Rob Jensen wrote:
>On Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:30:02 -0400, David <dimlan17@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>>Skeptics of the NBC-DirecTV deal say that it could backfire if
>>impatient fans turn to the Internet to download illegal copies of
>>“Friday Night Lights” before it appears on NBC. The Web site Silicon
>>Alley Insider called the deal “a big win for BitTorrent,” referring to
>>a popular file-sharing program. Executives played down the risk of
>>that.
>
>My suspicion is that Comcast and NBC Uni are going to have to rethink
>the exclusive window. It seems that SOME idiot at NBC Uni forgets
>about how badly the long window between the initial airing of season 1
>eps of Battlestar Galactica in the UK affected the ratings for the
>show here in the US two months later.
How badly did the window affect the ratings? Wasn't that the
highest rated season of BSG, and also the highest rated sci fi
show on the channel?
(Note my qualifier that cut off comments from those who have RAW
emotions about another show on the channel.)
>Why NBC Uni and Comcast didn't take the BSG situation under
>consideration is beyond me -- but frankly, the exclusive window should
>only be two weeks or the show should just be made VOD-only and/or
>PPV-only across all the major cable and sat systems nationwide for,
>say, 99-cents per episode.
Well, as the exec said, they're still in the green even if
ratings drop 15%. We'll have to see if ratings drop more than
15%.
--
-Jack
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