> But it's not like there was an ad-powered version of cable that you paid to get out of. It was called "broadcast television". https://www.nytimes.com/1981/0

> But it's not like there was an ad-powered version of cable that you paid to get out of. It was called "broadcast television". https://www.nytimes.com/1981/01/11/us/advertisers-look-closer-at-cable-tv.html?scp=2&sq=Cable+commercials&st=nyt https://www.nytimes.com/1981/01/11/us/advertisers-look-close...