[opendtv] To Thwart TiVo, a Nod to Television's Golden Age

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To Thwart TiVo, a Nod to Television's Golden Age

By STUART ELLIOTT
The New York Times
May 21, 2008

TELEVISION may be the ultimate "green" medium, recycling ideas that 
go in one era and out the other. NBC, for instance, plans to bring 
back "Knight Rider" in the fall, and CW is scheduling a new version 
of "Beverly Hills 90210."

Such revivals are not limited to the programs. The networks are also 
reusing a popular advertising ploy of the past: the live commercial.

When TV began as a national medium, many spots were delivered live 
because many programs - dramas, soap operas, talk shows - were live. 
Some products, among them Timex watches and Polaroid instant cameras, 
made their reputations through spots that offered audiences live 
demonstrations.

The shift to recorded series relegated live commercials to "remember 
when?" reels. Now, as marketers strive to counter the growing ability 
of viewers to skip or avoid spots, live sales pitches are being 
reconsidered for their potential stopping and staying power.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/21/business/media/21adco.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

 
 
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