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On 19 Apr 2018 08:48:56 GMT, Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> wrote:

>On 2018-04-19, Kerr-Mudd,John <nots...@invalid.org> wrote:
>> On Wed, 18 Apr 2018 19:59:56 GMT, Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>> On 2018-04-18, Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> wrote:
>>>> On 2018-04-18, Scott Lurndal <scott@slp53.sl.home> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Dan Espen <dan1...@gmail.com> writes:
>>> 
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>>> 
>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>
>>>>> Just recently I saw my first picture-in-picture advert
>>>>> _during_ the program.    Blech.
>>>>
>>>> I think if they started doing that here I'd take John Prine's
>>>> advice and blow up my TV.  As it is, the animated things at
>>>> the bottom of the screen are running longer and longer into
>>>> the program after each break.
>>> 
>>> Fortunately, all that nonsense is forbidden in the YooKay.
>>> 
>>> 
>>
>> I vaguely remember some "coming next" bit on top of the end of a program 
>> (on ch4?); maybe it was the hoohah about that that caused a change in the 
>> rules. A lot of the commercial channels squeeze the credits and jump in 
>> at the end to tell you about something exciting coming up.
>
>The UK ASA (Advertising Standards Authority) rules insist there is a clear
>and perceptible difference between programme content and advertising, in
>order that even the dumbest viewer can be sure what is content and what
>advertising. So having, e.g., the host of a game show present an advert
>in the break, is not allowed. Hell, even (e.g.) holiday advertising in the
>breaks in a travel show used to be frowned on, although I suspect they've
>eased up a little on that kind of thing. Product placement within shows
>is also tightly controlled. The amount of advertising is also tightly
>controlled; it used to be restricted to no more than 15 minutes in any
>hour, although you were allowed to "borrow" a minute from adjacent hours
>(Although, it's been a *long* time since I worked for a TV company,
>so some of these rules may have have changed.)
>
>I know 'Merkins fall about laughing at our "TV Licence", but the BBC is
>pretty good, despite its (many) faults. They have a pretty simple rule
>on advertising; no advertising. (Other than for their own shows).
>
>When I watched 'Merkin TV, I'm appalled at the amount (excessive),
>quality (poor) and intrusiveness (very) of the advertising.

I think the persons who thought up, and ordered, the scrolling text at
the bottom of the screen needs to have a very long time out. Say in a
Costa Rico prison.

Or the promo for the next or another show that pops up in one corner
of the show I'm trying to watch.

Or the Channel Logo that is in the lower right corner, covering up the
text from an old documentary, or movie, so I can't read the
sub-titles, etc.