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Sure, so hide the ads instead?!

• gambiting 10y ago
  Then you are showing content to people who are not paying for it any any way(neither TV Licence nor ads). I mean, I think it wouldn't make any difference whatsoever, but I can see the logic why it's done that way.
  • ldjb 10y ago
    As I alluded to in another comment, I distinctly remember seeing a web page on the BBC website explaining that this is a cost/resources issue. Apparently the capability to display an advert-free version used to be there, but it proved too costly to maintain. I've been trying to find that page, but unfortunately with no success.
  • binarymax 10y ago
    I meant hide the ads for the UK, show them elsewhere.
    • gambiting 10y ago
      Sure, but then you have content funded by ads, and then you hide the ads for the whole country - that's gotta cost something.
      • TallGuyShort 10y ago
        I'm surprised the economics are so vastly different from hiding the content and displaying this message instead.