It seems that maybe Tivo has cut a deal with broadcasters to not have Skip bypass the network programming commercials at the end of a commercial break. It used to jump to the beginning of the show after the break, but now seems to jump to the promos about other shows that often fall right before...

Leo Laporte of ZD/TechTV fame and author of "Leo Laporte's Guide To TiVo" discussed TiVo's ad pre-roll plans on his nationally syndicated radio show. Basically he says, "bye bye TiVo." You can see his monologue about it at the link below. Bad press for TiVo. TIVO To Put Ads on Your DVR...

I've been using Tivo since the very first model came out -- this is the first time I've used the Community Forum, however. Up until three or four months ago, 60% of the programs I recorded had the Commercial Skip feature. (These were primarily prime time network shows.) This percentage has...