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Why can't TV commercial channels show all its ads before a movie like the cinema and broadcast movies without interruption?
8 Answers
- SquidmasterLv 72 years agoFavorite Answer
Because they are paid more for advertising slots DURING a movie.
- ThornLv 72 years ago
because people would change the channel or get up and do something else.
Perhaps you've noticed, when a commercial comes on and you change the channel
most stations are also playing a commercial at that time.
It's how they condition viewers. Grab your attention an repeat...
You know 'they got' someone if they start singing or whistling a commercials jingle or tune.
That person becomes a walking advertisement
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- skeptikLv 72 years ago
Many of the cable channels that specialize in movies do that quite a bit, now.
And no, I don't mean HBO or Showtime. I mean channels like TCM or AMC.