History PlayingWith / CableSatelliteMudslinging

** Each company says that their rival has [[invoked]][[DarthWiki/RuinedForever Ruined Telecommunications Forever!]]

** Each company says that their rival has [[DarthWiki/RuinedForever Ruined Telecommunications Forever!]]

** Each company says that their rival has Ruined Telecommunications Forever!

** Each company says that their rival has [[DarthWiki/RuinedForever Ruined Telecommunications Forever!]]

** Each company says that their rival has [[RuinedForever Ruined Telecommunications Forever!]]

* '''Enforced''': Admen think potential customers won't care about or [[ViewersAreMorons understand]] technical details about each service, and will respond better to the mudslinging and general claims like "We're TwentyPercentMoreAwesome."

* '''Enforced''': ???

* '''Parodied''': ???

** An ad for [=SpaceTV=] mentions a cool new upgrade to their service (which is similar to a service that [=SpaceTV=] has provided for a while)

* '''Exaggerated''': Each company says that their rival has [[RuinedForever Ruined Telecommunications Forever!]]

* '''Inverted''': [=WireTV=] goes on about how awesome [=SpaceTV=] is, and vice versa.

* '''Subverted''': An ad for [=WireTV=] says, "Sure, you could go with satellite TV..." (Without specifically naming the company.)

* '''Double Subverted''': Then goes on to say, "But why would you, when we can provide a faster and more reliable Internet connection, and more channels?"

* '''Averted''': The companies don't try to discredit each other.

* '''Basic Trope''': Two companies (usually telecommunications companies) that provide the same service in different ways each try to get consumers on their side by discrediting the other.

* '''Straight''': WireTV Cable Co. goes on about how SpaceTV Satellite goes out when it rains, has fewer channels in its Basic package, and has a much slower and less reliable Internet connection. Meanwhile, SpaceTV goes on about how WireTV's customer service is terrible (and has been [[OperatorFromIndia outsourced to another country]]), and how they only let you record one or two shows at a time on their DVR box. And how they're more expensive.

** Telephony Inc. asks the viewer why he/she would want to receive TV from a phone company...and then goes on to mention that ''they'' provide TV and/or Internet service through a partnership with SpaceTV. (As many phone companies now do, in a bid to compete with cable and/or satellite providers, who also generally offer phone service.)

* '''Downplayed''': WireTV and SpaceTV have on their websites tables or charts that outline the pros and cons of each kind of service.
* '''Justified''': If WireTV can get people to see the disadvantages of SpaceTV, then they'll get more customers, who might have otherwise gone with SpaceTV, or canceled their service in favor of SpaceTV [[TakeAThirdOption (or cutting the cord)]].
* '''Inverted''': WireTV goes on about how awesome SpaceTV is, and vice versa.

* '''Subverted''': An ad for WireTV says, "Sure, you could go with satellite TV..." (Without specifically naming the company.)
** An ad for SpaceTV mentions a cool new upgrade to their service (which is similar to a service that SpaceTV has provided for a while)

** And mentions that they're charging half of what WireTV is charging for it. ([[AsbestosFreeCereal Which is true, for the first year. After that, it's about the same.]])

* '''Enforced''': "We need to get potential new customers on our side and keep the ones we have, in order to make MoneyDearBoy."
* '''Lampshaded''': "In other news, Cable Bigwig WireTV has launched a new ad campaign against its longtime rival SpaceTV..."
* '''Invoked''': Customers are leaving WireTV in favor of SpaceTV, because the latter has lower costs and better customer service. Meanwhile, other customers are leaving SpaceTV in favor of WireTV because WireTV provides more reliable service.
* '''Exploited''': See "Enforced."

* '''Straight''': WireTV Cable Co. goes on about how SpaceTV Satellite goes out when it rains, has fewer channels in its Basic package, and has a much slower and less reliable Internet connection. Meanwhile, SpaceTV goes on about how WireTV's customer service is terrible (and has been [[OperatorFromIndia outsourced to another country]]), and how they only let you record one or two shows at a time on their DVR box.

* '''Justified''': If WireTV can get people to see the disadvantages of SpaceTV
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