Intrusive Banner Ad

[Brainz]

Are you trolling website users?

Taking up screen space above the guide is an enormous ad.
Hilariously it asks if we hate adverts.  There is only 1 'V' in favourite. Accuracy indeed!

Quote:
"Hate adverts? Use IceTV AutoSkip™ to automatically skip commercials on the replay of a recording.*
IceTV's IceBox is your ultimate solution for recording and watching Free to Air TV in Australia.
You can just set your favvourite shows to record to watch at your leisure.
*We endeavour to make the skip as accurate as possible.

I already pay money for a service that is adequate at best.  I don't need gratuitous marketing shoved in my face at the same time!

Please remove it!

[MD]

Hello Brian,

Apologies for the spelling mistake, proof reading one's own copy is always risky.

Regarding our website TV Guide advert IceTV, like any commercial enterprise, reserves the right to advertise a new product to its existing customers as well as seeking new ones. As such we will not remove the advert for a period of time until we are sure that our current customers who have an automatic log in to our website have been made aware of the IceBox presence, and its unique automatic commercial break adverting skipping functionality.  We have invested considerable time and money in developing it as Beyonwiz have closed down and we had no other partner's PVRs upon which to offer our services. It is IceTV's lifeline to continue in business. Quite a few Beyonwiz users such as you have already adopted it as theirs failed and are very happy with its performance.

As to our services being barely adequate I can only say that as a tiny company we all do our best.