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My #1-son told me that Netflix was going to start airing commercials. (Original Post) Laffy Kat Aug 2018 OP
Don't use Netflix, but from what I saw there was some euphemism for it in the corporate explanation, RockRaven Aug 2018 #1
I just bought a ROKU device, and for a fee you can access Netflix, Hulu, LastLiberal in PalmSprings Aug 2018 #3
We use standard TV for current news. MSNBC and CNN. Stonepounder Aug 2018 #7
Promotional videos for other Netflux shows. Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2018 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2018 #2
Remember When Cable TV Was Sold As Commercial-Free?..... global1 Aug 2018 #4
Um what? Voltaire2 Aug 2018 #8
They Called It Pay TV At That Time And It Was To Be.... global1 Aug 2018 #9
Nope it was CATV community antenna. Voltaire2 Aug 2018 #12
I live in a rural area MuseRider Aug 2018 #11
No they also had community access stations (and still do) without ads grantcart Aug 2018 #13
Short term test. Not really commercials, but 'previews of other shows' Stonepounder Aug 2018 #5
movie houses started with...previews nt msongs Aug 2018 #6

RockRaven

(14,784 posts)
1. Don't use Netflix, but from what I saw there was some euphemism for it in the corporate explanation,
Tue Aug 21, 2018, 12:31 AM
Aug 2018

something like "between episode promotions" or similarly ridiculous. I'm sure someone else can chime in with the correct phrase and details.

3. I just bought a ROKU device, and for a fee you can access Netflix, Hulu,
Tue Aug 21, 2018, 12:38 AM
Aug 2018

VUDU, and a bunch of other streaming services. Do you use any of these? Do you use any streaming services at all. I used Netflix for a short time, but got tired of going through the recommended shows and clicking "Interested" or "Not Interested"

Stonepounder

(4,033 posts)
7. We use standard TV for current news. MSNBC and CNN.
Tue Aug 21, 2018, 01:20 AM
Aug 2018

Everything else is through Roku. We have Netflix, HULU, Britbox, Amazon Prime, PBS, and a few others.

We've got a thing for British police procedurals.

 

Dr Hobbitstein

(6,568 posts)
10. Promotional videos for other Netflux shows.
Tue Aug 21, 2018, 07:54 AM
Aug 2018

They are testing it in some markets, but you can opt out.

Response to Laffy Kat (Original post)

global1

(25,168 posts)
4. Remember When Cable TV Was Sold As Commercial-Free?.....
Tue Aug 21, 2018, 12:41 AM
Aug 2018

That's how they lure you into buying in to it. Then once you're hooked - commercials.

Probably will happen with Netflix too.

Voltaire2

(12,626 posts)
8. Um what?
Tue Aug 21, 2018, 05:23 AM
Aug 2018

The only channels on cable that were ever ad free were the premium channels like HBO. Cable originally just provided the regular broadcast channels to rural areas with shitty broadcast reception. Ads included.

global1

(25,168 posts)
9. They Called It Pay TV At That Time And It Was To Be....
Tue Aug 21, 2018, 06:43 AM
Aug 2018

commercial free. That morphed into what we have today.

Voltaire2

(12,626 posts)
12. Nope it was CATV community antenna.
Tue Aug 21, 2018, 03:56 PM
Aug 2018

It just provided broadcast tv via cable. Pay tv was hbo etc and some channels were indeed once ad fee and now aren’t, but that was long after cable started.

MuseRider

(34,060 posts)
11. I live in a rural area
Tue Aug 21, 2018, 08:14 AM
Aug 2018

and we still do not have cable. I don't remember that being a reason for cable, you may be right but if that was the reason they did a pretty shitty job of it. I am 3 miles from Google fiber but still don't even have regular cable and they have no intention of moving any closer to me ever.

Not trying to argue, I just do not remember rural having anything to do with cable. Satellite maybe?

grantcart

(53,061 posts)
13. No they also had community access stations (and still do) without ads
Tue Aug 21, 2018, 05:37 PM
Aug 2018

In the early years 1970s they promoted that as a big deal to the City Councils to get monopoly agreements.

At the beginning the public was sold on the issue that there was going to be a lot of commercial free TV

Cable actually started in the 1950s and HBO went to cable in 1975

In my city they gave out the first cable contract in 1972-3

I think the OP remembers the very early promotion to cities that Pay TV would be mostly commercial free.
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