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Similarly, the built in free ad supported tv (FAST, as they say) offerings built into modern smart TV’s are fantastic. Those who know, know the “ad supported”
by explaininjs 3y ago
Similarly, the built in free ad supported tv (FAST, as they say) offerings built into modern smart TV’s are fantastic.
Those who know, know the “ad supported” aspect is a misnomer - nobody actually buys the ad slots so instead you have regular ~2 minute breaks with pleasant background music and a nice animated backdrop that allow you to go to the bathroom, get a snack, talk to your watch buddies, “chill”, or even just remind you to maybe get off the couch and go do something with your life. And you never have to worry about what show to pick! Just tune into one of the ~7 decent channels and go with it.
- dylan604 3y agoThis is something I just don't understand. In the early days of streaming live channels, there was the fight with SAG about commercials appearing on streaming without any additional residuals for the actors. So they just put up the "we'll be back" slates. Now, they have auctions that happen to run an ad in your FAST stream. However, I've seen issues where the auction has issues and an ad is not returned fast enough, so the slate is there instead. That will get worked out though, or nobody will keep using that ad provider. Also, any new FAST channel will need to do the typical SV "give it away" while building users, and then pull the rug out from everyone once they reach critical mass. People are not going to pay for ads on a channel with no eyeballs. So you get the channel running, and then when there's enough eyeballs the ads will start coming. TL;DR: your empty commercial pod will not remain empty forever. the kinks will get ironed out, and your pods will be full of ads.
- explaininjs 3y agoWell it’s been like this for years and years. “Things won’t always be this good” is hardly an argument not to enjoy them while they last.