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Why do steaming services think they have a captive audience and I'm not going to ditch all of them with the crazy influx of annoying ads? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I've been unmotivated in the past but i think it's time to sort out an alternative.

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[–] JWBananas@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Literally the first sentence of that article:

Although cable television was never conceived of as television without commercial interruption, there has been a widespread impression - among the public, at least -that cable would be supported largely by viewers' monthly subscription fees.

The premium services mentioned in your quote (HBO, Showtime) also still do not run ads even today.