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15:38 per hour of showtime + 2 minute of re-runs in some programs. Netflix got zero, just enjoy your movie. Looks like cable companies are still in denial phas

15:38 per hour of showtime + 2 minute of re-runs in some programs. Netflix got zero, just enjoy your movie. Looks like cable companies are still in denial phase. How about ad-free versions of their channels?

raverbashing 11y ago
> How about ad-free versions of their channels? Apparently that was what cable was all about at the beginning It's hard to lure back people to an inferior product.
- draugadrotten 11y ago
  The ad-free historiy of cable also tells you the future of Netflix and other streaming services. Bait...and switch!
  - ssharp 11y ago
    When I had Hulu Plus, it was actually worse than cable because it forced you to sit through commercials. If I recorded the show on cable, I could fast forward through them at least.
    - Itaxpica 11y ago
      Hulu Plus recently added an option where you can pay a bit extra (like two bucks a month) to make it ad free. It makes it a way more pleasant experience.
      - surge 11y ago
        Only on certain shows, Hulu is still owned by networks that don't "get it".
        jerf 11y ago
        Yes, but it's a short list. At the moment. Considering that the first derivative is at least for the moment away from ads, I am cautiously optimistic. I'm hoping that once Hulu has the data on the people paying those $2/month that it will reveal that there's a statistically-significant relationship between those shows still having ads, and the $2/month customers watching less of them per capita. (My wife recently wanted us back on Hulu for Seinfeld, and it was a big factor in our decision to go back that we could turn off the ads, except in a set of shows we don't much care about.) My understanding of the economics is that $2/month is significantly more than they can hope to make in ads off me, so I'm hoping the money is enough to overcome any residual desire to advertise. (Once the ad addiction is broken, there's good reason to believe it'll stay broken. Nowadays it's easier to get people to just give you a buck rather than shave away pennies at a time through ads. Thirty years ago that wasn't true.)
  - evook 11y ago
    Which will result in going back to good ol' pirating. Again.
  - JustSomeNobody 11y ago
    I don't think this qualifies as true bait and switch.
- narrowrail 11y ago
  > > How about ad-free versions of their channels? >Apparently that was what cable was all about at the beginning I wish people would stop saying this, as it was much more about difficulty in receiving OTA signals[0]. HBO is and always has been ad-free, however. [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_television_in_the_United_States#First_systems https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_television_in_the_United...

raverbashing 11y ago

> How about ad-free versions of their channels? Apparently that was what cable was all about at the beginning It's hard to lure back people to an inferior product.

draugadrotten 11y ago
The ad-free historiy of cable also tells you the future of Netflix and other streaming services. Bait...and switch!
- ssharp 11y ago
  When I had Hulu Plus, it was actually worse than cable because it forced you to sit through commercials. If I recorded the show on cable, I could fast forward through them at least.
  - Itaxpica 11y ago
    Hulu Plus recently added an option where you can pay a bit extra (like two bucks a month) to make it ad free. It makes it a way more pleasant experience.
    - surge 11y ago
      Only on certain shows, Hulu is still owned by networks that don't "get it".
      - jerf 11y ago
        Yes, but it's a short list. At the moment. Considering that the first derivative is at least for the moment away from ads, I am cautiously optimistic. I'm hoping that once Hulu has the data on the people paying those $2/month that it will reveal that there's a statistically-significant relationship between those shows still having ads, and the $2/month customers watching less of them per capita. (My wife recently wanted us back on Hulu for Seinfeld, and it was a big factor in our decision to go back that we could turn off the ads, except in a set of shows we don't much care about.) My understanding of the economics is that $2/month is significantly more than they can hope to make in ads off me, so I'm hoping the money is enough to overcome any residual desire to advertise. (Once the ad addiction is broken, there's good reason to believe it'll stay broken. Nowadays it's easier to get people to just give you a buck rather than shave away pennies at a time through ads. Thirty years ago that wasn't true.)
- evook 11y ago
  Which will result in going back to good ol' pirating. Again.
- JustSomeNobody 11y ago
  I don't think this qualifies as true bait and switch.
narrowrail 11y ago
> > How about ad-free versions of their channels? >Apparently that was what cable was all about at the beginning I wish people would stop saying this, as it was much more about difficulty in receiving OTA signals[0]. HBO is and always has been ad-free, however. [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_television_in_the_United_States#First_systems https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_television_in_the_United...