Amazon has quietly doubled the ad load on Prime Video to 4-6 minutes per hour, up from the 2-3.5 minutes initially discussed when ads launched in 2024.
Amazon has quietly doubled the ad load on Prime Video to 4-6 minutes per hour, up from the 2-3.5 minutes initially discussed when ads launched in 2024.
Cartoons were always 22 minutes. Like Spongebob or Simpsons. There was always 8 minutes of commercials per episode. That’s 16 minutes per hour.
I dunno what argument I’m trying to make. I just remember this.
Cable TV was originally paid for so that channels wouldn’t need to play ads to be profitable. We know how this ended.
Steaming services were originally paid for so that they wouldn’t have to run ads to nlbe profitable. And we’re almost back to where cable TV is. Soon, all plans will have ads no matter how premium is a plan.
Fuck that noise
That’s the benchmark I guess. Let’s see how long it takes to get there.
Plus some time for credits