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Subject: Re: Not grateful for the commercials


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Quaker62
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Date Posted: 10:07:03 11/15/24 Fri
In reply to: voy vey 's message, "Not grateful for the commercials" on 09:51:37 11/15/24 Fri

Regarding your last sentence: Joe Paterno, when speaking to an alumni group about how they can best support the program, said "we need your money, just not your two cents." Same goes for ESPN+

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Go Green
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Date Posted: 17:44:54 11/15/24 Fri


Cable stations are not "free tv." And they have commercials.

And its even tougher for Dartmouth fans, as we generally get three commercials: Engelberth Construction, the Richards Group, and Ivy fluff.
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voy vey
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Date Posted: 12:31:38 11/16/24 Sat

I consider cable to be in the same realm as broadcast. You're paying for the delivery of channels, individual channel carriage fees are generally pennies per month (excluding ESPN).
Streaming, on the other hand, costs much more for one product, more akin to the old cable "premium" channels like HBO, which were commercial-free. For what ESPN+ costs, there's no justification (IMO) for commercials, especially on low-demand content like Ivy sports and other FCS conferences.
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Lion Rooter
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Date Posted: 09:31:17 11/17/24 Sun

everything is now monetized - remember NHL hockey - the boards were white -- now ads abound -- even PBS has commercials for pete's sake! Agree it is annoying -- but apparently it costs a lot to field a football team -but I do shudder when the guy with the flourescent mitt comes on the field - it kills momentum. Some people are saying remove ads from the beginning of movies but I remember people booing when a local jewelry store ad came on at the flics.


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