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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Nfinity @ Feb 3rd 2008 11:09PM
There was no ad in many teritories. And the ones who aired it after the halftime aired it in SD.
I smell a huge Sony/Fox conspiracy here. And even if Toshiba sues Fox the damage has already been done as this type of event happens once a year and this game was absolutely incredible. An ad just after the game would absolutely make a killing, yet no ads for HD DVD. I even read Toshiba allocated 3 ads (pre-game, during game, post-game) yet I have not seen one.
This smells pretty bad if you ask me. Wouldn't be surprised if this was planned by Fox/Sony.
MasterCKO @ Feb 4th 2008 4:31AM
and Nfinity is even crazier than before. Awesome.
DrXym @ Feb 4th 2008 4:56AM
You smell a conspiracy. Everyone else smells your bullshit.
Fox would be more than delighted to take Toshiba's money and air whatever ad wanted to show. Indeed, the Super Bowl had adverts by a number of movie studios including Universal and Paramount.
If the owners of your beloved format went for some cheap ass regional ad then that's their own business. Why are you whining about Blu Ray again?
regeya @ Feb 4th 2008 2:15PM
Nfinity, even though I think there's been a concerted effort to thoroughly kill off HD DVD, there are simpler explanations.
I don't know a darn thing about the situation (and I'm betting you don't either) but if I had to guess, I'd guess that they either bought into cheaper regions, or just top 20 regions, or had their own people buying local advertising. Since I don't know where it aired, I couldn't really make any further comment; however, it's not unheard of to have a big televised event that has regional advertising, and there's always "dead air" available for local advertising.