Mod74 wrote:I'm sure that was supposedly outlawed you know.Paul the sparky wrote:That adverts are usually a few decibels louder than the show you're watching pains me.
The new rules come only a few months after Ofcom announced that it was considering proposals that would force television viewers to endure longer and more frequent commercial breaks.
It said that it was reviewing the rules at a time when traditional commercial broadcasters are seeing their advertising revenues fall, as viewers move in droves to digital channels.
Blue Swirl wrote:It was on QI, so it must be true.
The content of the ad is often irrelevant, it's more to do with brand recognition and presence. You* associate quality not with the ad but with the predominance of the ad campaign - the fact that the company is able to afford high profile advertising on a large scale. In the shop, you're more likely to go for the 'safe' brand that seems familiar and 'authentic'. There are plenty of brands that would hardly need to advertise again in terms of you knowing what their product and image is (Nike, Coke etc.), but they have to keep competing on ad spending to keep their profile higher than others. In theory.SpaceGazelle wrote:I'm sure adverts have no effect on my buying habits. As a kid, sure, but not now. Mind, I presume everyone thinks like this. But surely nobody buys a particular car because of an advert?
I feel the same, though much of the content between ads also has this effect.Matt_82 wrote:I almost always mute adverts, much to the annoyance of my girlfriend who for some reason wants to see them. My ex was the same. I don't know why really but I hate adverts. I feel slightly claustrophobic or something when they're on. Tivo stuff has been very handy.
krs wrote:Blue Swirl wrote:It was on QI, so it must be true.
I like the implied cynicism. Unless it isn't, in which case I don't.
Fuck that noise, Yoss. Is some self-important bell-end vandalises my property, that's all it is, and any notion of it being 'art' or 'for the people' is for hippies, low-lifes, or low-life hippies lacking a firm grasp on reality, and I'll do what the fuck I want with it. If that means fleecing one of these brainless cunts who thinks it's valuable, so be it. Intended for everyone, what a joke.Yossarian wrote:You are, but it doesn't stop you being a cunt for profiting off something which is intended for everyone.
adkm1979 wrote:Fuck that noise, Yoss. Is some self-important bell-end vandalises my property, that's all it is, and any notion of it being 'art' or 'for the people' is for hippies, low-lifes, or low-life hippies lacking a firm grasp on reality, and I'll do what the fuck I want with it. If that means fleecing one of these brainless cunts who thinks it's valuable, so be it. Intended for everyone, what a joke.Yossarian wrote:You are, but it doesn't stop you being a cunt for profiting off something which is intended for everyone.
Yossarian wrote:You are, but it doesn't stop you being a cunt for profiting off something which is intended for everyone.
Diluted Dante wrote:No, if someone paints on my wall without asking I'm not a cunt for selling it. If it's intended for everyone then arrange to do it somewhere it cannot be sold.Yossarian wrote:You are, but it doesn't stop you being a cunt for profiting off something which is intended for everyone.
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