Anyone who bothered to actually read anything about the ReplayTV/Nielsen deal would know that the only people who are having their ReplayTVs monitored are those who have already agreed to have their TV viewing habits monitored by Nielsen. In the past, if a household had a PTV device, they were simply not eligible for the Nielsen People Meter program. I know the conspiracy theorists love this kind of topic, but it's off the mark. This is not wholesale monitoring of all PTV boxes, it's a acknowledgement that PTV and time-shifting are the future.
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Anyone who bothered to actually read anything about the ReplayTV/Nielsen deal would know that the only people who are having their ReplayTVs monitored are those who have already agreed to have their TV viewing habits monitored by Nielsen. In the past, if a household had a PTV device, they were simply not eligible for the Nielsen People Meter program. I know the conspiracy theorists love this kind of topic, but it's off the mark. This is not wholesale monitoring of all PTV boxes, it's a acknowledgement that PTV and time-shifting are the future.