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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....

TelevisionWeek -- Cablers Start a Fire Under VOD Plans

by Gen Kanai April 12, 2004 in News

Comments

I agree with you Gen-san - pathetic.

Posted by: Marc Canter at Apr 12, 2004 8:19:27 PM

can i get a ronco special that slices,dices, and will work my abs?

Posted by: ron at Feb 12, 2006 2:17:41 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 at Mar 27, 2006 9:03:37 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 at Aug 16, 2006 1:42:14 AM

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