Suhit Gupta
11-10-2005, 08:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/entry/1613/top_nbc_universal' target='_blank'>http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/entry/1613/top_nbc_universal</a><br /><br /></div><i>"NBC Universal and DIRECTV, Inc., today announced a first of its kind agreement that will give consumers access to the top programs of NBC and its cable entertainment networks, USA, SCI FI and Bravo, within hours after they air, commercial free, for just 99 cents. The programs will be available on demand through the new DIRECTV Plus interactive DVR. This multi-year agreement will give the primetime on demand rights to NBC Universal TV programs, such as "Law & Order: SVU," "Law & Order: CI," "The Office," "Monk," "Surface" and "Battlestar Galactica." The programs will be available until the following week's episode airs. NBC Universal's movies and TV events will also be available through DIRECTV Plus, and on pay-per-view (PPV)."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/directv_plus_r15_dvr.jpg" /><br /><br />Believe me, on-demand programs are ridiculously addictive. When I had Time Warner cable, I had access to a number of premium on-demand channels and not having to remember what movie or show you have to remember to tape is priceless. I think this is a great idea by DirecTV. Of course, it only means that we will be watching a lot more TV. The one cool thing is that paying 99c excludes all ads from the show. Hmm, I think it might be worth it after all.