Adverts on television and radio
18-March-2010
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I don’t have a TV and there is a very good reason for that.  Apart from the mindless dribble that one has to endure and the prohibitive cost of the television license, there appears to be an endless stream of adverts to contend with these days!  I understand that television programming has to be paid for somehow, but must we endure nearly half a dozen advert sequences in every TV show.
Car radio, too many adverts on the radio

I happened to spend some time watching television over the Christmas holidays.  One show that we watched was called CSI (crime scene investigation) or something along those lines.  Anyway, the programme was only about three quarters of an hour in length and just as I was getting into it, there would be YET ANOTHER commercial break.

It’s extremely irritating, especially as it’s the same adverts again and again!  Why do we have to have a commercial break every ten minutes?  Surely just once or twice would have been enough.  TV commercials are okay in small doses, but it’s really something else when the adverts are almost as long as the show itself!

Adverts on the radio really grate on my nerves as well.  I often listen to the local stations for traffic reports and a bit of music on the way to work in the morning.  Unfortunately, you have to put up with these stupid jingles and adverts that seem to be even more frequent than TV ads! around.

Also, there seems to be a lot less variety with the radio adverts; it’s the same one again and again.  I have heard this particular Freelander Disovery advert so many times that I can almost recite it word for word!  Add to this the complete tripe that some of the morning DJ’s spout out, it’s really no wonder than a lot of people switch off and play a CD instead.


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I agree..UK tv is far too commercialised already..with dedicated sponsor ads at the end and beginning of each film like ''sponsored by Halfords or a car company..then we have to endure the same ads over and over again..brainwashing users into buying their products..i refuse to watch tv most of the times now..i download all my films and tv episodes from warez sites and watch them on a media player...why watch real tv anymore when we get treated like sheep!...oh and as for BBC they abuse their illegal licence fee funding and show utter rubbish most of the time!....ADVERTS are everywhere!..you tube..google...its getting F-ing ridiculous ..the whole nature of our society and free enterprise in the west has led to commercial greed and competition for advertising slots and the tv channels are forced to devote far too much time to these advertisers!...get a pc and broadband and join the internet warez sites to download ad free stuff!
*Stop the ads!  28-Feb-2010 21:21

 
You really hit the nail on the head right there. I don't know what these dumb*ss ad consultants are thinking, apparently if you hit the viewers with a barrage of these annoying jingles and messages they'll just go mindlessly invest in this product, because this TV ad told you to. I hate living in such a spoiled, ignorant, and idiotic country. I don't blame the rest of the world for thinking we're idiots...just look at our media. F*cking pathetic.
*Poor teenager.  29-Nov-2009 20:04

 
Advertising in the UK is becoming more like it is in the USA, with so many adverts that it becomes irritating to watch many of the digital channels. Virgin 1 and Sky 1 are so bad I gave up with the few shows that I like - happily I have a plus box so I can forward through the rubbish. The sad thing is that the advertisers seem to think that people will buy stuff if they keep badgering them about it for long enough. I don't want to sell my gold, I don't want a loan, I don't want to sue anyone, I am not a dumb f*** yank. Please stop advertising crap at me, if I want to buy crap it won't be because of some advertising gimps retarded drivel.
*Waffle247  09-Oct-2009 10:36

 
TV advertisng used to be fun, 4 or 5 ads a break, and they were memorable ads back in the 60s and 70s... Now they are drivel, there are twice as many per break and more breaks. The tv programmes now are similarly mostly poor quality. Consequently I only watch free film channels and the news, but not the BBC news, it's free of ads, but over concerned with health and safety.......
*TIG  13-Sep-2009 14:49

 
TV advertisng used to be fun, 4 or 5 ads a break, and they were memorable ads back in the 60s and 70s... Now they are drivel, there are twice as many per break and more breaks. The tv programmes now are similarly mostly poor quality. Consequently I only watch free film channels and the news, but not the BBC news, it's free of ads, but over concerned with health and safety.......
*TIG  13-Sep-2009 12:53

 
Yes there are too many adverts. Great shows like Prison Break and Lost are completely unwatchable due to the endless interuptions flogging things I have zero interest in. To make things worse,when the advert break starts, the volume of my tv seems to increase to a level where I have to reach for my remote and turn it down. I've since been told that this is so one can still hear the advert in the kitchen as they go to make a cup of tea. That really grinds my gears!
*G  27-Jul-2009 12:25

 
I have finally deleted ION television from my tv listings grid. The commercials are way too frequent to even be able to enjoy the programming, and are some of the most irritating I have ever seen. Do they even care what the viewers want or think, or do they just figure you can't please everyone? I'm not usually a whiner, but I just had to say something about this. I hope the company and the advertisers know they lost an avid tv viewer and customer, and I doubt that I am the only one. Thank you for the opportunity to vent.
*L.T.  13-Jul-2009 01:35

 
I've said it before; get yourselves a hard drive recorder (pvr), which will record 2 programmes at the same time, and just record everything you want to watch. Then you can fast forward through all the adverts!
*grumpyoldwoman  08-Jul-2009 08:40

 
Fred, get a grip, you're looking at you're @rse. God. English people are so stupid, never mind cold.
*King A  08-Jul-2009 02:41

 
I can't read the comment because there is a Google ad above it.
*Fred Derf  08-Jul-2009 01:13

 
We are very fed up with so many adverts in between programmes. Last night Road Wars was advertised as starting at 8pm on Sky 3. We turned on for 8pm and eventually the programme started at 8.10pm - the whole ten minutes was for adverts so why wasn't Road Wars advertised for 8.10pm. So often we are interested in a programme only to fall asleep during the 101 adverts.
Surely we cannot be the only ones fed up with this !!!!
*The Kings  07-Jul-2009 17:49

 
I used to hate TV ads but now they go on for so long, I get time to go and make a cup of tea..great.
*Boogie  23-Mar-2009 21:38


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