kevinw
01-28-2004, 12:08 PM
http://www.tvpredictions.com/adult012704.html
Adult HDTV Comes to DIRECTV
The satellite TV service will launch a weekend block of
high-def adult movies following the Super Bowl,
TVPredictions.com has learned.
By Phillip Swann
Washington, D.C. (Jan. 27) -- Not sure how to end
your Super Bowl soiree this Sunday night? Well,
DIRECTV may have an interesting party idea for
owners of High-Definition TVs.
Shortly after the game, the satellite TV service will
kick off its first offering of adult movies in HDTV,
TVPredictions.com has learned. The films, which
will come from Playboy and the Spice channel, will
be available on DIRECTV's Pay-Per-View channel
from midnight to 6 a.m. ET.
Following Super Bowl Sunday, DIRECTV's adult
HDTV lineup will air every Thursday through
Sunday from midnight to 6 a.m. ET. Robert Mercer, a
DIRECTV spokesman, said the adult fare will be sold
in three hour blocks for $14.99 per block.
This could be the first launch of adult HDTV in the
United States. Cablevision's VOOM satellite TV
service has announced that it will carry the Spice HD
channel, but has yet to reveal a launch date.
Many industry experts have speculated that HDTV
could be a new revenue driver for the adult industry.
The format's incredible picture is so life-like that it's
been compared to looking through a window, which
could heighten the sensation of watching an adult
film.
However, Playboy TV president Jim English sounded
a note of caution last summer when asked if adult
films would fare well on HDTV.
"A lot of the girls are not that pretty. You can only do
so much with hair and make-up," English said in an
interview with TVPredictions.com. "HDTV is perfect
for National Geographic and the National Football
League where you don't expect people to be pretty.
But adult films are all about the close-up. With
surgeries and implants, I don't know if you want to
see everything in HDTV."
Phillip Swann is President & Publisher of
TVPredictions.com and a weekly columnist for
Television Week. He is also the author of "TV dot Com:
The Future of Interactive Television." If you would like
to contact Mr. Swann, he can be reached at
Swann@TVPredictions.com.
Adult HDTV Comes to DIRECTV
The satellite TV service will launch a weekend block of
high-def adult movies following the Super Bowl,
TVPredictions.com has learned.
By Phillip Swann
Washington, D.C. (Jan. 27) -- Not sure how to end
your Super Bowl soiree this Sunday night? Well,
DIRECTV may have an interesting party idea for
owners of High-Definition TVs.
Shortly after the game, the satellite TV service will
kick off its first offering of adult movies in HDTV,
TVPredictions.com has learned. The films, which
will come from Playboy and the Spice channel, will
be available on DIRECTV's Pay-Per-View channel
from midnight to 6 a.m. ET.
Following Super Bowl Sunday, DIRECTV's adult
HDTV lineup will air every Thursday through
Sunday from midnight to 6 a.m. ET. Robert Mercer, a
DIRECTV spokesman, said the adult fare will be sold
in three hour blocks for $14.99 per block.
This could be the first launch of adult HDTV in the
United States. Cablevision's VOOM satellite TV
service has announced that it will carry the Spice HD
channel, but has yet to reveal a launch date.
Many industry experts have speculated that HDTV
could be a new revenue driver for the adult industry.
The format's incredible picture is so life-like that it's
been compared to looking through a window, which
could heighten the sensation of watching an adult
film.
However, Playboy TV president Jim English sounded
a note of caution last summer when asked if adult
films would fare well on HDTV.
"A lot of the girls are not that pretty. You can only do
so much with hair and make-up," English said in an
interview with TVPredictions.com. "HDTV is perfect
for National Geographic and the National Football
League where you don't expect people to be pretty.
But adult films are all about the close-up. With
surgeries and implants, I don't know if you want to
see everything in HDTV."
Phillip Swann is President & Publisher of
TVPredictions.com and a weekly columnist for
Television Week. He is also the author of "TV dot Com:
The Future of Interactive Television." If you would like
to contact Mr. Swann, he can be reached at
Swann@TVPredictions.com.
