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The satellite television company DirecTV has revolutionized the cable television market permanently. In this way, DirecTV supports the ideas and values of postmodernism. Postmodernism is a combination of traditional values and scientific ideas. DirecTV exemplifies this idea by taking traditional television (N.B.C., C.B.S., etc.), and scientific television (cable), and combining the two taking it a step further, to be able to view hundreds of channels while making it affordable to many people. DirecTV has also used advertising very effectively such as sponsoring the Super Bowl and other large events. DirecTV has impacted how many people view television.
The success of DirecTV is mainly due to the company's ability to make satellite television affordable to the masses. The consumer saves a considerable amount of money by only having to pay for a cheap, small satellite dish. Very little other equipment is needed and installation of the dish is free. Also, monthly service costs are very comparable to cable companies' rates. Cost of higher packages can be expensive but many packages are affordable. Due to the comparable cost, many families prefer satellite to cable.
DirecTV has many channels available and many sport and movie packages. With DirecTV the viewer can pick from about five packages of channels with the prices ranging from thirty to fifty dollars a month. Included in some of these packages are up to seven HBO and four Showtime channels. DirecTV also features sport packages that can be purchased for about twenty extra dollars a month. The sports available are college and professional football and basketball, hockey, soccer, women's basketball, and baseball. In addition to this, the viewer can pick from about twenty recent video releases on pay per view or any other kind of events such as boxing or wrestling. The viewer obviously has many more options and channels with DirecTV than with cable.
DirecTV has advertised strongly on basic cable and big events, which has caused awareness of the product and its benefits. This years Super Bowl was sponsored in part by the company. DirecTV has also sponsored many half time shows of football and basketball games. This is extremely smart of the company because of its many sport packages. For example, a football package subscriber receives every professional football game on each weekend. Many fans that have seen the commercials have subscribed to DirecTV just for the sports.
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Currently CenturyLink is in the same transformation phase as its peers when it comes to the television market. CenturyLink offers a package with DirecTV bundled in, however that requires the customer to agree to the mandatory two-year contract stipulations set forth by DirecTV. (CenturyLink/DirecTV (n.d.) One of the biggest weaknesses of CenturyLink is the vulnerability of faltering when it comes to the constant changes in technology. This includes marketing advancements to match competitors and ensuring costs are comparable to intrigue consumers.
Super Bowl is one of the most watched American television broadcast. In 2011 Super Bowl become the most watched television program in the history with an average audience of 111 million. While Super Bowl get the attention of the audience and keep increased the viewership, the top company found their way to make commercial for their brand and products, and broadcast the commercial during the Super Bowl games domestically. Super Bowl commercial became a culture among the people. Most of the people even don’t watch the games but the commercial during the games. The top brand companies also start spending big chunk of money to make the best attractive commercial for their audience. Among those best polished commercial was the Chrysler automobile corporation commercial, which changed the public view of Chrysler, and did a great work by using pathos appeal to attract audience by stimulating their emotions.
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*Brand Equity: Since XM radio was the first company to offer satellite radio in September of 2001, allot of people become subscribers and never left.
Launched on February 1, 1984, Lifetime was created by the merger of Daytime and Cable Health Network. Lifetime was crowned “Television for women” in 1994 and began an ambitious expansion of original programming and public service initiatives targeted to women. Lifetime is dedicated to providing contemporary, innovative entertainment and information on-air and online that is of particular interest to women.
Commercials advertising food can be seen on television all the time. The advertising industry is always trying to make one food look better than another does. Often, using professional athlete endorsements does this. At any given time there is at least two professional sports season in session. By using current stars and heroes from those sports to promote their foods, companies try to increase their sales.
TiVo was incorporated in 1997 they intended to create an interactive television system that developed the idea of recording digital video on a hard disk. TiVo allowed consumers to watch their T.V shows when they wanted to watch them by recording, playing back, and pausing live television. TiVo has now bundled its services with many companies, but at one point Direct T.V accounted for 70% of TiVo's costumers. Effective marketing and innovation have made TiVo the best known DVR in the industry. TiVo has always considered itself as a hardware provider and a service provider and now seem to be shifting to an all service future. Despite having the strongest brand name and one of the largest customer bases TiVo has suffered millions in operating losses. In 2003 a massive transaction from analog to digital DVR's took place. TiVo has been quick to respond to changes in the market by upgrading the features and refining performance. But, the new digital technology has caused TiVo's market share to drop as competition grows quickly.
Determining the right target segment requires an analysis of the customer, company and competition (fig. 2). TiVo's customer is defined by unmet needs in the market. While TV is one of the most ensconced and ritualistic elements of contemporary American life, there are still aspects of television viewing that do not fulfill customer needs. An estimated 68% of Americans complained that they felt "widowed" by their loved one during the Fall television season because their spouses were chained to their televisions during primetime from 8pm to 11pm. Additionally, parents expressed a difficult time getting their children to do homework during key television programming times. In general, this is evidence that consumers want greater control over their television consumption habits. Analysis of the TiVo Corporation reveals their core competencies, which include proprietary software, national distribution through established retail outlets such as Best Buy, Circuit City and Sears and product co-branding with trusted electronics giants Philips and Sony.
TiVo has had competitors for the first year that it was conceived which has made it difficult to thrive when fighting for market share. The two major competitors were DVR, and ReplayTV. All made their debut in 1999 and the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Replay won the Best of Show award. (Pearce & Robinson, 2013) However years later no one remembers ReplayTV. Whereas TiVo and DVR has gone on to become household names in the market place. However in the early years of this technology TiVo thrive. Using clever marketing slogans such as, “It’s not TiVo unless it’s a TiVo”, “Simple enough you mother could do it, or “Hey if you like us, TiVo us.” Additionally, TiVo engaged in employing celebrities to endorse the TiVo brand. These are all time tested marketing strategies that work to help corporations dominate a market share and drive them to financial success. So why has TiVo dominated the market early but never turned a profit.
To structure thinking about a "new marketing paradigm" that does not rely on advertising, the television networks and their associated metrics as central organizing elements. Namely, to develop a framework by which "no...
According to the Federal Communications Commission, expanded basic cable rates have increased at a rate of approximately 6% per year since 1995. This is double the Consumer Price Index of 2.9%, and does not include charges for equipment, fees and taxes. Therefore, if cable prices continue to rise at double the rate of other consumer goods, it stands to reason that more shoppers will consider alternative sources for their video entertainment. ("REPORT ON CABLE INDUSTRY PRICES"
The best part for the consumer is that similar to Netflix, you can engage in a free 2 month trial before you commit to a monthly subscription. This helps consumers continue to evaluate in order to make sure this is the best service to satisfy their need. Also, subscriptions are monthly and can be cancelled at any
There is strong competition with other companies that offer video streaming at no extra charge. Additionally, Netflix and its competitors are attempting to enter the digital world. Digitally offering television shows is an area of competition that has previously been controlled by