So, this starts to make sense, like IMDbTV has programs Prime could not make available ad-free for licensing reasons. And now that you mention it, i think I have seen a note on some subscription services that they are required t o show ads for some programs.
But then I guess the question is why would a license holder require ads rather than subscription payments? On Fri, 23 Jul 2021 at 1:26 PM Ben Combee <[email protected]> wrote: > Some content is licensed to only show on AVOD (ad-supported > video-on-demand) services so ads are required. That's the same way as > it works for a lot of what's on The Roku Channel. > > On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 7:45 PM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I was just finishing. Re-watch of original Leverage (commercial-free on > AMC+) in preparation for “Lev Redemption” when this was first posted; now > have completed Redemption. I want to learn more about IMBdTV. > > > > I have watched it a bit before (to catch a few episodes of Banacek). My > daughter did a “Fringe” rewatch there a while back. > > > > On the one hand, I just despise commercials, and pay on Hulu and > Paramount to avoid them. IMDb apparently does not even offer a premium, > commercial free option. I hate it. Buy, not as much as I hate the horrid > Peacock, so either the ads are less obnoxious, or there are fewer of them. > OTOH, they have a pretty decent lineup of classic shows (is Redemption > their first original?). > > > > Is there a reason that insisting on an ad supported model is better > financially than at least offering a subscription model? It kind of feels > to me like someone is trying to seduce me back into accepting commercials > as a fact of TV watching life, maybe hoping that will get me to watch > broadcast TV ads again (not bloody likely). > > > > BTW, Redemption was definitely lesser Leverage, but still recognizably > Leverage, and so still preferable to many shows that are not Leverage. > > > > On Thu, 15 Jul 2021 at 9:30 PM 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> IMDBtv is also home to the new episodes of Leverage (Timothy Bottoms > the only original lead not involved here, Noah Wyle plays a new character > on the team). > >> > >> David > >> > >> On Thursday, July 15, 2021, 7:27:51 PM PDT, PGage <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> > >> I’ve been using it, reluctantly (lots of ads). > >> > >> On Thu, 15 Jul 2021 at 7:42 AM Doug Eastick <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> IMDb TV? > >> > >> I'll have to look into that. > >> > >> > >> > >> On Wed., Jul. 14, 2021, 10:27 p.m. 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV, < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Deadline: "227" and "Diff’rent Strokes" will launch on Prime Video > tomorrow, July 15. "The Jeffersons," "Sanford & Son," and "Sanford" will > launch on the SVOD service later in 2021. > >> > >> "All in the Family," "Good Times," "Maude," and "One Day at a Time" > will also launch July 15 but on IMDb TV. This will be the first time that > episodes of "Maude" and all seasons of "All in the Family" are available to > stream. > >> > >> Most series' entire runs will be available, while some will release in > two-year spurts. > >> > >> > https://deadline.com/2021/07/good-times-all-in-the-family-the-jeffersons-maude-amazon-prime-video-imdb-tv-streaming-norman-lear-1234791354/ > (link) > >> > >> B > >> > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TVorNotTV" group. > >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to [email protected]. > >> To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/500237070.20166.1626409810101%40mail.yahoo.com > . > > > > -- > > Sent from Gmail Mobile > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TVorNotTV" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to [email protected]. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYKnvNeNh9wDx0%2Bss2Gr5NkhgChXUV%3D8ReiYBq-n3b1v9g%40mail.gmail.com > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAPG%2BkUP1WecYUzpmJ%2BvHPYtGMJ99JwGhcWsvCdhNpOirUOZtrA%40mail.gmail.com > . > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkY%2B_kWkCon%2Bs4hnx2nmo7EoTx_NWTZ5QD10_czTphMGoPg%40mail.gmail.com.
