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Originally Posted by theone2k10
This is true, i agree as demand increases so will cost for the content providers and we may see advertising slowly introduced via product placement.
On the otherhand Amazon are trialing a free version of instant video that is funded by advertising, if this is a success we could see netflix etc introduce a free service funded by advertising whilst keeping their standard version ad free and becoming a premium version,however i feel that the subscription price could increase if this happens.
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Didn't the prices increase a few months back anyway? Isn't it £8.99 to watch the HD stuff now? Like you, I can't see it becoming cheaper in the future without adverts. I know they make vast profits, but surely they would not put the prices up unless they had to.
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
Good point, Harry, but this is another question, the answer to which may become apparent with time. However, Netflix have already ruled out advertising on their services, and indeed it is the lack of advertising which is attracting people to use them.
The advertisers themselves will withdraw their advertising or pay much less for advertisements if people are being drawn away from broadcast channels in great numbers. True, they may move to on demand, but punters are not going to use on demand if they get flooded out with commercials as they are on broadcast channels and there are advert free alternatives available.[COLOR="Silver"]
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Ads will to move to on demand - if that is they way of the future. I can not see a future in which there is no advertizements, there is simply too much money to be made from them.