Most of the major streaming services now offer a lower-priced ad-supported option in addition to their traditional, more expensive ad-free option. Plus there are a bunch of ad-supported free channels.
I assume most of us hate commercials. But sometimes, when I flip around to find a show I want to watch, I find that it's available on several ad-supported platforms.
The important questions, it seems to me, are
1. Which services inflict the fewest ads; and
2. Which services have the best content?
A little googling came up with this test. It's a couple of years old, but still interesting:
Service - minutes:seconds of advertising time in a 44 minute episode
Unfortunately, those numbers may not hold up today.
The paid ad-supported tiers from the likes of Hulu, Netflix and Max have been adding more commercials, according to this more recent article.
I assume most of us hate commercials. But sometimes, when I flip around to find a show I want to watch, I find that it's available on several ad-supported platforms.
The important questions, it seems to me, are
1. Which services inflict the fewest ads; and
2. Which services have the best content?
A little googling came up with this test. It's a couple of years old, but still interesting:
Service - minutes:seconds of advertising time in a 44 minute episode
- Tubi - 2:51
- Peacock - 4:12
- IMDB - 5:41
- Plex - 6:40
- VUDU - 7:08
- Crackle - 8:07
- Roku - 8:28 (test performed by KyloRenegade16)
- Pluto - 12:27
- The CW - 12:34
Unfortunately, those numbers may not hold up today.
The paid ad-supported tiers from the likes of Hulu, Netflix and Max have been adding more commercials, according to this more recent article.
Hulu, Disney+, Discovery+, and more streamers are showing more ads per hour on their services
Ad loads have crept up on almost all the top streaming services during the past year, per MediaRadar data.
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