Canal 6 in Costa Rica, actually covering a good chunk of the program for ads. And no, they don't move the program to a smaller box, they actually cover it.
Exec 1: We need to get our viewership numbers up! Advertisers are complaining about the price with our numbers so low.
Exec 2: What if we just always show the ads, then everyone sees them!
Exec 1: Great idea, it is good we are so smart.
15 Comments
pinheadednightmare@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 1y
I would stop watching tv
qwestjest78@lemmy.ca · 17 pts · 1y
I see them do this shit with sports lately.
scytale@lemmy.zip · 14 pts · 1y
In the NBA, they try to compromise by sharing the screen for ads during live gameplay. But the ad section is bigger than the game section.
NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com · 12 pts · 1y
Do they still do ad breaks on top of that too?
undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch · 2 pts · 1y
I’ve seen this in Mexico and they do.
HeyJoe@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y
Just get a bigger TV. Problem solved!
Red0ctober@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
They've got an ad for that!
OmegaLemmy@discuss.online · 5 pts · 1y
How is shit doing up north in Nicaragua?
N00b22@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 1y
Dunno, I don't watch the news
Adalast@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
Exec 1: We need to get our viewership numbers up! Advertisers are complaining about the price with our numbers so low. Exec 2: What if we just always show the ads, then everyone sees them! Exec 1: Great idea, it is good we are so smart.
Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y
Amazon Prime - "hold my beer"
Tuuktuuk@piefed.ee · 1 pts · 324d
...why?!
Why would they do this?
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · -20 pts · 1y
Anyone who watches crap like that deserves no better.
sunzu2@thebrainbin.org · 19 pts · 1y
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 1y
Enshittification can only happen when people put up with it.
N00b22@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 1y
I don't usually, I was waiting for a meeting with my psicologist though