Rarity Paige Belle 1,854 March 1, 2014 Share March 1, 2014 I mean 4 breaks for a twenty minute programme. Jeez, thank god I'm not 9yrs old or I'd go crazy! Beautiful, Stylish, Fabulous AND evil! What more could you want? (Thanks Kyoshi for letting everyone use your sigs!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Username Ever 211 March 1, 2014 Share March 1, 2014 Because the tv shows are just the bait for the advertisements. 3 MADE BY LUNIA THE SUPER AWSOME SIG MAKER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Enchantress 587 March 1, 2014 Share March 1, 2014 Because they want money really really badly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklingSquirrels 21,356 March 1, 2014 Share March 1, 2014 A bunch of TV shows have a lot of ads. They're a simple way to make money, since companies pay to have their ads shown on TV. ֍֎֍֎ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rarity Paige Belle 1,854 March 1, 2014 Author Share March 1, 2014 (edited) A bunch of TV shows have a lot of ads. They're a simple way to make money, since companies pay to have their ads shown on TV. I'm from the UK and guess what? Over here you'd get one break max. Also some of those ads just would not be allowed! Especially the ones inviting you to call up a number! Edited March 1, 2014 by My Fluffy Unicorn Beautiful, Stylish, Fabulous AND evil! What more could you want? (Thanks Kyoshi for letting everyone use your sigs!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklingSquirrels 21,356 March 1, 2014 Share March 1, 2014 I'm from the UK and guess what? Over here you'd get one break max. Also some of those ads just would not be allowed! Especially the ones inviting you to call up a number! Well, the Hub is based in the US, and things are a bit different over here - I guess it has something to do with money. ֍֎֍֎ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Soldier 2,044 March 1, 2014 Share March 1, 2014 Come on. You should already know the answer. It's just how TV programs work. When an episode finishes (or takes a break), the commercials always come up. It's been like this since ads on TV started Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon 4,557 March 1, 2014 Share March 1, 2014 Because television stations are designed to make money, not to provide free entertainment. The 7-8 minutes of commercials for a Pony episode is pretty standard... it used to be standard in the U.S. to only have 1 commercial break every 15 minutes, but the breaks were so long that people wouldn't pay attention to the television during commercial breaks, and thus advertisements were less effective. That format of having fewer commercial breaks that are much longer is still used in Europe. That's why it seems like we have a lot of commercials out here... we really have about the same amount but they're broken into smaller breaks so that people actually stay by their television instead of using a longer 5-6 minute long commercial break to go to the restroom or do something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHasTwi 31 March 1, 2014 Share March 1, 2014 And thus Adblock was born. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rarity Paige Belle 1,854 March 1, 2014 Author Share March 1, 2014 Well, the Hub is based in the US, and things are a bit different over here - I guess it has something to do with money. Come on. You should already know the answer. It's just how TV programs work. When an episode finishes (or takes a break), the commercials always come up. It's been like this since ads on TV started Because television stations are designed to make money, not to provide free entertainment. The 7-8 minutes of commercials for a Pony episode is pretty standard... it used to be standard in the U.S. to only have 1 commercial break every 15 minutes, but the breaks were so long that people wouldn't pay attention to the television during commercial breaks, and thus advertisements were less effective. That format of having fewer commercial breaks that are much longer is still used in Europe. That's why it seems like we have a lot of commercials out here... we really have about the same amount but they're broken into smaller breaks so that people actually stay by their television instead of using a longer 5-6 minute long commercial break to go to the restroom or do something else. Or you Yanks could do what we Limeys do and have a TV license, which means we don't have to put up with ads on certain channels. (I.E the BBC) Beautiful, Stylish, Fabulous AND evil! What more could you want? (Thanks Kyoshi for letting everyone use your sigs!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklingSquirrels 21,356 March 1, 2014 Share March 1, 2014 Or you Yanks could do what we Limeys do and have a TV license, which means we don't have to put up with ads on certain channels. (I.E the BBC) Well, I record everything that I want to watch, and then I just fast forward through all the commercials 1 ֍֎֍֎ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon 4,557 March 1, 2014 Share March 1, 2014 Or you Yanks could do what we Limeys do and have a TV license, which means we don't have to put up with ads on certain channels. (I.E the BBC) We have public broadcasting without the need for a TV license... it's called PBS. And we're Americans, not Yanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rarity Paige Belle 1,854 March 1, 2014 Author Share March 1, 2014 We have public broadcasting without the need for a TV license... it's called PBS. And we're Americans, not Yanks. Doesn't PBS still have ads though? And Do you like Doctor Who? Because without the generous UK public paying their licenses it wouldn't be on American TV! Beautiful, Stylish, Fabulous AND evil! What more could you want? (Thanks Kyoshi for letting everyone use your sigs!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostgage 7,976 March 1, 2014 Share March 1, 2014 I've never watched The Hub so I can't say anything on that matter. But the whole one break in the UK thing is misleading. The length of one break here is about the same as two in America. You could argue which is better, it depends more on what you prefer. But don't act like there are less commercials here. Signature by Lacerna | You should fill out my Johari Window. All the cool kids are doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon 4,557 March 1, 2014 Share March 1, 2014 Doesn't PBS still have ads though? And Do you like Doctor Who? Because without the generous UK public paying their licenses it wouldn't be on American TV! Very few... and I'd rather have a few commercials on PBS than a licensing fee. And I never said I have a problem with the BBC or the U.K. having licensing fees, I'm just saying that not every country has to copy the U.K... And none of this even has to do with the original topic, because the Hub is not a public channel so its commercial breaks wouldn't be effected by a licensing fee anyway... the bottom line is that British stations have half as many commercial breaks that are twice as long, so it makes absolutely no difference. Sure the program is split up more, but then you don't have to deal with the giant 6 minute long commercial breaks that exist elsewhere. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wind Chaser 4,768 March 1, 2014 Share March 1, 2014 The Hub is an absolute haven when it comes to commercials. They split between 21 minutes of show time, 8 minutes of commercials, and approx. 1 minute of running the credits and promos side-by-side. Be glad this isn't another channel, like one that would cut the intro short, speed up the credits so fast that they would be unreadable, speed up the show itself, or display tons of pop-up ads all over the show. We actually have quite a few rules regarding commercials during kids' TV, one of which is no more than 10 minutes on the half-hour for commercials (or something along those lines) and another being that no commercials for the show's product must air during its runtime. You think it's bad on kids' TV and some of the other channels? Try a channel like FOX Sports 1. They kiss up to the sponsors so much that it's a gift to see the kind of commercial breaks you get on Nick, Disney, CN, and The Hub. What's even worse is that their commercials are the same ones over and over again and for companies too cheap to do something better with their money. I could rant all day on this, but I'll leave it at that just to prove a point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan 433 March 1, 2014 Share March 1, 2014 I've taken to youtube to watch the new MLP episodes.. avoid the ads, but have to put up with idiots that have texts saying "do this" or "do that" but whatever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spingle Bloob 61 March 1, 2014 Share March 1, 2014 Alot of shows on the Hub are ads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rarity Paige Belle 1,854 March 1, 2014 Author Share March 1, 2014 The Hub is an absolute haven when it comes to commercials. They split between 21 minutes of show time, 8 minutes of commercials, and approx. 1 minute of running the credits and promos side-by-side. Be glad this isn't another channel, like one that would cut the intro short, speed up the credits so fast that they would be unreadable, speed up the show itself, or display tons of pop-up ads all over the show. We actually have quite a few rules regarding commercials during kids' TV, one of which is no more than 10 minutes on the half-hour for commercials (or something along those lines) and another being that no commercials for the show's product must air during its runtime. You think it's bad on kids' TV and some of the other channels? Try a channel like FOX Sports 1. They kiss up to the sponsors so much that it's a gift to see the kind of commercial breaks you get on Nick, Disney, CN, and The Hub. What's even worse is that their commercials are the same ones over and over again and for companies too cheap to do something better with their money. I could rant all day on this, but I'll leave it at that just to prove a point. The one thing that shocks me are the ads on hub that encourage kids to ring a number to purchase toys! I don't know how that's allowed! That's why when I visit relatives near Boston I never never watch TV! Beautiful, Stylish, Fabulous AND evil! What more could you want? (Thanks Kyoshi for letting everyone use your sigs!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon 4,557 March 1, 2014 Share March 1, 2014 The one thing that shocks me are the ads on hub that encourage kids to ring a number to purchase toys! I don't know how that's allowed! That's why when I visit relatives near Boston I never never watch TV! If you listen to the advertisement it says you have to be 18 years or older to order. It might be on during a kids show because they want the kid to ask their parents to buy it, but that doesn't mean kids can order it... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT-1138 3,183 March 1, 2014 Share March 1, 2014 Because they want money really really badly. It's because they, like any other corporate run station (as in, almost all of them), Hasbro wants to run programming for as cheaply as they can. Commercials help pay for programming. Hasbro is just cheaper than most other corporations (just look at their products). There's a much larger budget involved for the Transformers film budgets than for the toys. If you look at any of Hasbro's current products, they're currently severely lacking even in the face of what they once were. A company whose products once were the level of Neca, now produce toys on the level of Fisher Price. It's a shame, but even Hasbro's moved their attention to budgeting Michael Bay's movies than to putting out toys on the quality of what they used to be. Even Hasbro considers their own products secondary to the kind of money they can rake in on a cinematic level. Case in point: Hasbro c. 1997 | Hasbro c. 2013 (and the best figure produced in 10yrs, I might add). The difference? Obviously film. In 1997, Hasbro was not producing films, but by 2013, they were. Both figures were released during a release of a film (the Thrasher for The Lost World: Jurassic Park, the Allosaurus for Jurassic Park 3D), yet the quality is severely lacking for the figure released in 2013. Rather than rubber skin, it is made of hard plastic, rather than 5" scale figures, Hasbro shrinks them to 4.5" to save money. I should also say that for the TLW, the entire line was of new figures with very few repaints. For the 2k13 line, the entire line was of repaints with two new figures. 2 Love is a most potent magic My FiMFiction | My DA | My Facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andaasonsan 3,205 March 1, 2014 Share March 1, 2014 Doesn't PBS still have ads though? And Do you like Doctor Who? Because without the generous UK public paying their licenses it wouldn't be on American TV! I'm pretty sure that the BBC isn't letting American stations show Doctor Who for free. Application REJECTED! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rarity Paige Belle 1,854 March 1, 2014 Author Share March 1, 2014 No but I guarantee you that the BBC are so incompatant that they are probably letting them air it at a hefty discount! Beautiful, Stylish, Fabulous AND evil! What more could you want? (Thanks Kyoshi for letting everyone use your sigs!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andaasonsan 3,205 March 1, 2014 Share March 1, 2014 No but I guarantee you that the BBC are so incompatant that they are probably letting them air it at a hefty discount! I dunno man, Doctor Who nowadays seems awfully high budget for a typical BBC show. I'm pretty sure that when they're budgeting a Doctor Who episode, international sales is a pretty big consideration. Application REJECTED! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wind Chaser 4,768 March 1, 2014 Share March 1, 2014 If it ain't illegal, you ain't trying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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