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On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:54:41 +0000, Phil Cook v2 wrote:
> And lo On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:09:14 -0000, Jim Henderson
> <nos### [at] nospam com> did spake thusly:
>
>> On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:00:42 +0000, Phil Cook v2 wrote:
>>
>>> And lo On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:25:34 -0000, Jim Henderson
>>> <nos### [at] nospam com> did spake thusly:
>>>
>> No, what is done is that the hour-long programmes get cut down to air
>> on the channel with commercials. I see that already with programs from
>> the BBC that air on BBC America. We typically lose 15-20 minutes of
>> the show (which is why I seek out the BBC versions of the show rather
>> than record them on BBCA on my DVR).
>
> You're right - silly me yet another reason to tempt people into paying
> more.
Yep. It would be more convenient for me if I didn't have to search for
the "full" version of the programme and acquire it, and that convenience
is worth something to me.
But I also think about the $75/month we pay for cable and the number of
subscribers that Comcast has - the revenue stream is pretty impressive.
It would be interesting to see how the subscription fees are used.
Similarly, when you pay for a technician to come out to do something that
could be done remotely (or left to the consumer - for example, if we get
a Tivo, we need two cable cards for it. The cards are essentially PCMCIA
cards that plug into the Tivo. They send a technician out to do install
these. Why? I can put two PCMCIA cards into the slots on the
machine.... - hell, I think my mother could even handle that).
>>> bottle of Pepsi sir" "Take it away! Take it away... oo is that Summer
>>> Glau holding that bottle of Coke?"
>>
>> LOL....arguably, if Summer was holding a bottle of coke, she'd no doubt
>> be hitting someone with it.
>
> Well if the editing programme's clever enough that would be the Pepsi
> buyer she'd be hitting ;-)
True. :-)
Jim
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