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Even PBS has ads nowadays. At the beginning of a show, "sesame street was brought to you today by support from viewers like you, and..." (ad for abcmouse, some
by mysterydip 6y ago
Even PBS has ads nowadays. At the beginning of a show, "sesame street was brought to you today by support from viewers like you, and..." (ad for abcmouse, some minivan, etc plays)
- jlcummings 6y agoThe advertisers (?) are different, but more than 35 (!) years ago, I remember the same format, just different sponsors for different programming.
- nojito 6y agoPBS has always been like that. That's how public broadcasting works.
- briandear 6y agoIt’s “ad free” yet “sponsors” still get their name on the air. How is that not advertising?
- anonymfus 6y agoBecause sponsor does not control the message?
- skissane 6y ago> That's how public broadcasting works. That’s how public broadcasting works in the US. A number of other countries manage to have public broadcasting without any private advertisements or sponsorship. (For example, Australia’s ABC.)
- mysterydip 6y agoNo, it used to be where they would mention the name of the company on a still image and a quick blurb, like the other poster's youtube link. Now the company gets a whole 30 second ad like any other channel.
- compsciphd 6y agoexample from 1982: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtU6H5j6ozc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtU6H5j6ozc