Comcast HD-DVR now blocking fast forward on American Idol

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suse920

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Originally posted by: Stark
download it on bt about 5 minutes after the show ends and you don't need to worry about commercials at all. :p

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SludgeFactory

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Originally posted by: Fausto
Originally posted by: SampSon
Advertising companies get more desperate as time goes on.
I fear the end result will be incredibly obnoxious product placement and/or "pop-up" ads during the actual program.
whatever gave you that idea?

And the product placement within shows will continue to escalate too. It's already embedded heavily in every reality show on TV. There's a thread here groaning about Letterman's whoring, and Conan has recently been singing the praises of chocolate Lucky Charms and it wouldn't surprise me a bit if that was bought and paid for.