PVRs: satellite vs. cable
TVWeek has a piece looking at what cable TV companies are doing to fight the threat of DVRs that the satellite TV providers are winning customers with. The tactics the cable companies are using include:
- boosting video-on-demand (VOD) by working with the film distributors so that movies are available on VOD as soon as they are released to movie rental stores
- video-on-demand double features (essentially a two-movies-for-one-movie-price on a theme)
- "video magazines on niche topics such as yoga, cars and bird watching" (huh?!)
- promotions on the TV Guide Interactive channel
If this is all they are working on....
I agree with you Gen-san - pathetic.
Posted by: Marc Canter | April 12, 2004 at 08:19 PM
can i get a ronco special that slices,dices, and will work my abs?
Posted by: ron | February 12, 2006 at 02:17 PM
Personally i like the idea, hell it beats haveing holes in my roof and putting me in a contract where once they raise the price im stuck or pay a huge fee to cancle but whatever
Posted by: Jes | March 27, 2006 at 09:03 AM
Yeah it really is sad that is all they can do to compete. Another site I saw on satellite vs cable tv said satellite was better.
http://www.satellitesweeper.com/satellite-vs-cable-tv.htm
Posted by: Mike | August 16, 2006 at 01:42 AM