Op-ed: Apps promised to free us from ad-supported subscription bundles. Oops!

cross-posted from: https://yiffit.net/post/1072752

For a moment, it seemed like the streaming apps were the things that could save us from the hegemony of cable TV—a system where you had to pay for a ton of stuff you didn't want to watch so you could see the handful of things you were actually interested in.

Archived version: https://archive.ph/K4EIh

  • emizeko [they/them]
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    11 months ago

    chomsky-yes-honey remembering when cable television didn't have advertisements

    • Parent [none/use name]
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      11 months ago

      I thought this was a facetious comment, but you're right https://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/26/arts/will-cable-tv-be-invaded-by-commercials.html

    • CrowAirbrush@lemm.ee
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      11 months ago

      My memories go as far back to when a full commercial block was 60 seconds and only happened once in the middle of a movie and usually around once per hour on regular tv.