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Kids in ‘Netflix Only’ Homes Saved from 230 Hours of Commercials a Year

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Re: Kids in ‘Netflix Only’ Homes Saved from 230 Hours of Commercials a Year

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Post by grzm »

kleiba wrote: post #105
grzm wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Would you care to unpack that? The interesting thing about personal anecdotes is when they provide context as to your experience. How many commercials did you watch a year? Do you have a TV? Do you choose not to any media at all? Only movies? How do you compare your experience to others?

The important point is the list of alternatives you provide yourself: a statement worded in this way "kids on netflix only homes are being saved from 230 hrs of commercials a year" apparently implies two alternatives -- either "netflix only" or "being exposed to 230 hrs of commercials a year". There are, however, a lot more alternatives, and you list some of them.

Please don't just drive by taking potshots at headlines that aren't written the way you want them to be. Read the article. Post something substantive. Engage. Share.

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Post by dsr_ »

Ahead of the curve here, we had TiVo and MythTV before the kids were old enough to work the remotes. From way back then:

"Why can't we watch it again?"

"Pause this while I go to the bathroom."

"Hey, look, is that a toy?"

"Dad, why do people put up with commercials?"

And now that they're teenagers: "Dad, did you remember to record that show that I forgot the name of and didn't remind you to set the recording?"

I guess some things don't change.

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Post by manishsharan »

On the other hand, Kids in Netflix only homes are probably not exposed to news and world events that does not come from Facebook and Twitter and other filtered media. They are probably not exposed to opposing or uncomfortable opinions and views.

Those Netflix only homes should at least get PBS.

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Post by chmod775 »

hristov wrote: post #4

Sounds great but the sad reality is that Netflix shows have commercials inside of them. I was really excited about this netflix show "love" until the macdonalds product placement inside of it just made me sick and i stopped watching it. I haven't been watching much original netflix shows since then, but whenever i feel like peeking into a new show i notice product placements pretty soon.

I don't really mind if the product placement is subtle, and they don't start shooting from different angles just to show the thing off.

If the protagonist is going to use a laptop computer anyways, I don't care if Apple or DELL paid them so it's going to be one of theirs.

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Post by joombaga »

kleiba wrote: post #35

I live in a 'Netflix free' home -- I watch as many commercials a year as a any kid in a 'Netflix only' home. It's not clear to me why the article assumes that not having Netflix means you're consuming commercials.

The article doesn't assume that. Those were the results of the study, and it's specific to Iran.

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Post by jjeaff »

nostrademons wrote: post #51
neals wrote: post #5

I accidentally watched some TV the other day. Having not seen any regular programming for at least a year, I was amazed at how much ... dumber it has become. Also, why did we sit through so many commercials for so long? It feel a little like a twilight zone episode, where we sit there watching a box telling us what to buy.

I suspect regular programming isn't getting dumber, the alternatives are just getting smarter. When I look at the crap I watched as a kid in the 80s (which included a good amount of 70s reruns), basically all broadcast TV today is far superior. But the competition for broadcast TV isn't "no competition" now, it's the Internet, and computer games, and Netflix. The entertainment industry has been blown wide open by the…

One thing that is certain is that there are more commercials now. If you watch an episode of The Big Bang Theory sans commercials, you will notice that it is only 17 minutes long! And that includes the 60 second intro. So 13 minutes of commercials for 16 minutes of actual content. No chance I'll be going back to regular TV.

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Post by wu_tang_chris »

macintux wrote: post #78
hkmurakami wrote: post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I only started watching west wing least year. I was shocked that network tv could produce something so smart, balanced, thoughtful, albeit 20 years ago.

There have been some astonishingly good television programs to come out of broadcast television. West Wing, MASH... Wait, I'm sure there have been more. Right? Yeah, never mind.

Frasier

Re: Kids in ‘Netflix Only’ Homes Saved from 230 Hours of Commercials a Year

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Post by pfranz »

jacquesm wrote: post #44
Animats wrote: post #12

This is great. The next generation will view ads as abnormal.

You'd hope. The more likely future is one where the next generation will not be able to distinguish advertising from content anymore.

Didn't ads start out as integrated with content? A combination of government intervention and advertisers themselves transitioned from sponsoring a specific program with heavily integrated content (live-reads) to more polished, structured, fungible advertising of the 30-second spot.

I wouldn't be surprised if it evolves again. You already see podcasts going from sponsored live-reads to injecting ads per-download. For better or worse, this allows lower-volume (local and more targeted?) ads instead of large companies who are one of a handful of sponsors for the whole show.

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Post by 33degrees »

noam87 wrote: post #103
33degrees wrote: post #38

I wonder how many hours of commercials a year are watched in homes where ipads are the main source of entertainment; I’d wager it’s up there with regular television.

considering YouTube makes me watch 25 seconds of advertising for a 40 second video... could be a lot.

not just youtube, but all those free to play games too.
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