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I generally avoid any service that even has an ad-supported tier because in my experience it starts out as "ads are to subsidize the cost for people who can't a

I generally avoid any service that even has an ad-supported tier because in my experience it starts out as "ads are to subsidize the cost for people who can't afford or don't want to pay for the premium service." Then it becomes, "We're contractually obligated to have ads in certain shows regardless of which tier the viewer is, but they won't show up in others, and they'll be short and unobtrusive." Then it's "We're keeping rates low by having ads in all show, but they're ads that are relevant and very short, and only at the beginning and/or end of the show." Then it becomes "We're removing the premium tier because not enough people signed up for it. Also the ads are going to be longer and more intrusive now." Forget it. I can just skip the whole thing and lose nothing. If you even have an ad-supported tier, I'm out.

bombcar 4y ago
Advertisers also don't want to advertise to those "too cheap to pay to avoid ads". They want to everyone, or the premier tiers. It's a conflict that can never be resolved.
- no_wizard 4y ago
  they really want the premium tiers in my experience
  - bombcar 4y ago
    Yeah, they should go with a flat price, and if you watch ads you get "4K sponsored by Advertiser X" kinda thing, otherwise you get boring 420p.
cwkoss 4y ago
Yep, Youtube to chromecast is practically unwatchable these days. 1-2 stupid 5 second ads interrupt the program every few minutes. Many are so short I'm perplexed why the brand thinks they are getting any value out of them: they do little but annoy me and make me think the brand is bad with money.