thing. I believe he said there would be allowances made to go to the bathroom.At least we can still close our eyes...doh!
What do you expect when every network in America is owned by Jews?
>>25107851And they wonder why I pirate/livestream all my TV.In fact, I don't even go to the movies because of advertising (fucking half an hour of advertisements, they can go fuck themselves if they think I'm going to pay for that).I live a virtually add-free life, well, as much as is theoretically possible in an average life.I download all my media from private torrent networks that are funded by donations, I only listen to Triple J (National public radio station, no ads), I use three different router level blocking lists and life has never been better.
>>25107866>They dont have to pay to upkeep an infrastructure like cable/TV companies do.>Server farms>Not infrastructure
>>25107941Ah! But you see bill board advertisements!Any ways, what trackers?
http://www.2600.com/news/view/article/1113
>>25107940>whenBut they already run the world.WHO RUNS THE WORLD?GIRLS.WHO RUN THIS MOTHERFUCKER
>>25107952They're as much infrastructure as the antenna arrays the TV stations have to maintain. Or are you implying that TV stations have to physically maintain the air that their signal passes through?
>>25107590>in america they make people disappear>they call it "special rendition">they have secret prisons allover the world>the journalist who broke the story about gitmo got murderedyeah i'm ok with cameras
>>25107993well, you're dumb
>>25107941This man will soon be on the FBI's most wanted list.
>>25107965>Ah! But you see bill board advertisements!They're not so popular over here, last few ones I've seen were all for concerts, and that makes me feel pretty okay.>Any ways, what trackers?What.CDPTPBTNBitgamerIPTOnly ones I want now are Waffles and that French one that has a ridiculous amount of foreign films.
>>25107252>TV Networks Say You're Breaking The Law When You Skip CommercialsWhat do the courts say?
>>25107941Internet = watch any show or movie you want, when you want, on your terms, pause when you like, no intrusive, sanity-destroying ads.TV = Watch what you're told to watch, when you're told to watch it, with ads.I don't like waiting days to watch a TV show and having to build my day around getting to the TV in time, thank you.
The original idea behind paid TV (cable, etc.) was that you pay for TV without ads. I remember cable without ads. Obviously that didn't last long.
>>25108013If you read the article you'd see that a lawsuit was only filed on May 24.
"Intellectual property" is the cancer destroying civilization
The more I read about the media, the more plausible a massive jewish conspiracy behind it all sounds.
>>25108019>I don't like waiting days to watch a TV show and having to build my day around getting to the TV in time, thank you.>That feel when all my mates are talking about the ATLA spinoff that's coming out soon and I've been livestreaming it for weeks.
>>25108035who is she?
The babyboomers are killing the US.
>>25107516>Why is Americans shitting out nonsense laws and suing each other for the lames possible things lately?We let our country get bought by big corporations. Sadly, most people here don't care.
>>25108004Oh ok, I don't play nonfree games so no bigamer and IPT is like TPB reuploaded files.Waffles is pointless for a what.cd user.
>>25107726Exactly why I said>Blame the two party system
>>25107643>you forgot that they shoot your dog as wellAnd the pepper spray and tazers. The Tazer and pepper spray industries have contracts with the police that they must be used when making an arrest
>>25108083>IPT is like TPB reuploaded files.What else do you expect in a general torrent site?I just use it to grab shit that I don't have a dedicated tracker for.
>>25108139Dunno.
>>25108002http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrastructure>Infrastructure is basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise,http://searchdatacenter.techtarget.com/definition/infrastructure>infrastructure is the physical hardware used to interconnect computers and users. Infrastructure includes the transmission media, including telephone lines, cable television lines, and satellites and antennas, and also the routers, aggregators, repeaters, and other devices that control transmission paths. Infrastructure also includes the software used to send, receive, and manage the signals that are transmitted.How are server farms not infrastructure?
>>25108173No, you're dumb because you didn't comprehend what I was implying.
>>25107657>Blame the two party system.You're right, the two-party system sucks, it makes it way too easy for the government to be bought and controlled
>>25108083>Waffles is pointless for a what.cd user.It's nice to have, especially with that userscript that shows whether or not the album is on both websites.
>>25107691>implying
>>25108019>I don't like waiting days to watch a TV show and having to build my day around getting to the TV in time, thank you.Back in 1984 (MGM v Sony, aka "the Sony Betamax decision") the US Supreme Court determined it's perfectly fine to record a show in order to watch it at another time. "Time shifting" was the term used, and one of the justices cited it as an example of a NON-infringing use of a VCR.So that part is already settled. The issue here is with a device that automatically skips commercials.
no...no it's not
>>25108182No, I'm dumb because I though you were replying to my post here: >>25107919Problem solved, I'm dumb and shouldn't post after going 30+ hours w/o sleep.
>>25107744>spotted by drones. >>25107582>CCTV>Fuckin' everywhere man. The UK scares the fuck out of me.US doesn't need CCTV, we have drones
>>25108183>>25107657>>25108087Until we have public financed elections, it will stay this way. Then again, the SCOTUS did rule that corporations were people and therefore can donate as much money as they want...so it's not likely to change any time soon.
>>25108309I can't wait for McDonalds to run for president
>>25108287yes, the USA has Israeli drones the size of 737sand you need not worry about CCTV, because you ruthless bastards have far far worse
>watching TV
>>25108322>the first amendment is now the right to bear sweetened, flavourless burgers
>>25108059>who is she?>implying you are american
>tving watches
>>25108362>implying anybody should be proud of being American
>>25108287>and eventually by private companies as well.Wanna bet who's first?
>>25108309>Until we have public financed elections, it will stay this way.You are too right. The only way out would be a Constitutional amendment. Thank you SCOTUS, you are as corporate-owned as everyone else in government.
>>25107563And this is why I stopped watching TV
>>25108383>implying you have a grasp of context
>>25108032So until the U.S. District Court makes a ruling, what the networks are saying hold no weight.
This is nothing new. Some big wig TV guy pulled this same stunt like 10 years ago. In the 80s it was VHS recorders and that it was going to destroy the world since no one would go to the movies anymore. It's just retarded old men trying to justify their dinosaur business models.
>>25108387Of course.They're already over the CCTV shit in the UK. Of course they're going to be in charge of the US program as well.
Would you /g/?
>>25108534That's not the point. Did you even read the article?
>>25108585What the article is saying is that the networks' CEOs are going to vote a 9-to-1 judiciary in the senate. When the senate makes a judiciary ruling, the president will sign the judiciary ruling into law.
I lol'd
>>25108535this>i have no face when blockbuster die because they refuse to embrace online trading
>>25108664It's funny because Dish owns Block buster now.
>>25107425Advertisers pay for a shot at manipulating you into buying their products. Nobody guarantees them any sales, but they still try.
>>25108630This. Once the president signs the ruling into law, he will transfer executive, legislative, and judiciary power over to the media.
>>25108742>Nobody guarantees them any salesExactly. And that's why we, as consumers, have an obligation to provide advertisers with our personal data and preferences so advertisements can be tailored towards us.The minor disturbance in privacy is worth it when one considers the better advertising that will come out of user tracking. Besides, if you need privacy you're most likely a disgusting paedophile.
>>25108770Sadly true. The media executives will use their new-found political power to conquer the rest of the world, discover the legandary Debashish Bhattacharya, embrace his celestial sitar music, and become immortal deities over the universe.
>>25108856I hate to say this, but you're right. Once they become immoral deities, they will then transcend the multidimensional planes, and conquer those as well. We cannot let them win that judiciary ruling.
>>25107646because it was a fraud website. Just like a few other scams, the theives use the website to install malware on your computer, and after a short time, the site gets closed, so they get another one. Also, the EDUconnection scam is on par with the "free PC speed increse" web sites, and they are shut down all the time, because they are a fraud.
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>>25108856You're right! I knew something was up when Viacom/CBS CEO Sunmer Redstone said he was going to "Live Forever"! He, along with many other media executives, was planning on discovering the legandary Debashish Bhattacharya and becoming a deity all along!http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2009/05/sumner_redstone_disses_murdoch.html
>>25108947This is why I will never respect a tripfag.>>>/b/
TV Networks don't understand the difference between "crime" and "infringement". A crime is an act committed with a victim and is tried in criminal court--like murder, robbery, etc. An infringement is a civil case and is taken before a civil court to file for remedy (damages).They can't even show where anyone should have to remedy them, much less would be a crime.
>>25108228>The issue here is with a device that automatically skips commercials. well, according to that ruling, its only legal when its done by the consumer, meaning, that this automated process, not initiated by the consumer is what is up for review/judgement. I dont watch ads anyways, and I dont feel that I should have to watch ads when I pay for a service. Ads should support OTA free broadcasts, and not be in pay-tv services like cable at all. Also, ad time is getting stupid now. I record an hour long show(well, its in an hour time slot), and after skipping all the ads, its only 24 minutes long. fucking wasted space, and the network exec who thought of that should be castrated and then hung in public.More shows, less ads, otherwise, ads will continue to be skipped.
>>25107472they all can.but this has auto forwarding. so you could just turn that on and forget about it. rather than having to do it each time. I just save myself the effort and download all my TV
>>25107472the sky box would not be allowed in it's current state as it has a feature to "keep" recorded programs by playing them all through allowing you to record them onto a DVD recorder or similar.despite all the easier ways like USB transfer, I would think this would be contentious because it's specifically for that.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mirror_(TV_series)I think this whole thing is quite similar to 15 million merits.
>>25109091From where? I want to watch Damages but I can't find any DDL ever anymore and I have no good private torrent sites for shows.
>>25107547this thing actually sounds pretty good.pity there's no equivalent with the same stats for satellite FTA TV
>>25107641google ads aren't blocked by adblock.not the non-intrusive ones anyway.
>>25107496It kinda is. If you get sued by them you aren't going out of debt. They are killing people by getting rid of their money which they need to buy food. Just a thought.
>>25109318ONLY by default. I turn that allowance bullshit right the fuck off. BLOCK THE PLANET.
>>25107641>Henrik Aasted Sørensen,Michael McDonald,Wladimir PalantI feel sorry for Michael, he's going to get raped by the FBI while the others remain free.
>>25109231for things like this I use fenopy (has preview of some torrents) or piratebay, demonoid, isohunt.the great thing about public trackers is how easy it is to find stuff with loads of seeds. and getting DDL links is a pain in the ass now. (unless you can find a forum with links)
>>25109382I do too, but it makes it's way around it. (it is probably listed as text or something needed for the site to prevent blocking)
>>25107389>what is HBO
>>25109946HBO is not available here, can you explain further?I know there is no censorship
>commercial plays>go take a shit>you're a pirate now>mpaa task force crashes through your door>drags you to court with pants down and shit smeared all over your ass
America is the anti-thesis of freedom more every day.>>25107271This.It's shit no matter where you are. If you watch it it's like going to church or uni, you'll be brainwashed into being an idiot.
>commercials are playing>door bell rings>don't get up to answer it because you don't want to skip your commercials>door bell keeps ringing>fbi breaks your door down because it's illegal to ignore your front door>take you and your entire living family tree into custody through simultaneous coordinated raids across the country>flown to guantanamo bay for interrogations>forced to divulge information through rigorous torture techniques>turns out they captured the wrong person>get charged with wasting precious law enforcement and government resources>forced to pay for all expenses incurred during this time>look at your bill>one of the charges are $1,000 for a piece of dirty toast that was fed to you and thrown on your cell floor during your stay>get to the bottom on the bill>mfw there is a mandatory 20% tip fee
>Not using ommercials as a time to use the toilet or get foodI use commercials to my advantage.
>>25110492this would be nice if they just put them at the end of the programs.I had BBC breaks times exactly so I could piss just quick enough to get back before the next one started. thank credits for that too
we that know enough TECHNOLOGY should be really really silent about these metters. As soon as the tv networks start losing control over their content we will have to endure doctor who joining forces with the coca-cola man to battle the evil pepsi from outer space. They still hold it a pretty big chunk of this control because of the normalfags and that's why this commercial-skipping dvr is such a big issue for them. EEF is actually turding the punchbowl
I do the opposite.TV program starts, live pause at the end of the intro.Piss, grab snacks, drinks whatever. Sit back down. By the time the show starts I have 3-4 minutes which means I can skip the ad-break.
People still watch television?This sort of new belongs in a newspaper, and not online.
^ I love how people always come off with this shit, as if they never watch TV.theres no better way to watch sports than Live in HD.theres nothing better than lying in bed and watching shows you have recorded and drifting off to sleep
Britfag here, I watch TV only somtimes, ads don't annoy me much.
>>25111913recording HD from the BBC would be top class.pity I can't afford a DVR box with HD.and I've seen so many cheap ones but I couldn't stomach the terrible UI
>>25112071 BBCs HD quality hasnt got shit on Skys. BBC put out at a lower resolution too, at 1440x1080 I think.
>>25111783timeshift allows you to do that whenever you want.if I can find a box which can record 3 things at once, save and display HD and work on FTA satellites easily (with a working EPG to program)
>>25112107the BBC has 16:9 HD so it's not that.though the lack of HD channels from the BBC was a bit of a pain up until they made one for each of their channels.I respect sky for putting a 3D channel out though
>>25107605Since when?
>>25112210Since pretty much always?
>>25112210since censorship laws to "protect the children" make the broadcasters remove those sections
>>25112200 >close to 70 quid a month for 1 3D Channel>>25112200Theres only 2 BBC HD channels, BBC1HD which is a simulcast of BBC1, and BBCHD which shows HD content across all their channels whenever they feel like it.in the summer theyre brining out 24 HD channels for the olympics. Not even joking, TWENTY FOUR.
>>25107389That's none of our business.If a business model dies out, it's not society's job to keep it alive, nor is it society's model to find a new one for the affected businesses. If you can't hack it in the marketplace then you die.Why do America suddenly hate capitalism?
>>25107389THIS JUST IN: MONEY IS THE BE-ALL END-ALL OF LIFE, THE UNIVERSE, AND EVERYTHING.Oh, wait.
TL;DR:The Jews did it.
>>25107252Another example of how Internet based media would be for the better. People wouldn't skip commercials on internet TV because they wouldn't need to record what's already on demand for them on a website.Free video games with ads and cash shops that aren't p2w work as well.Since every where is going to be wireless soon music with the very occasional ad like Pandora does is also available. You can even make the music available for offline use for free eventually because that would only be in the rare occasion.This works for books and pretty much everything else as well too.
>>25112227they need that many to show all the sports.some are online. and some may be a 4 image type thing like they have to drive red button services.( all videos streamed through that are on other channels split into 4 with 4 audio channels)
You can show them who's boss by.... get this.... not watching TV.Trust me, you won't miss it.
>>25107600>If you don't see ads, it's lost profit for the company.Capitalist logic!
>2012>Watching televisionWhy? Do you want to become corporate sheep?
>>25112297No nonono Seriously.Theyre having 24 channels on the EPG, all in HD. 24 seperate streams. No picture in picture or anything.
>>25107587>Download tv show on usenet the moment after it goes off air>Finishes in seconds>Finish watching it before most faggots online can comprise a rational thought about the episode to post it on facebook
>>25112367No, capitalism dictates the opposite. That is corporatist logic.
Just support our world's saviors and we can finally be free.
>>25112333there are some good things on TV.it's all not available to me here though so I download it.organizing the mass of it I have is quite a stress.anyone know if there's a better way to name episodes than *TV show name* SXXEXX [*episode name*]?>>25112439that is just awesome.I hope they do something decent with all those streams after the games finish.
>>25112488That naming convention is against the rules of the coalition, any reputable site wouldn't allow them.
>Avengers budget: $220,000,000 (estimated)>Worldwide Box Office: $1,195,539,621>Doesn't even account for future merch sales, dvd, blu-ray, etc.>Company still says "piracy is bankrupting us"
>>25112534I know it is non compatible.I only use this scheme for myself. (I have two programs for managing this)if I put underscores it may be compliant. it's been a while since I read the release guidelines. (also I have quite a lot of them in non-h.264 so that would be an issue)
>>25112488source on that btw:http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/rogermosey/2012/04/since_the_start_of_our.html"So we're pleased to announce today that's precisely what we're offering to a range of television platform operators - that they can use the BBC's 24 streams in standard or high definition to create additional television channels through the BBC red button and their Electronic Programme Guides."So I hope they keep a few of them channels open after and use them for BBC3/4 etc.
>>25112225For real?Here you typically get the movie cut differently, typically some extended edition or something. It's kinda neat.
>>25108361>sweetened, flavourless
>>25107995I'm from the UK, we do all that shit too. There's so little difference between the US and the UK and the rest of Western Europe it's not even worth thinking about them as separate countries.
>>25108802I seriously hope you’re being facetious.
>>25112604Yeah, don't pirate or you'll get thrown in jail.http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1989083,00.htmlMan, I'm glad I'm not in jail.
>>25108935And how do they get them aired? I mean, isnt that illegal?
>>25112210Some stations cut out part of the movie to fit in more comercials.
Oh, how they piss me off. Someday they will learn.
>>25107858because thats what disney is.
>Watch BBC1>No advertsWhen I pointed this out to a friend of mine he didn't believe me. Then he went home and paid fucking attention and was amazed.
In the UK they've banned tons of adverts from kids TV airtime slots like mcdonalds and shit
Question is though, why would Dish even implement something like this?T hey work directly with the networks. Why would they do something that damages their relationship with them and reasonably does undermine the current ad-based model for television.
>>25113209It's great.>american tv shows>22 minutes long>bbc shows>29 or 58 minutes long
>>25113216I suppose they should ban the parents from taking their children there as well.
I only watch anime
>>25113286>anything but gundam the 08th ms teamhow is age?
>>25113304I give it a 4/10.
>>25113249No, but as children are not really able to make an informed choice about things which might negatively affect their health the state should offer some protection if the parents are failing.
time to bail, the anime loving pedos have arrived
>>25107472Old ones could actually automatically skip the commercials, but that feature got removed.
>>25107252That's complete crap. If I pay $40 a month for television programming, I shouldn't have to watch commercials.
>>25112234We don't. The people losing money do.
>>25113453retard detected
>>25107657US is on the verge of collapse financially, everyone is trying to get as much as they can before they leave for better places.
>>25108802>Guys! It's fine to have corporations, and the government monitor everything you do! I would take privacy, and freedom over safety any day.
>>25113468I know how the system works, and I don't agree with it.
>>25113209when I started watching it at first (when I got a satellite dish) I didn't realize what was different until I was watching top gear a month later and clarkson mentioned it.now it pisses me off when someone has itv on in the same room as me.
>>25113496>U.S. has been on the verge of collapse for the past fifty years, and it's only getting worse. I blame the more open minded view of American's toward minority's, and womyn's rights.
>give your country to jews>complain when they jew youoh you americans are so silly
>>25113735>your>give
on tv there are 2 kinds of shows when it comes to lengtheither 30 min or 1 hourthe 30 min shows last anywhere between 18 to 23 minutes, that's a shit ton of time once you multiply it by the amount of shows you watch.the 1 hour show lasts around 40 minutes. 20 fucking minutes per episode of fucking commercials!!! Now I like Fringe, but 23 episodes of 20 minutes of commercials! Nope.jpeg Besides as someone has stated, the tv shows nowadays are shit.
>>25113633>I blame the more open minded view of American's toward minority's, and womyn's rights.Of course you do.
>>25113800there's plenty good TV.it's just all the bad TV from the past has been forgotten about.I occasionally find a great TV show from now though it's an even number of them I watch from now and from 3+ years ago
>>25113875I like Fringe, person of interest, sad that the river was canceled, family guy etc. sucks balls now, HIMYM is boring, Awake got canceled too and it had potential. It's good that summer is here, Dexter will start in few months too.
>>25113905fringe is only getting 13 episodes for it's final seasonshit sucks
>2012>tvNetflix called, it said you're an idiot.
>>25113947Yeah, but they were talking about killing it completely. It's too expensive for them to make 60-80 mil per season and no one watches because everyone DVRs that shit since it plays on Friday. Reason why it's even having last season is so they can have a box edition of the show. I am surprised that supernatural is still around though
>>25113995DVR records a tv show, so it shows up as a hit on their counter.
I only watch PBS anymore.They also have the best online video service if I didn't want to.
>>25114012Hmm they were talking shit about it that it doesn't or maybe it was commercial skipping related.It's time for US to switch to real high speed internet and HDTV over IP, none of that made up high def.
