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more on Philips device could force TV viewers to watch ads
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 19:42:19 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: "William S. Duncanson" <caesar () starkreality com> Date: April 20, 2006 4:30:09 PM EDT To: dave () farber net Subject: RE: [IP] Philips device could force TV viewers to watch ads Although the public details of this are limited at the present time, one wonders what would be stopping "broadcasters" from preventing users fromchanging channels during the show as well? Maybe I'm a cynic, but I foresee
"broadcasters" using this technology to force viewers to either watch "Survivor 2015: LAX" or pay up. -- William S. Duncanson caesar () starkreality com -----Original Message----- From: David Farber [mailto:dave () farber net] Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 14:29 To: ip () v2 listbox com Subject: [IP] Philips device could force TV viewers to watch ads Begin forwarded message: From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com> Date: April 20, 2006 8:40:30 AM EDT To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <dewayne-net () warpspeed com>Subject: [Dewayne-Net] Philips device could force TV viewers to watch ads
Reply-To: dewayne () warpspeed com Philips device could force TV viewers to watch ads By Candace Lombardi <http://news.com.com/Philips+device+could+force+TV+viewers+to+watch +ads/2100-1041_3-6062861.html> Story last modified Wed Apr 19 13:34:08 PDT 2006 An invention from Royal Philips Electronics prevents TV viewers fromswitching the channel during commercials or fast-forwarding past commercials
when watching DVR content. Viewers would be released from the freeze only after paying a fee to thebroadcaster. The freeze would be implemented on a program-by- program basis,
giving viewers a choice at the start of each one.According to a recently published patent, the apparatus could work inside a set-top box. It would use the standard Multimedia Home Platform to receive a first control signal and then respond by taking control of the TV. The MHP would also be capable of sending the payment information that would lift the
freeze, as it does when authorizing pay-per-view content.If implemented, the invention would have a significant impact on television
culture.Many TV viewers are accustomed to the habit of watching two programs at once by flipping back and forth between channels during commercials. Philips' own
remote controls currently cater to this habit with a button that automatically flips back to the last-watched channel. The proposed apparatus would also aggravate children who use DVRs to zip through commercials to maximize their weekly TV-watching limits, set by parents. Some DVR technology even lets viewers watch one channel while recording another. So, why then, would a television manufacturer risk angering its consumer base? Philips says: Don't shoot the inventor. With this technology, it was the company's intention to develop a newparadigm for the watching of on-demand television, not to force people to
watch commercials, said Caroline Kamerbeek, communications director for Philips International. [snip] Weblog at: <http://weblog.warpspeed.com> -------------------------------------You are subscribed as caesar () starkreality com To manage your subscription,
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