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   From: invaliddmpyron@austin.rr.com   
      
   [Default] Thus spake RT :   
      
   >Michael Flynn wrote:   
   >>   
   >> On 14/11/2010 16:58, The Coca Cola Kid wrote:   
   >>   
   >> > Also, is that 800,000 range not the raw overnight ratings, not taking   
   >> > into account DVR, web and time shift viewings?   
   >>   
   >> When it comes down to how much money can be made from a tv series it's   
   >> the number of eyes on the live broadcast that is the most important.   
   >> People who time shift (by whatever method) tend to skip past the adverts   
   >> so the advertisers cant be charged for those viewers.   
   >   
   >People also get up and do other things during commercials... works out the   
   same.   
      
   There was a joke about 20 years ago where some guy from a water   
   utility company said he could tell when there was a time out during   
   the Super Bowl by watching the water flow  :-)   
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