Quote:
Originally Posted by Blue Tyson
So they guarantee that far fewer people see them - and decide to get ad-free content instead, because it is available, and easier.
Clever.  |
Not to mention that there is no reason they can't advertise in foreign markets. When I don't have my VPN on, I regularly see ads in Hebrew. Trust me, they can make tons of money and use the georestrictions to their advantage by targeting ads to the locals. It's all about contracts and the pettiness of locals who own the contracts. In Israel's case, it's the pettiness of the cable and satellite TV monopolies who own the rights to rebroadcast these shows and charge a fortune for TV service which includes crap and shows that are a year out of date (Flash Forward for example started being broadcast here as a "new" show when the series ended in the States).
And yes, anyone who lives overseas who wants to watch these shows can and will visit one of the thousands of websites where one can see them commercial free hours after they were broadcast in the States, meaning that the studios are losing money, but hey, they're blocking access so it's all good, right?
However, that's getting a little off topic anyway. . .
Eric