Apple TV+ May Be the Next Streaming Service to Add Advertising

[Tsing]

Apple TV+, an all-original streaming service that features what Apple says are series and films from the world's most creative storytellers, including Masters of the Air and, more recently, Presumed Innocent and Dark Matter, may be adding advertisements soon, according to a new report from the UK that explains how executives have been in talks with Barb, a local ratings body, to discuss options for tracking advertising.

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[Brian_B]

I could see a "free" tier with advertising. But I'll be damned if I'll pay a subscription fee ~and~ continue to have ads on top of that.

Already canceling my Prime membership when it rolls around

 

[Peter_Brosdahl]

I never got this one since I was already at my limit with the ones I do have (Disney, Prime, Netflix, Max through a phone contract) so it was a no-go. I can just imagine it, ads for a barrage of i-devices, Mac, and all the services they can throw at you. I'm sure Microsoft is keeping a keen eye and figuring out ways to copy strategies with its ongoing ad attacks.