Netflix Will Now Interrupt Series Binges with Video Ads for Its Other Series

Not on my TV it won't. Real Debrid, Jdownloader and [redacted name of pirate site] will do me just fine from now on. Unless, of course, Netflix wants to keep up their end of the bargain and allow me to continue paying for uninterrupted, ad-free access to content...
 
I am going to eat a large Taco Bell meaI. As I am sharting molten lava out of my ass on the toilet I am going to call up Netflix and put the microphone next to my ass to express how I feel about their new policy.
 
Oh, you're going to quit over an ad or two. You guys are petty. If there's an ad for fifteen seconds every two or three hours, I don't have a problem. Now if they get stupid about it, then sure... I'm going to have a problem but let's not nail them to the damn wall until we see what they have in store.
 
trparky said:
Oh, you're going to quit over an ad or two. You guys are petty. If there's an ad for fifteen seconds every two or three hours, I don't have a problem. Now if they get stupid about it, then sure... I'm going to have a problem but let's not nail them to the damn wall until we see what they have in store.
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Slippery slope, my friend.
 
Sonicks said:
And back then I’m sure you didn’t have people saying “ I’m gunna throw my god damn tv out the window if they keep pushing these ads on me!”

People threatening to cancel Netflix as if there was an alternative are delusional. Prime doesn’t have a good selection, HBO doesn’t have non-first party tv shows, and the list goes on. Netflix is too important to the TV binging crowd that populate this forum that any threat of cancellation is mere showman bravado bullshit.
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The difference is that most stations that didn't have commercials, didn't have them because nobody would pay to put adds on them. MTV didn't at first, but as soon as they had an audience they sold them, because that's how they made money.

Netflix can make money strictly from charging a monthly fee. I have little doubt that if MTV had gotten 4 bucks/month (about what Netflix cost adjusted for inflation), MTV wouldn't have needed commercials.
 
MNKyDeth said:
I see a commercial I cancel my service. It's the entire reason I use them. If I pay for a service... The service better provide what I want... And I don't want commercials!
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Yup, if I see a commercial ever its getting dropped. I barely watch anything on it myself, I primarily use it for the kids. But once disney launches their platform I'll probably drop netflix anyways.
 
I like Netflix, but honestly, lately I haven't been using it enough to justify paying for it if ads start popping up. I suspect others are in the same boat.
 
Sonicks said:
Exactly.

People these days really feel entitled to their service that they can’t fathom any changes to it.

You hear about millennials so much that you’d think we’re the problem. It’s really the old farts that raised us that are the problem.

Us younger generation have no problems adapting to reasonable change.

You’ll never hear news outlets call out old entitled baby boomers but boy do they exist and boy are they super loud. It’s like they want some type of badge of honor simply for fucking and having created an offspring that they feel more superior to the people they’ve raised as adults.
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reasonable change is fine, the problem is that companies feed off that.. people deal with shit they should be having to deal with because companies want 300% revenue increase instead of the 10-15% they really need to still make a profit.. no one does anything about it so that 300% ends up not being enough so companies increase it to 600% yet people still don't do anything about it.. then they increase it to 900% and still no one does anything about it.. all you have to do is look at basketball, football, and motorsports telecasts, it's fucking cancer and completely unnecessary and yet people deal with it instead of speaking against it. but when people do speak against it, they're now "over entitled children".. case in point.

trparky said:
Oh, you're going to quit over an ad or two. You guys are petty. If there's an ad for fifteen seconds every two or three hours, I don't have a problem. Now if they get stupid about it, then sure... I'm going to have a problem but let's not nail them to the damn wall until we see what they have in store.
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the problem is when it comes to ad revenue, 1 ad is never enough.. hulu's a perfect example, they started with 1 ad then it moved onto ad's every 30 minutes then 15 minutes and now it's "pay more to see less ad's, pay even more not to see ad's at all". thus why i'm perfectly fine with in house ad's for their own products and shows/movies/etc but once it starts being external product ad's i'm out.
 
The only possible way customers would not be pissed is if they handle commercials the same way Youtube handles recommendations. IE recommendations are shown around the content you selected, but you can go in full-window mode and make the recommendations disappear.

But commercials in between the episodes you are trying to see? Are they insane?
 
sirmonkey1985 said:
the problem is when it comes to ad revenue, 1 ad is never enough.. hulu's a perfect example, they started with 1 ad then it moved onto ad's every 30 minutes then 15 minutes and now it's "pay more to see less ad's, pay even more not to see ad's at all". thus why i'm perfectly fine with in house ad's for their own products and shows/movies/etc but once it starts being external product ad's i'm out.
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Yes, that's a worst case scenario though. Until NetFlix implements this, don't worry; you'll just get your heart rate up for nothing.
 
Dekoth-E- said:
So long as it is only after watching several shows in a row and doesn't interrupt any show mid stream and so long as it is ONLY for their original content, I'm completely fine with it. However the second they do shit like Cable or hulu is the second I cancel their shit. I don't want to be advertised products and I don't want my show interrupted. So long as those criteria are met, I can ignore what is more of a show promotion than a real commercial.
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I'm fine with it at the top of the page or as a suggestion at the end of a season or movie as it is now the second they interrupt anything to force an ad on me I'm done. The only way ill stand for that bull shit is if the service either gets a substantial discount or becomes free.
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reasonable change is fine, the problem is that companies feed off that.. people deal with shit they should be having to deal with because companies want 300% revenue increase instead of the 10-15% they really need to still make a profit.. no one does anything about it so that 300% ends up not being enough so companies increase it to 600% yet people still don't do anything about it.. then they increase it to 900% and still no one does anything about it.. all you have to do is look at basketball, football, and motorsports telecasts, it's fucking cancer and completely unnecessary and yet people deal with it instead of speaking against it. but when people do speak against it, they're now "over entitled children".. case in point.



the problem is when it comes to ad revenue, 1 ad is never enough.. hulu's a perfect example, they started with 1 ad then it moved onto ad's every 30 minutes then 15 minutes and now it's "pay more to see less ad's, pay even more not to see ad's at all". thus why i'm perfectly fine with in house ad's for their own products and shows/movies/etc but once it starts being external product ad's i'm out.
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Hulus ads are why I don't use Hulu anymore that said ads are what gave rise to higher required specs to surf internet and what gave birth to the fix that is hyper aggressive ad blocking so if Netflix wants to shoot themselves in the head like this ill be down for the hack that cuts this shit back out...
 
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trparky said:
Oh, you're going to quit over an ad or two. You guys are petty. If there's an ad for fifteen seconds every two or three hours, I don't have a problem. Now if they get stupid about it, then sure... I'm going to have a problem but let's not nail them to the damn wall until we see what they have in store.
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My Kodi box filled with ripped DVDs never shows an ad, EVER. It will never change, or show me something i did not explicitly ask for, running on hardware i completely control.That is the standard to live up to. I even chose a box without Intel Management Engine. (intel NUC2820FYHK)
 
Spire3660 said:
My Kodi box filled with ripped DVDs never shows an ad, EVER.
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Not if you want more content to be made which costs money. Money doesn't grow on trees. Advertisements provides for positive revenue flow to content creators, take away the cash from advertising and that will force content creators to find another revenue source. What the revenue source may be, we don't know. However, I have a feeling that you may not want to know that new source because it may just be YOU.
 
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trparky said:
Not if you want more content to be made which costs money. Money doesn't grow on trees.
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yeah but that content will be made by the movie industry anyway. And keep in mind 98% of "Netflix original shows" are neither original or Netflix in origin house of cards used to be HBO most of the rest are anime from Japan. Realistically Netflix only has a handful of shows that were actually made for them. Stranger things some dead horse seasons of shows that could not justify a direct to dvd release as no major network was interested. Looking at you its always sunny and arrested development.
 
But what about the content that they don't own? They have to pay licensing fees for that stuff. For instance... I'm watching Star Trek: Voyager on NetFlix right now. I'm pretty damn sure that Paramount didn't give them the rights to stream the content for free, NetFlix has to pay for it. That revenue needs to come from somewhere. Either raise the price which you probably don't want, or show a limited amount of ads. Now if they keep the ads to a limited amount, there shouldn't be a problem.
 
@ trparky, They already have a source for that content, it's called membership dues. If they want to add ads to Netfix, lower the cost of the subscription. But no we're going to increase your monthly subscription and add ads.

Just like XM radio was suppose to be ad free and almost all the stations have ads now and my subscription has gone up. OTA TV is free thus I expect ads. [H] is free I expect ads.
 
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NKD said:
True if it gets to that cancel. But until that happens we can't knock them for that. All I know is this, content cost is going to keep increasing. I think unless netflix finds a way to generate more revenue I see it going bust down the road. They are going to have to raise costs either way with everyone locking up content. Either people pay more or they put some sort of targeted ads here and there in between episodes not throughout them.
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Netflix has 100 million subscribers. $10+/month per subscriber and, well you do the math. If Netflix can't afford content with that much revenue then they're the problem. Maybe cut down on all these Netflix originals. Only about 10% of them are any good. Or hell, raise the fee a buck a month if they have to.

Sonicks said:
You hear about millennials so much that you’d think we’re the problem. It’s really the old farts that raised us that are the problem.

Us younger generation have no problems adapting to reasonable change.
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Had Netflix for a few years, but didn't see the value once the price hit $10. Showing ads must mean they've peaked in the USA or many are unsubbing due to price or lack of of good content.

Can't wait to see the downfall of Netflix.
 
A large number of boats are going to be getting dropped in the pirate seas if this happens.


Just live lord Gaben said, piracy is a service problem. If your service shows me ads, I no longer pay for it. I can tolerate ads on the radio or on my OTA tv, because I don't pay shit for it.
 
Netflix, Hulu, etc - I think it makes economical sense to cancel these every few months. When they get some new content you want, subscribe again. The problem all people are facing is limited time. I might spend 2-4 hours a week watching TV. My family spends more than that, so as a guess, we might watch 20-30 hours total a week. I've gone through Netflix for 30-60 minutes in the past looking for something I wanted to watch. Reminds me of walking through BlockBuster looking for something to rent in the past!
Commercials - no, they suck. If I'm paying for a service, I do not want to see ads. OTA - commercials are ok as I'm not paying anything for the service. Netflix, Hulu, etc - not ok. As much as I hate it, I can't bitch about YouTube since I'm not paying (although I do find their ads extra annoying.)
An idea for Netflix - why not put an icon called Previews/Shows you might like/etc somewhere on the UI? If I click it and want to watch it, fine - my choice. If not, I skip it and everyone is happy.
 
Sonicks said:
And back then I’m sure you didn’t have people saying “ I’m gunna throw my god damn tv out the window if they keep pushing these ads on me!”

People threatening to cancel Netflix as if there was an alternative are delusional. Prime doesn’t have a good selection, HBO doesn’t have non-first party tv shows, and the list goes on. Netflix is too important to the TV binging crowd that populate this forum that any threat of cancellation is mere showman bravado bullshit.
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If people actually canceled rather than just cried about it, there would be change.
 
I know it's taboo to talk about piracy. But how have the numbers dropped or risen since the inception of Netflix? Netflix pays companies money to show the TV or Movies on their service. So they are still making the money to create content. Whatever is left over Netflix has contributed to making exclusives for their service. Obviously they still have enough left over to pay for whatever employees and servers they need.

Cancelling is a very, very viable option with all the tools out there that allow you to pirate content. There are also options out there that they cannot track as you use the physical media instead of downloading.

If a service is made popular because it answered a call the public wanted. TV and Movies without ads.... And the formula changes so it's more like cable, uverse, and such.... Then it's just the same service it's competitors were providing before, so there is no difference from what we had before. So yes... Cancelling is a very, very viable option.
 
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What kind of ads? Amazon prime videos often feature another show at the beginning of an ep to promote another amazon original. I would prefer not to have that, but it only takes about 10 seconds of my time. If that is what we are talking about, I'm not going to waste my time complaining. After all, I'm already gonna be down 10 seconds!
 
Here’s the thing - you don’t need to resort to piracy to avoid ads. You only have to accept one thing - not watching things live, and waiting 3-6 months. Ripping DVDs and blu rays of tv shows couldn’t be easier these days, and you’re PAYING for the content via things like Netflix DVD. You can then watch the movie/episode whenever and where ever you want, on any of your devices. You can watch EVERYTHING, with one rental service, with no ads. You just can’t watch the latest episode of game of thrones the night it’s released... Honestly, it’s not that big of a deal and the way to go IMHO.
 
MNKyDeth said:
I see a commercial I cancel my service. It's the entire reason I use them. If I pay for a service... The service better provide what I want... And I don't want commercials!
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harbingerofdoom said:
dear netflix:
your service is not so over the top great that i will not cancel it.

I do NOT want to pay you for the luxury of having ads crammed down my throat.
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capt_cope said:
I've been on the edge of canceling for a while. Commercials would push me over that edge real fast.
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Thank you for using Netflix, please upgrade to our ad-free service! :p

Crosshairs said:
I remember when there were no commercials on cable..... and I suspect that 25 years from now, someone will be sayin "I remember when there were no commercials on Netflix"
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Thanks for reminding me how old I am.
When my parents got divorced, my mother cancelled the cable service. One decade later, I found out they started to show ads.
Oh well, I'm sure we'll have this soon.
 
If they do it like prime video I’m fine, I’ve learned of a bunch of great series that way. If I see a single third party product advertised it will be my last day using Netflix,
 
I think this rolled to me as I was watching some stuff using my nvidia shield, after the episode there was a video for Lost In Space tv show(haven't seen any 3rd party content). I had the option to continue to the next episode(autoplay) or start the other show. Wasn't too intrusive during my experience, but of course that could change.
 
I want to know how to turn off sound/videos when browsing shit. my last player died and the new one has this added "feature"
 
I'd rather they raise the price a buck than make me watch commercials.

I mean, Hulu is just about unwatchable unless you pony up for the "less commericals" premium level.

jiminator said:
I want to know how to turn off sound/videos when browsing shit. my last player died and the new one has this added "feature"
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Mute button. I agree though, the new autoplay everything I stop on for 2 seconds is irritating.
 
Lunas said:
yeah but that content will be made by the movie industry anyway. And keep in mind 98% of "Netflix original shows" are neither original or Netflix in origin house of cards used to be HBO most of the rest are anime from Japan. Realistically Netflix only has a handful of shows that were actually made for them. Stranger things some dead horse seasons of shows that could not justify a direct to dvd release as no major network was interested. Looking at you its always sunny and arrested development.
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What makes you think House of Cards is made by HBO? Because it isn't. And Bojack Horseman is an awesome show.
 
Sonicks said:
And back then I’m sure you didn’t have people saying “ I’m gunna throw my god damn tv out the window if they keep pushing these ads on me!”

People threatening to cancel Netflix as if there was an alternative are delusional. Prime doesn’t have a good selection, HBO doesn’t have non-first party tv shows, and the list goes on. Netflix is too important to the TV binging crowd that populate this forum that any threat of cancellation is mere showman bravado bullshit.
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Exactly. Wtf else are you going to go?

Cable costs 10x as much and has 1000x as many ads. The other alternatives probably will not offer all the programming you want to watch. Netflix is still a bargain and you know it.

Does this foreshadow an unfortunate commercial-full-future? You betcha. But let's be realistic - you're not going to cancel.
 
I have been watching a lot of amazon prime. they don't have as great a section but its not bad. Not that I would get rid of netflix, but it is a good complement to them.
 
sleepeeg3 said:
Exactly. Wtf else are you going to go?

Cable costs 10x as much and has 1000x as many ads. The other alternatives probably will not offer all the programming you want to watch. Netflix is still a bargain and you know it.

Does this foreshadow an unfortunate commercial-full-future? You betcha. But let's be realistic - you're not going to cancel.
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As I've said earlier in the thread (and others have mentioned) I'll go to my plex server with OTA DVR (automated commercial scrubbing ftw) and all my bluray / dvd rips, prime, and hbo now. I haven't watched anything on netflix in at least a month, the only reason we've got it is because my wife watches an occasional documentary. I'll put up with the prime trailers before shows because I'm not subscribing to Prime for the video - it's an added bonus for me, they could get rid of streaming completely and I'd keep my prime subscription.
 
Sparky said:
How do I get Netflix to erase my data so its stops showing me shit I dont wanna watch?
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Login into Netflix on your computer or phone (don't think you can do it via most streaming apps on TVs.) My Account (top right pull down)>Viewing Activity and then delete/hide (thats what they call it) anything from your "watched" list you didn't like that's giving you bad recommendations. They really should have an easier way of doing it, but it doesn't take that much time and usually I just do it on my phone quick since I usually browse Netflix on it and send whatever I want to watch to my Roku.

Now that I think about it I wonder if giving something a thumbs down will do the same thing. I'm kinda terrible at remembering to ever use their rating system.
 
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