I see it is $5 more/month to go ad free. Plus ability to download (helpful for me since frequent blackouts lead to loss of internet). Worth the 5$ for me.
I am shocked they interrupt films and programs with ads ( rather than just at the start). On Mon, 21 Mar 2022 at 11:06 AM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: > From the HBO Max home page: > > If you have HBO Max With Ads, you'll see ads before and during select > series and movies. You can expect to see about 4 minutes of ads per hour. > > $9.99 a month. > > Mark Jeffries > [email protected] > > > On Mon, Mar 21, 2022 at 11:06 AM M-D November <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I don't believe that HBOMax does have an ad-supported tier. Discovery+ >> does, tho. >> >> On Friday, March 18, 2022 at 10:55:22 PM UTC-4 PGage wrote: >> >>> You’re kidding? I did not know Max had an ad tier. I guess if they >>> insulate HBO programming it’s not so bad. >>> >>> On Fri, 18 Mar 2022 at 7:07 PM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> It's Discovery +. And HBO Max already has an ad tier--but I believe >>>> that HBO programming does not have advertising. Remember that HBO and HBO >>>> Max are two separate entities. >>>> >>>> Mark Jeffries >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Mar 18, 2022 at 6:51 PM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> PUC News’s Matt Belloni reports on what the slide in the stock price >>>>> of Netflix means about the streaming model. >>>>> >>>>> In terms of theory, it means the Market is no longer convinced the >>>>> worldwide number of potential multiple platform streaming subscribers is >>>>> anywhere near as high as Netflix has asserted. >>>>> >>>>> Practically, it means streamers are going to rely a lot more on >>>>> advertising for revenue, and not just subscriptions. Even Netflix is >>>>> starting to think about this, and (even more shocking to me) HBO, which >>>>> will soon be merged with Paramount +, and have a with ads tier to hold >>>>> down >>>>> the subscription price. Which sounds to me like, contrary to their old >>>>> marketing phrase, streaming will be the one thing that makes HBO, TV. >>>>> >>>>> https://puck.news/why-hollywood-is-souring-on-streaming/ >>>>> -- >>>>> Sent from Gmail Mobile >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYKmc%2BSGPFNGvqteTj_YFrPE%3DJEjOFg9d9R8X0i_q4M4PQ%40mail.gmail.com >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYKmc%2BSGPFNGvqteTj_YFrPE%3DJEjOFg9d9R8X0i_q4M4PQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi-hm%3DZSVH_nrFamx8PpLh41CKP%3Dc4XBP7Bo7xM4rdNtpw%40mail.gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi-hm%3DZSVH_nrFamx8PpLh41CKP%3Dc4XBP7Bo7xM4rdNtpw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >>> Sent from Gmail Mobile >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/1bba6f5f-cb97-4a08-8e8e-f6f790771e77n%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/1bba6f5f-cb97-4a08-8e8e-f6f790771e77n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi8VhwbKG9_SHJQKX3HidJ8mekXMASS3q1xgKL4Mky69YQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi8VhwbKG9_SHJQKX3HidJ8mekXMASS3q1xgKL4Mky69YQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkY%2B%3DJ3AR%2B5XZ5AGErotr%3DVVsoDUOAvxSgU77D5zfmYtWmg%40mail.gmail.com.
