Netflix Removes “Basic” Ad-Free Plan in U.S. and U.K

Re:Netflix Removes “Basic” Ad-Free Plan in U.S. and U.K by ExpendableGuy on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @12:05PM (#36788660)

I'm sure the HN audience already knows this, but Tubi is basically an ad-supported version of what Netflix was back in the late 2000s / early 2010s: a handful of marquee movies and TV shows with a ton of filler and diamonds in the rough. I'm finding myself watching Tubi more than Netflix these days.

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Re:Netflix Removes “Basic” Ad-Free Plan in U.S. and U.K by babypuncher on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @12:16PM (#36788845)

You lost me at "ad supported"

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Re:Netflix Removes “Basic” Ad-Free Plan in U.S. and U.K by josephcsible on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @12:50PM (#36789459)

Tubi is free, so I'm okay with some ads in it. I'm only opposed to things I'm paying for having ads at all.

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Re:Netflix Removes “Basic” Ad-Free Plan in U.S. and U.K by babypuncher on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @01:19PM (#36789920)

That is a fair assessment.

I personally can't stand ads, regardless if the content is free. So it frustrates me when a service has something I want, but they do not have any sort of premium ad free subscription option.

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Re:Netflix Removes “Basic” Ad-Free Plan in U.S. and U.K by effingwewt on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @07:54PM (#36795178)

Tubi isn't just some ads, they easily double the length of a show and damn near double movie lengths.

They literally doubled their ads overnight a while back and I uninstalled immediately as they had already been adding a good chunk of time to anything I watched.

Also was the same ads over and over.

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Re:Netflix Removes “Basic” Ad-Free Plan in U.S. and U.K by josephcsible on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @07:56PM (#36795202)

Sure, it may be fair to complain that there's too many ads. I'm just saying it's not fair to complain that there's ads at all.

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Re:Netflix Removes “Basic” Ad-Free Plan in U.S. and U.K by effingwewt on Thursday July 20, 2023 @03:27PM (#36805504)

Gotcha, and too true, least it is an option.

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Re:Netflix Removes “Basic” Ad-Free Plan in U.S. and U.K by 2023throwawayy on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @12:12PM (#36788766)

I've never heard of Tubi, and it being `ad-supported` I will never touch it. Why would you subject yourself to that?

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Re:Netflix Removes “Basic” Ad-Free Plan in U.S. and U.K by atom058 on Thursday July 20, 2023 @04:07AM (#36797975)

"Tubi is the largest free movie and TV streaming service in the US. Unfortunately, we're not currently available in your area."

Oh well...

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