Netflix streaming seems to be doing alright with their no-commericals and reasonable price.
Hulu just started offering a no-commercials (mostly) level of service. It will be interesting to see how they are doing in a year or so.
CBS is offering a subscription service to all of their old and current content. [I do not know whether it has commercials.]
My problem with the streaming video that has inserted advertisment breaks is that most I have tried stall out about 1/2 to 3/4 way through the program/movie. Then, trying to restart and get back to that segment of the program/movie requires sitting through numerous additonal commercials.
In the 60s, cable was advertised as the commercial-free alternative to broadcast TV. THEY LIED. I would rather record and skip through the commercials. Having 38-42 minutes of content and 18-22 minutes of commercials just does not make for a pleasant viewing experience — especially when the same commercials are repeated ad nauseum.
CBS Streaming is wall to wall commercials.