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Netflix mulls introducing free ad-supported tier. The circle is complete (adguard.com)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Netflix, once a pioneer of ad-free viewing that offered a break from traditional TV norms, is now contemplating launching free ad-supported versions of its service in markets like Europe and Asia, Bloomberg reported.

The plans to offer a free ad-supported tier, albeit in select markets, suggests that pivot towards monetizing user data, in other words — making users and not the extensive library of award-winning shows a product, might be well in the pipeline.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Same, been watching Dead Like Me and Xena: Warrior Princess and it's pretty distracting when it happens.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

we were not the customers... we were the product lol...

yeah it hurts, so let's stop allowing ads into our lives as much as possible..

the fact that netflix wants to offer it for free is telling what their core business is turning into...

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm not streaming it, it's on my media server, so there are no ads. I don't pay for any services except Shudder because it's still cheap and niche.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

good, same here but we are a very small minority...

half the population still pays for cable haha

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Their core business is lost, IMO. Once they stopped offering movies in favor of their own content and tv shows, thats when it was game over for me.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 months ago

I agree I stopped with them mid 2010s... their OG content is just low quality engagement slop. I prefer spytube for that.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Futurama had some jokes based around the commercial break times.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

The Simpsons as well.