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Anecdotal, but I am people so I think it’s fair. I never went back to “free” tv after Switching over to Netflix and Hulu.
by smilebot 5y ago
Anecdotal, but I am people so I think it’s fair. I never went back to “free” tv after Switching over to Netflix and Hulu.
- Beldin 5y agoI was quite shocked to learn that when US cable tv was a new thing, one of its advertising thrusts was that there were no ads. Not being in the US, I don't know what the situation is precisely. But I do know that a "1 hour" tv show is over after 42 minutes... apparently, cable went from almost no ads to 1/3rd ads. I moderate my long-term expectations for streaming accordingly.
- calgoo 5y agoDepends on the channel too. I was visiting the US and tried to watch history channel show. The ads made it unwatchable; there where literally a break in the ads to show what was coming up on the show I had been watching for 20 min before going back to ads. Felt like they where saying: “ don’t forget you where watching this”. Never going to watch cable without a dvr again (still annoying but better).