Anyone else notice this? Past few episodes of Family guy, there were pop up ads ala youtube.

 

Like totally WTF.

Isn't that why you bought a bigger TV? More room for commercials of course! I can't imagine why you wouldn't want to see commercials in that space while you're watching your show.

If I had cable I'd cancel on principle alone. You have got to be kidding me.

If I had cable I'd cancel on principle alone. You have got to be kidding me.

 

It's a very faint memory but I think if I try real hard I can recall a time when cable had no commercials! It's insane.

I notice know when I'm watching history channel.there s a pop up on the top to go to the history channel store ...very to buy show swagswag

I notice know when I'm watching history channel.there s a pop up on the top to go to the history channel store ...very to buy show swagswag

OMG!! so Fckn annoying!!

I just noticed it on history channel too. I feel like I am on my droid playing angry birds

It's a very faint memory but I think if I try real hard I can recall a time when cable had no commercials! It's insane.

I actually remember that! It also had about 30 channels.

I did see the banner adds. The best advice I can give you is to **** about it..to fox! If people **** enough, they may actually listen. I sent them an email about it. The history chanel too

Ken

Its to fight the dvr and FF commercial method of watching TV. Advertisers see people fast forwarding commercials as a huge threat, and that they aren't getting their money's worth out of advertising with normal commercials any longer.

 

At least your TV doesn't scan your retina for your identity to custom tailor ads targeted at your interests and past purchasing behaviors.... YET.

Wife and I were watching something on TBS a few weeks back and the bottom third of the screen was a logo for the channel. Every few minutes, it would swoop away, something else they were promoting would swoosh in, dance, wave and walk around, then go back to the full 1/3 of the screen again. Then, every 5 minutes, you'd get 3 minutes of commercials. I was about to pull an Andy Sipowicz on the TV.