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Old 11-08-2013, 20:14   #18
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Re: Adverts on the Pause Bar

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Originally Posted by andy_m View Post
In the same way a pvr such as TiVo allows you to skip adverts on recorded shows, so I certainly don't feel like I have adverts forced on me.

Virgin don't make it clear that they will show these adverts, although I had a TiVo before they started, so that may have changed. I wonder if a better question is, if they did were up front about it, would it actually put anybody off? And how, exactly, should they describe it?
Maybe Virgin could consider the Spotify approach.

A TiVo service that is heavily laced with adverts but doesn't cost the subscriber anything extra per month. Alternatively pay a monthly subscription for TiVo and get an ad free version.
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