View Full Version : Commericials on HDNet Movies?
machavez00
04-09-09, 08:33 PM
When did HDNet Movies begin running commercials? The Mr Potatohead Bridgestone ad ran after Excailber.
roadrunner1782
04-09-09, 08:40 PM
I've noticed this for about a month now. I'm not sure when they actually started doing it though.
fluffybear
04-10-09, 06:46 AM
I hadn't noticed it before.
Personally, I do not mind them airing revenue generating ads provided they do not creep their way into the movies.
Stuart Sweet
04-10-09, 06:52 AM
I remember them doing commercials for their own stuff for quite some time. This is the first I've heard that they're taking paid advertising.
Despite Mark Cuban's fabled Bazillion$, I'm sure he would like to see HDNet stand on its own. Having commercials between movies is no worse than (not then) the endless self-promos the four premium movie channels seem to delight in foisting upon us.
In fact, if the preemies would reduce the number of self-serving lead-ins and teasers for programs not even showing for two-three months, they could squeeze in 3-4 more movies per 24 hour period. Then, just mebbe, they could run some recent flicks other than the repetitive fluff and dross we've been force-fed decades.
Sometimes I wonder why I'm even paying through the nostrils for the four so-called "premium" movie packages. Perhaps it's time climb on the VOD bandwagon.
makaiguy
04-12-09, 07:28 AM
That's how AMC started, with commercials between movies, and look at it now ...
Despite Mark Cuban's fabled Bazillion$, I'm sure he would like to see HDNet stand on its own. Having commercials between movies is no worse than (not then) the endless self-promos the four premium movie channels seem to delight in foisting upon us.
In fact, if the preemies would reduce the number of self-serving lead-ins and teasers for programs not even showing for two-three months, they could squeeze in 3-4 more movies per 24 hour period. Then, just mebbe, they could run some recent flicks other than the repetitive fluff and dross we've been force-fed decades.
Sometimes I wonder why I'm even paying through the nostrils for the four so-called "premium" movie packages. Perhaps it's time climb on the VOD bandwagon.
VOD from Dish 1080p, good choice...
BubblePuppy
04-12-09, 08:47 AM
That's how AMC started, with commercials between movies, and look at it now ...
AMC used to be one of my channels of choice for unedited, preserved movie classics. Not anymore.:nono2: Reminds me of bait-and-switch.
Jimmy 440
04-12-09, 08:52 AM
AMC used to be great.I can't remember the last time I watched a flick on it.
I just hope FMC & TCM don't follow suit.
Steve Mehs
04-13-09, 04:20 PM
AMC used to be one of my channels of choice for unedited, preserved movie classics. Not anymore.:nono2: Reminds me of bait-and-switch.
At least AMC still shows movies. MTV, MTV 2, VH1, CMT, TV Land, ESPN Classic, TLC, Cartoon Network, Sci Fi Channel and a bunch of others show little to no content of what their name implies, the content they once aired.
dcowboy7
04-13-09, 04:34 PM
MTV, MTV 2, VH1, CMT, TV Land, ESPN Classic, TLC, Cartoon Network, Sci Fi Channel and a bunch of others show little to no content of what their name implies, the content they once aired.
u lost me....CMT shows at least 5 hours of videos basically everyday.
Steve Mehs
04-13-09, 04:46 PM
Please explain how Extreme Make Over, Nanny 911, Trading Places, Cribs, Redneck Wedding, Trick My Truck and movies like Grumpy Old Men are related to country music. Five hours of music videos a day isn't good enough.
hdtvfan0001
04-13-09, 04:49 PM
Please explain how Extreme Make Over, Nanny 911, Trading Places, Cribs, Redneck Wedding, Trick My Truck and movies like Grumpy Old Men are related to country music. Five hours of music videos a day isn't good enough.
They're not.
Well....maybe Redneck Wedding...:D
davring
04-13-09, 04:51 PM
Well....maybe Redneck Wedding...:D
Gotta love it:)
BubblePuppy
04-13-09, 04:54 PM
At least AMC still shows movies. MTV, MTV 2, VH1, CMT, TV Land, ESPN Classic, TLC, Cartoon Network, Sci Fi Channel and a bunch of others show little to no content of what their name implies, the content they once aired.
You don't think "rastling" is pertetent content?:lol:
trainman
04-14-09, 10:28 AM
For that matter, although Cartoon Network does have a bit of live-action programming, I wouldn't describe them as having "little to no" cartoon content.
machavez00
04-14-09, 10:42 AM
I would not be upset if CN showed stuff like the Three Stooges. I consider their stuff live action cartoons.
jeffshoaf
04-14-09, 03:24 PM
At least AMC still shows movies. MTV, MTV 2, VH1, CMT, TV Land, ESPN Classic, TLC, Cartoon Network, Sci Fi Channel and a bunch of others show little to no content of what their name implies, the content they once aired.
FoxNews? :rolleyes:
OK, OK, that's a joke! Not trying to get that debate going again!
phrelin
04-14-09, 05:50 PM
Despite Mark Cuban's fabled Bazillion$, I'm sure he would like to see HDNet stand on its own.Cuban's a curious phenomenon. Forbes reported his wealth at $2.3 million in 2007 (http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/10/07billionaires_Mark-Cuban_IXMB.html) and 2009 (http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/10/billionaires-2009-richest-people_Mark-Cuban_IXMB.html). Just by hanging onto his money he rose from #407 to #296.:D
Cuban's a curious phenomenon. Forbes reported his wealth at $2.3 million in 2007 (http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/10/07billionaires_Mark-Cuban_IXMB.html) and 2009 (http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/10/billionaires-2009-richest-people_Mark-Cuban_IXMB.html). Just by hanging onto his money he rose from #407 to #296.:D
He may have hung on to it...but you lost a bunch. I think you mean $2.3 BILLION. Remember when a million was a lot of money?
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