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Message: <blockquote data-quote="soundwave106" data-source="post: 248013" data-attributes="member: 3746">I think Americans actually *are* up "in arms" about this to some degree, which is why so many people have DVRs and so many people are also "cutting the cord" (the most popular streaming services are ad-free premiums ala Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc.).If various sports started also offering ala carte streaming I think the cable TV model (with its annoying advertisements) might be in trouble. When you have like 30% of the air time devoted to commercials (as has had happen with some of the TNT NASCAR races) you're going to annoy a lot of people. Cable television show quality has also declined a lot, which I think is accelerating the trend. A lot of the well received new television seems to be either on Netflix or a premium cable channel (HBO or Showtime).On the Internet, too, the ad industry has also shot themselves in the foot. I recommend ad blockers for everyone just on <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2016/01/08/you-say-advertising-i-say-block-that-malware/" target="_blank">malware grounds alone</a>. Advertisements are also terribly intrusive these days, slowing down your browser / computer considerably in some cases. It's a pity, because you'd really like to support some content creators that currently rely entirely on ads somehow.</blockquote>

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