AppleTV+ getting ads?

[ncted]

Apple in Talks to Bring Ads to Apple TV+

Apple is working on the introduction of advertisements on Apple TV+ in the United Kingdom, according to The Telegraph. Apple has apparently been in...

www.macrumors.com

Sad but not surprising.

 

[Ronnie-]

To be clear, this is not talking about ads on the device interface itself, but on its streaming service, which is Apple TV+.

These new discussions suggest that Apple is preparing to implement an ad-supported tier on its streaming service, similar to moves made by competitors such as Netflix, Disney+, and Amazon Prime Video

 

[KAB]

To be clear, this is not talking about ads on the device interface itself, but on its streaming service, which is Apple TV+.

The header wording should be changed

 

[Ronnie-]

The header wording should be changed

Yeah, meant to do that when I posted but got sidetracked. Done now.

 

[ncted]

Yeah, meant to do that when I posted but got sidetracked. Done now.

Thanks. I misunderstood the article.

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[NashGuy]

Sad but not surprising.

If this simply means that they introduce a new service tier at roughly half the cost, while keeping the current tier as-is (i.e. same price), then it's a good thing, IMO. What I'm afraid of, though, is that the current ad-free tier will see another price increase at the same time the cheaper ad tier is rolled out...