As Amazon becomes the latest platform to push an ad-supported tier, TV writers greet this retro model with frustration and, in some cases, disdain: “I thought 'Nine Perfect Strangers' with commercials was horrible,” says David E. Kelley of his Hulu show with breaks.
  • steelrat@lemmy.worldEnglish
    35·
    5 months ago

    I’m amazed that they have any customers paying to listen to ads. I wont stand for it and I find it surprising others would.

    • Blackmist@feddit.ukEnglish
      15·
      5 months ago

      In one year Amazon made it impossible to listen to albums on Prime Music, and shoved ads into everything on Prime Video.

      Easy cancel for me. I can go without your next day shipping.

      Better still I can buy from someone else.

    • asdfasdfasdf@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      5 months ago

      The alternative is either:

      1. Don’t watch the show / movie you wanted to - unacceptable sacrifice for a lot of people.
      2. Break the law / pirate - some people really dislike this, or else are scared, or are not technically savvy enough to know how to or that it’s even an option.
      3. Sometimes it’s too much trouble, like if you pirate a show you need to get subtitles in your own language and hope the times line up.

      I agree it’s unacceptable for me, but I also get why so many people just put up with it.

        • asdfasdfasdf@lemmy.worldEnglish
          4·
          5 months ago

          I’m sure they do, but I issue is they already were / should have been making a profit on the existing, bottom tier ad free plan. Now it’s just price gouging by adding ads to existing tier instead of adding new cheaper tier with ads.