[my_pointy_head_is_sharp]

But what about the ads? Do you get ads on each channel, like with a digital cable box? You know, that ad that sits in the corner of the screen when you change the channel. Do you know what I'm referring to?

[Hodar]

But what about the ads?

Do you mean the station ID? For example Fox has their logo in the corner from time to time. This is directly from Fox, and is in the source material; thus the cable company nor satelite are involved.

But, if you mean a channel description of what channel you are watching, the start and end time of the program, the program's title, and a 3 sentence synopsis of what the program is; that's available on satelite as either a transparent overlay, or a non-transparent page. This 'ad' is controlled, meaning you can turn it on, and off.