FX Plans New "Tivo-Proof" Ads

[Jared Moya]

The FX channel plans to start inserting new 'Tivo-Proof" ads in the UK as part of a plan to combat consumers use of digital recorders or DVRs.

Beginning September 22nd, FX will test the ads by inserting them in various TV shows. The ads promote its new drama "Brotherhood" and show a single image for the entire 30 second slot.

http://www.zeropaid.com/news/7539/FX+Plans+New+FX+Plans+New+%22Tivo-Proof%22+Ads

[Lord_of_the_Dense]

Bastards .

[the great one]

They already do that kind of crap(well close to it) .Try watching the Family Guy or American Dad on Sundays and you'll see what I mean.

Regular tv has gone to shit.

[Mels_Smileys45]

Ads don't bother me that much. They give me a chance to get off my ass and make me a samich or take a pee.

[mountain_rage]

Can you imagine tv without adds and without tvr, I bet you anything every living room in america would have a lazyboy with a shitter.

[the great one]

Can you imagine tv without adds and without tvr, I bet you anything every living room in america would have a lazyboy with a shitter.

I for one would love tv without ads..I can handle missing one and a half minutes of tv if I really needed to.

I don't watch the ads now,I just put my receiver on guide for a couple of minutes and I don't see or hear any of their bullshit.

[hoyasaxa]

how can they even do that? force you to watch the ads I mean? (I guess I just don't get how that works, like, on a technology level.)

[shawners]

Usually I pause the TV in the beginning to make a sandwich and take a pee.. Then hit resume, when commercial comes up.. Fast forward til its in "Live" mode. I download what I miss, hard taping 2-3 shows that is on at the same time.