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Tuned In: Lazy TV Viewers to the Rescue!
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| "According to Nielsen, 46% of viewers 18-49 yo are watching the commercials during playback of network shows" http://bit.ly/1V4YPy 13 days ago |
| I always forget! RT @tomcunniff: Couch-potato syndrome: 46% of viewers 18-49 watch commercials during DVR recordings - http://is.gd/4R0rj 17 days ago |
| RT @ubercool: Couch-potato syndrome: 46 pct of viewers 18- 49 still watch commercials during DVR recordings - http://is.gd/4R0rj 17 days ago |
Lazy TV Viewers to the Rescue!
Tuned In —
Remember those DVRs that are supposed to be killing the TV business by letting people skip advertising? Turns out they're killing the TV business somewhat more softly than previously thought. Or maybe even helping it. The ultimate outcome is still hazy, but the effects of DVR on TV have become more complicated because, as Bill Carter reports in the New York Times , it turns out that 46% of viewers 18 to 49 years old (the magic target for advertisers) are still watching the commercials in shows they record. The irresistible force that is technology has met the ...
Good News, Bad News: SOUTHLAND, ALLY MCBEAL, Josh Whedon & More!
the TV addict —
Good News: According to a Nielsen report, DVR owners aren’t killing television. Bad News: They are though giving new meaning to the term couch potato, with the Atlantic pointing out that
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Good News: TNT has officially agreed to air SOUTHLAND starting on January 12, 2010. Bad News: No commitment has been made to produce new episodes. ...
News Round-up: DVR, Rihr, Reckell, ATWT in Pittsburgh
We Love Soaps —
... "I actually was really surprised at the response because the news came out when I went on a publicity tour for the Emmys," he tells ET. "Almost everybody I spoke to was really excited about Crystal coming back to the show." Sue Rihr has passed away at age 55 Sue Rihr, who portrayed Madeline Rutherford on DAYS OF OUR LVIES from January-June 1985, has died. Rihr died of lung cancer in Tarzana, California on October 26, 2009. She was 55. DVR, Once TV’s Mortal Foe, Helps Ratings In what may seem a media business ...





