Archived Are TV ads getting longer or have I just grown impatient? (AskVoat)
submitted ago by VouvrayCabernet
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Archived Are TV ads getting longer or have I just grown impatient? (AskVoat)
submitted ago by VouvrayCabernet
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[–] pyres 0 points 9 points 9 points (+9|-0) ago
1 hour shows used to be around 45 to 47 minutes long. They're about 42 minutes long now.
[–] ditch-digger 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago
Everybody has started moving to online content. This has dropped views on TV and to catch up with costs they have to place on more ads. This then drives down viewership, and the great move to the net continues.
[–] Le_Bucheron 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago
Turn off the TV. Your time is more valuable then that
[–] Floodthewestcoast 2 points 1 point 3 points (+3|-2) ago
Says the guy posting on voat...
[–] Reggie000 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
Give him a break. Voat is at least social and interactive. That is much more than can be said about the idiot box.
[–] crazy_eyes 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
Stop watching the tv
[–] james780 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
and porn dont forget who started the porn industry
[–] StillNewbie 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
I am writing from the future, can confirm, shows are getting shorter. Now in 2035 1h shows are 12 sec long, frame rate and resolution has increased to 45K@1200fps, thought.
[–] 123_456 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I think they have grown longer.
[–] TerraKell 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
We cut the cord so buying a TiVo OTA with lifetime subscription was great for us. It has a feature where new TV show can be recorded and then soon after played with the capability of skipping the commercials. The fast forward will also backup a few seconds to compensate for your delay in seeing the show start for when it is an older TV show without the green button skip ahead already done. Ours has 4 tuners and does an excellent job of getting the signal from the antenna/amplifier.
We have an older TiVo that my SO uses to transfer shows from unit to unit. So there are good options for over the air reception.
[–] 9635549? 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Depends on how popular the show is that you're watching