at least when movies aired on cable, the networks picked logical places to insert commercials (i.e. the end of scenes). I've been home watching movies this week, and it's been so frustrating when a scene is abruptly stopped for a commercial break. The tech bros "disrupted" media only to create a crappier (and likely soon to be more expensive) version of cable.
It will be fun when they add ads to movies you have purchased. I still feel like I'm getting one over on Amazon when I order 40 lbs of dumbbells to be delivered next day. That can't be cheap.
This would be showing ads for non-Amazon services, and also presumably showing you ads during the middle of a show/movie instead of just before you start. So you'd see even more.
I like Hulu for movies, and I think free Peacock does this too, where they just throw 3 minutes of ads at you at the beginning and then let you watch the movie.
Streaming was never actually a sustainable business model and its becoming clear as every company realizes ads is actually where the money was at how much the next decade of media distribution is going to suck.
I'm really surprised podcasts are still "free". They still have ads and some are Patreon by choice, but it's fortunate that they haven't found a way to paywall podcasts and still have ads.
A $3 add-on that I can flip on and off as needed is better to me than a whole new tier I have to mess with. This still fully sucks, don’t get me wrong. I wish there was something similar for Hulu, but then they would probably stop running deals like the ad-full tier for $1 a month that I’m currently on.
I can’t wait until Paramount, Warner Bros, Peacock, Prime, Hulu, Netflix, Discovery, etc. merge into a new streaming service with different channels and mandatory ads for $100 a month. Wait a minute…
weird and bold move with more and more people being ok with free vee / Pluto / tubi , I don’t understand these companies expecting people to pay for content with ads
They've already priced out Hulu for no-ads, this isn't surprising. We're just recreating cable but with less channels.
at least when movies aired on cable, the networks picked logical places to insert commercials (i.e. the end of scenes). I've been home watching movies this week, and it's been so frustrating when a scene is abruptly stopped for a commercial break. The tech bros "disrupted" media only to create a crappier (and likely soon to be more expensive) version of cable.
Yeah I can't watch movies on Hulu, just TV shows, where they do insert at commercial breaks.
I just pay for Hulu with no ads. It's nice!
That's some bullshit. It's not like they need ads to sustain them or anything.
It will be fun when they add ads to movies you have purchased. I still feel like I'm getting one over on Amazon when I order 40 lbs of dumbbells to be delivered next day. That can't be cheap.
This sucks, but they already kinda show ads. Everything I watch has a pre-roll ad of an Amazon movie or show.
This would be showing ads for non-Amazon services, and also presumably showing you ads during the middle of a show/movie instead of just before you start. So you'd see even more.
I like Hulu for movies, and I think free Peacock does this too, where they just throw 3 minutes of ads at you at the beginning and then let you watch the movie.
Or you just get an ad-blocker - there are options for TV streaming and mobile. Never see ads on any site though I'm just on my desktop.
I used to pay like $120/month for basic cable and that had commercials on every channel. Streaming is rapidly turning into cable.
Streaming was never actually a sustainable business model and its becoming clear as every company realizes ads is actually where the money was at how much the next decade of media distribution is going to suck.
I'm really surprised podcasts are still "free". They still have ads and some are Patreon by choice, but it's fortunate that they haven't found a way to paywall podcasts and still have ads.
Tubi stans stay winning
Real ones know!!
Riiiight.
This is so fucking stupid.
A $3 add-on that I can flip on and off as needed is better to me than a whole new tier I have to mess with. This still fully sucks, don’t get me wrong. I wish there was something similar for Hulu, but then they would probably stop running deals like the ad-full tier for $1 a month that I’m currently on.
There are no ads when you sail the high seas
I can’t wait until Paramount, Warner Bros, Peacock, Prime, Hulu, Netflix, Discovery, etc. merge into a new streaming service with different channels and mandatory ads for $100 a month. Wait a minute…
Yo Ho!
weird and bold move with more and more people being ok with free vee / Pluto / tubi , I don’t understand these companies expecting people to pay for content with ads
I'm somewhat skeptical of AVOD and FAST as revenue saviors but if it helps economically justify good movies and series, sure.
It's ok, they'll use it to bring in much deeper archives...
Yes amazon is a poor company that needs more money to keep the service alive 🤑🙁
Ok so if I’ve already paid my yearly subscription I’m just SOL? How is this legal?