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Originally Posted by ansky
On WPIX in NYC, they actually have pop up ads in the middle of shows. I have seen it during syndicated Seinfeld reruns. There will be a banner that pops up on the bottom of the screen advertising some local business. I think we will see more and more of this as too many people are skipping commercials. I bought my first Tivo recently and they have a feature where you can skip an entire block of commercials at the press of a button (you don't even need to do a traditional fast forward).
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This, unfortunately, is the future response to people skipping ads. They already do it in sports and it's beyond annoying. When that happens that's when I stop watching ad driven TV at all.