I suppose it depends on what the services contract agreement says. In general, I view ad injection in a purchased product as a sign of a very weak or failing pr

I suppose it depends on what the services contract agreement says. In general, I view ad injection in a purchased product as a sign of a very weak or failing product. Basically, the value proposition for the core product is weak so they need to prop up revenue using ads. It's super annoying and I've cancelled subscriptions for doing it. Examples: - SeriousXM Subscription (not all channels, but some have commercials) -Hulu Subscription (some shows still require adds before and after viewing) - The worst IMO: my old Samsung TV hijacked my internet (apparently without any authorization) to show their own TV channels with commercials. I'm sure a lot of people don't realize that not only did you pay Samsung for the TV, but they continue to make money by consuming your internet bandwidth to force feed you ads. - Ad placement in TV/Movies: Ads have been embedded in Movies since the 1920's [1] (so you bought a ticket and get schemed afterwards by the content you paid to view) There are certainky respectable truly ad-free products/subscriptions that haven't gone down this dark path... SONOS, Spotify, don't appear to inject any ads. I guess the products are strong enough on their own. I wish there was something like a "union" of consumers to organize product boycots so that our disgust with their practices are actually heard. That would probably clean up the market faster and teach new companies what not to do with their products. 1. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/product-placement-in-films/ https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/product-placement-in-films/