RE: [OT] BSkyB patents ad skipping for digital video recorders

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sky providing the ability to automatically skip ads would be a damn fool
thing to do given that they depend on both subscriptions and advertising
for
revenue...

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Doxey [mailto:ukha@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 05 January 2005 21:36
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] BSkyB patents ad skipping for
> digital video recorders
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> Being able to skip ads means that there is coding stating
> when the adverts start and stop.
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> Many moons ago there were rumours about SKY wanting to STOP
> people from skiping the ads in the same was as you cant skip
> the Copyright warning on a DVD.
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> The codes that can be used to "jump over" a portion of a
> broadcast could equally easily be used to "force you" to
> watch them :-(
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> Just thought I would point that out.
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> Keith
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark McCall [mailto:lists@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 05 January 2005 12:52
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] BSkyB patents ad skipping for digital
video
> > recorders
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> > http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000700025861/
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