Freevee Adverts

[cyberknight]

Just started watching a tv series i liked many years ago and the 1st episode had one 30 second advert , episode 4 had a bucket load so my question is as they know your watching something are they sticking more adverts in ?
Certainly seems that way and you cant skip them

 

[Deleted member 26715]

No idea what Freevee is, but it seemed to be the US way of doing things, you get 1 advert in the first 20 minutes then 2 in the next 20, then 4 in the last 20, they seem to think they have you hooked & you'll stay to the end so let's exploit you.

 

[sevenfourate]

………but it seemed to be the US way of doing things……let's exploit you.

Yup ! That’s definitely how America works. Everyone has a reason, tax, product or justification for ‘needing’ your Dollars 🤣✅

 

[welsh dragon]

The clue is in the name Freevee. You can watch it or not. It's the old IMDB? as far as I know it's part of Amazon as well. They have to make money somehow.

I have watched 1 or 2 things on the chanel. It's OK. If I was that bothered about the commercials I wouldn't watch it.

 

[oldwheels]

I do not have a telly but when away I sometimes flick through the channels. It seems to me that more than half the time is taken up with adverts.

 

[ColinJ]

The clue is in the name Freevee. You can watch it or not. It's the old IMDB? as far as I know it's part of Amazon as well. They have to make money somehow.

I have watched 1 or 2 things on the chanel. It's OK. If I was that bothered about the commercials I wouldn't watch it.

What is annoying is that I already pay Amazon through Prime fees but now they are taking shows that I used to watch ad-free on Prime Video and sticking them on Freevee. Bosch, for example. Ads really DO bother me.

 

[welsh dragon]

What is annoying is that I already pay Amazon through Prime fees but now they are taking shows that I used to watch ad-free on Prime Video and sticking them on Freevee. Bosch, for example. Ads really DO bother me.

I'm glad I'm not too bothered. On normal TV I record a lot of things then skip over the ads.

And to-be honest Amazon TV is just a bonus. We are still getting excellent value because primarily prime is for free postage and that saves a hell of a lot of money.

 

[Mburton1993]

I'm watching something on Freevee too, I'm about three seasons in. The amount of Ads and their duration seem to just vary episode to episode, I haven't noticed a progression of them getting more frequent.

Besides what when I were a lad (late 90s) , 3 out of the 5 channels had ads and they lasted minutes, minutes! So I'm not too arsed about the odd 30 seconder every now and again.

 

[ColinJ]

And to-be honest Amazon TV is just a bonus. We are still getting excellent value because primarily prime is for free postage and that saves a hell of a lot of money.

I did it the other way round. I signed up to watch The Shield, which was taken off Netflix when I was halfway through it. Then I found out how great free overnight delivery is. I have things delivered early afternoon after ordering just before midnight, a few hours earlier.

 

[wiggydiggy]

What is annoying is that I already pay Amazon through Prime fees but now they are taking shows that I used to watch ad-free on Prime Video and sticking them on Freevee. Bosch, for example. Ads really DO bother me.

The new one? Legacy? I watched all of that on Prime (via my Xbox) and I didnt get any ads but it did say ad supported.

Its not as good as the original series but its still good.

 

[cyberknight]

I'm glad I'm not too bothered. On normal TV I record a lot of things then skip over the ads.

And to-be honest Amazon TV is just a bonus. We are still getting excellent value because primarily prime is for free postage and that saves a hell of a lot of money.

thats why i have prime, order a couple of things a month and the free postage is covered so the tv is a bonus.The issue seems to be how the number of adverts increased from a small one in one episode to the usual amount of junk when i started watching more than one episode

 

[welsh dragon]

thats why i have prime, order a couple of things a month and the free postage is covered so the tv is a bonus.The issue seems to be how the number of adverts increased from a small one in one episode to the usual amount of junk when i started watching more than one episode

Its a sign of the times I am afraid.

 

[ColinJ]

The new one? Legacy? I watched all of that on Prime (via my Xbox) and I didnt get any ads but it did say ad supported.

Its not as good as the original series but its still good.

Yes. There weren't many ads and they were short, but it sounds like they get worse with time...

 

[albion]

I dip into Freevee about once every 3 months.

Though contrast that to the new and fairly pointless Freely, which at the moment needs you to purchase a new TV.
So for me, Freely will not be in my lifetime, probably.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

prime is for free postage and that saves a hell of a lot of money.

Doesn’t it cause you to buy a load of stuff you don’t need?