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Article #621856Re: 1967 SCM ad "Do your taxes the easy way!"
From: Peter Flass
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2018 18:23
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2018 18:23
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Dan Espen <dan1...@gmail.com> wrote: > scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) writes: > >> Peter Flass <peter...@yahoo.com> writes: >>> <hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com> wrote: >> >>>> The television aspect of cable TV certainly has dramatically >>>> increased, yet, they have also dramatically increased the >>>> number of commercials in a show. For instance, I timed it >>>> and years ago it was roughly 25% commercials while now it >>>> is 40%. >>> >>> I usually see 25-30%. When I watch a show I've DVRed it seems like an hours >>> show takes about 40-45 minutes when I skip the commercials. >> >> I was watching a _Man From U.N.C.L.E._ DVD the other day, and >> noted that the episodes were 50 1/2 minutes in length (leaving >> 9 1/2 minutes for commercials). Today, it is closer to 20 >> minutes for commercials. > > Actually, most (ALL?) stations are running constant > ads on the bottom of the screen. > > I'm amazed that some of the side bar ads are animated. > > Advertisers know no boundaries. > Haven't seen that (yet, at least). -- Pete
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