CBS teams up with TiVo

Tags: CBS + TiVo + DVR + IPTV + The Class + Jericho + Smith + Smith

elliot posted on Sep 6th 2006 8:31PM; via news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060906/t...

Embracing a media technology once feared by commercial television as the industry's boogeyman, the CBS network has teamed up with TiVo Inc. to help promote its new fall shows.

In a first-of-its-kind deal between one of the Big Three U.S. broadcasters and the leading maker of digital video recorders (DVRs), TiVo users will be able to watch the pilot episode of CBS's upcoming sitcom "The Class" a full week before its prime-time premiere.

"The Class" pilot will be delivered to TiVo subscribers along with a separate package of brief clips of CBS's three other new series debuting this fall -- hour-long dramas "Jericho," "Smith" and "Smith," the two companies said on Tuesday.

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	Smithfan says: If you are upset that CBS cancelled Smith, consider filing a complaint. With enough viewer complaints, CBS may reconsider its cancelling of the marvelous fast-paced Smith with its excellent cast including Ray Liotta, Virginia Madsen and Simon Baker and the show's superb writing. Blame it on CBS's bad marketing, its only giving the show three episodes of airtime, and CBS's lack of promoting online viewing of earlier episodes of Smith forthose who needed to catch up. CBS could have given a better re-cap at the beginning of episodes for new viewers just tuning in. It could have re-run the episodes during off-hours, much like Bravo does, to allow viewers to catch up. To complain, call CBS viewer relations at any time day or night to leave a message, or, to reach a live person, call during the hours of 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. EST - telephone CBS viewer relations at 212-975-3247. You may also email audsvcs@cbs.com (short for audience services). You may also go to CBS's feedback form online to submit your complaint at http://www.cbs.com/info...form.shtml Smith is still listed in the shows on that feedback form. You may also sign this online petition to CBS to bring back Smith. http://www.petitiononli...ition.html Posted: 10/11/06 23:05

Smithfan says:

If you are upset that CBS cancelled Smith, consider filing a complaint.

With enough viewer complaints, CBS may reconsider its cancelling of the marvelous fast-paced Smith with its excellent cast including Ray Liotta, Virginia Madsen and Simon Baker and the show's superb writing.

Blame it on CBS's bad marketing, its only giving the show three episodes of airtime, and CBS's lack of promoting online viewing of earlier episodes of Smith forthose who needed to catch up.

CBS could have given a better re-cap at the beginning of episodes for new viewers just tuning in. It could have re-run the episodes during off-hours, much like Bravo does, to allow viewers to catch up.

To complain, call CBS viewer relations at any time day or night to leave a message, or, to reach a live person, call during the hours of 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. EST - telephone CBS viewer relations at 212-975-3247.

You may also email audsvcs@cbs.com (short for audience services).

You may also go to CBS's feedback form online to submit your complaint at http://www.cbs.com/info...form.shtml Smith is still listed in the shows on that feedback form.

You may also sign this online petition to CBS to bring back Smith. http://www.petitiononli...ition.html
Posted: 10/11/06 23:05