Netflix is a great example of how non-ad offerings to consumers can be successful. Netflix streams movies and TV series for a REASONABLE monthly fee, ad-free.
Netflix is adding members every month, whereas cable/satellite companies are losing members every month. The main reason? People are fed up with too many ads. A couple of years ago, the ‘industry’ added even more ads by shortening regular tv programs by another couple of minutes.
In the 1970s, and hour TV show had approximately 50 minutes of content. By the 1980s those shows had about 46 minutes of content. A few years ago, the content was down to 42 minutes, and now, many programs have been reduced to about 39 minutes.
Many people will pay for ‘good’ content, but they are infuriated by commercial concerns who try to sell both — a subscription fee and a website full of ads. That is why cable/satellite are losing customers — the massive subscription fees AND increasing ad contents.
If you don't mind an abundance of faggot movies and otherwise general trash. Plus they've been having more and more raghead type nonsense.
I finally cancelled Netflix. I think they're trying to get away from having to pay royalties to quality entertainment.
39 minutes is about the content hole of a talk-radio hour.
These days, most of the talk radio I listen to is via podcast. In almost all cases, there are either no ads or single spots at the beginning or end of a program (easily spaced over).