ABC wants to disable fast-foward button on DVRs

posted on Saturday, July 8, 2006 at 1:25 AM by Brian Sullivan
It's almost as if ABC is asking us to turn to Bittorrent for our shows -- recently, the media mogul has expressed interest in disabling certain features of DVR devices, notably the ability to fast-forward through ads, in an effort to allow commercials to run "as they were intended".

It's a good thing ABC only has one show worth watching, and there's ways to see it without commercials, anyway. But what's with ABC trying to shove these ads down our throats? More importantly, what if you want to simply fast-forward to a later part of the episode -- do you have to instead watch the entire show from the start, commercials included?

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Comments

Darian Loneheart: Fucking suits...
linked to the past: This just in. ABC wants to disable DVR. When asked for comment, cheif executive Robert Iger had this to say: "The American people don't want to skip commercials. That's all of the fun. We just want them to remember that as they eat Papa John's delicious pizza as they were intended to, with a large pie going for only $11.99! What a deal!" He then ate a slice and began to choke, straining to maintain a purple smile.

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