▲ 300 ▼ US pay-TV subscriber base eroding at record pace (www.lightreading.com) submitted 2 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 58 comments fedilink hide all child comments US pay-TV subscriber base eroding at record pace::undefined
[+] teamevil@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 years ago (2 children) I would watch about 16 minutes before giving up. In the old days flow TV was max 25-30% ads, how can people live with 50% ads? At that rate it will be "Find the content" so in a few years with 90% ads watching a 45 minute show would take 7.5 hours. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 years ago (1 child) There won't be 45 minute shows. It'll be "Ow, my balls!" and cut to commercial. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Looking forward to 50 seconds commercials and 10 seconds tik-tok videos, but that's just YouTube. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago Tiktok itself is the worst. I actually like the core of tiktok, but JFC does every other video literally have to be an ad? I actually think it's like 3 out of 5 videos to be honest. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AA5B@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Remember when broadcast TV showed commercials on the 15 minute mark, 2-3 at a time for 30 minutes each, maybe more between shows? Commercials seemed like a reasonable tradeoff, plus were predictable so you could fit it in with other things. They dug their own grave, making commercials more intrusive, harder to skip, more frequent. …. Pepperidge Farms remembers permalink fedilink source parent [–] sronweb@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) The problem is that OTT services are going to the adv model too. They expect that we pay a minimum subscription cost and watch advertising.....this is crazy permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Restaldt@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago 🏴☠️ permalink fedilink source parent [–] treadful@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'd rather do anything else. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ferris@infosec.pub 1 point 2 years ago I'd rather pry my eyes out with crayons permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 years ago (2 children) I would watch about 16 minutes before giving up. In the old days flow TV was max 25-30% ads, how can people live with 50% ads? At that rate it will be "Find the content" so in a few years with 90% ads watching a 45 minute show would take 7.5 hours. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 years ago (1 child) There won't be 45 minute shows. It'll be "Ow, my balls!" and cut to commercial. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Looking forward to 50 seconds commercials and 10 seconds tik-tok videos, but that's just YouTube. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago Tiktok itself is the worst. I actually like the core of tiktok, but JFC does every other video literally have to be an ad? I actually think it's like 3 out of 5 videos to be honest. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AA5B@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Remember when broadcast TV showed commercials on the 15 minute mark, 2-3 at a time for 30 minutes each, maybe more between shows? Commercials seemed like a reasonable tradeoff, plus were predictable so you could fit it in with other things. They dug their own grave, making commercials more intrusive, harder to skip, more frequent. …. Pepperidge Farms remembers permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 years ago (1 child) There won't be 45 minute shows. It'll be "Ow, my balls!" and cut to commercial. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Looking forward to 50 seconds commercials and 10 seconds tik-tok videos, but that's just YouTube. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago Tiktok itself is the worst. I actually like the core of tiktok, but JFC does every other video literally have to be an ad? I actually think it's like 3 out of 5 videos to be honest. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Looking forward to 50 seconds commercials and 10 seconds tik-tok videos, but that's just YouTube. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago Tiktok itself is the worst. I actually like the core of tiktok, but JFC does every other video literally have to be an ad? I actually think it's like 3 out of 5 videos to be honest. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago Tiktok itself is the worst. I actually like the core of tiktok, but JFC does every other video literally have to be an ad? I actually think it's like 3 out of 5 videos to be honest. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Remember when broadcast TV showed commercials on the 15 minute mark, 2-3 at a time for 30 minutes each, maybe more between shows? Commercials seemed like a reasonable tradeoff, plus were predictable so you could fit it in with other things. They dug their own grave, making commercials more intrusive, harder to skip, more frequent. …. Pepperidge Farms remembers permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sronweb@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) The problem is that OTT services are going to the adv model too. They expect that we pay a minimum subscription cost and watch advertising.....this is crazy permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Restaldt@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago 🏴☠️ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'd rather do anything else. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ferris@infosec.pub 1 point 2 years ago I'd rather pry my eyes out with crayons permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ferris@infosec.pub 1 point 2 years ago I'd rather pry my eyes out with crayons permalink fedilink source parent