Changing channels: TV streaming at turning point as most UK subscribers opt for ads

Viewers hoping to cut bills driving switch from once-normal advert-free subscriptions now charging a premiumThe number of UK streaming subscribers on packages that include commercials has overtaken those on higher-priced ad-free plans for the first time, in a milestone for British television.The change marks a turning point for an industry that used to reject the idea of interrupting viewing with ad breaks as a relic of broadcast TV – a view championed in particular by Netflix.AppleSkyTescoSainsbury’sIndeedSubwayGoogleParamountMcDonald’sBT Continue reading...

Changing channels: TV streaming at turning point as most UK subscribers opt for ads

Viewers hoping to cut bills driving switch from once-normal advert-free subscriptions now charging a premium

The number of UK streaming subscribers on packages that include commercials has overtaken those on higher-priced ad-free plans for the first time, in a milestone for British television.

The change marks a turning point for an industry that used to reject the idea of interrupting viewing with ad breaks as a relic of broadcast TV – a view championed in particular by Netflix.

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