Adverts

[bobbie22]

Has anyone noticed that the ad breaks are longer, with more ads than the norm? Or is it my imagination ?

[Zacs-Master]

You seriously don’t understand about advertisement revenues and seasonal demand?

[bobbie22]

Doesn't do anything for me.

[Zacs-Master]

Subliminally it probably does.

[bobbie22]

If I want anything I buy it, ads don't sell me anything. However, I like the music on the M&S ad. Only the music, haven't bought anything there.

[chrissa1]

The more popular the programme, the longer the adverts are. Makes sense to me.

[Zacs-Master]

‘ ads don't sell me anything’

That’s what you think

[chrissa1]

Quite, zacs.

[Peter Pedant]

oh whilst we are here
does anyone know a site that does the wordds to the
current Italian patter-song
Cute kid running around a beach
with a chorus

zucchero - pepe

[bobbie22]

That's what YOU think

[Peter Pedant]

well they sell someone something
or they woudnt be there

actually it is pretty straighrforward to measure how many wibbles or polyparts an ad is selling innit?

[Mamyalynne]

Peter, lyrics here.

https://genius.com/Bruno-rosettani-zucchero-e-pepe-lyrics

[david small]

We are saturated and bombarded with endless advertisements whenever and wherever we go. No need for subconscious, subliminal, subtle urging you to purchase. It’s in your face, never ending tripe.
I hate it, and make a deliberate effort to avoid whatever they over hype.

[tonyav]

Record anything on the commercial tv stations and then skip through the ads when you watch your recorded programmes.

[Old_Geezer]

They've been getting longer and greater in number for years. Probably more importation of American (TV) culture.

[Mamyalynne]

I'm the same Tony, anything decent on commercial TV I try to record or at a pinch use the break to do something else.

I can totally understand the advertisers point of view however.

[tonyav]

I can totally understand the advertisers point of view however.

So do I, Mamya. Just don't want to watch ads though.

[Mamyalynne]

Course not.

[DarceyK123]

No its not your imagination, i timed it out of i interest the other night and one particular ad break was 5 minutes, it never used to be that.

I used to put the kettle on one ad break and go back and make the tea the next ad break, now i can boil the kettle, make the tea, get the bicuits and still have time to get back and settled before some programs come back on.

[choux]

It is not your imagination, bobbie, and it is not just on commercial stations. I find the BBC programmes are sandwiched by interminable (so it seems) trailers which are repeated so often I feel bored by them and resolve not to watch the programmes. Therefore, it is all rather self-defeating in this household.

[bobbie22]

Thanks for all your replies everyone. X