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Has anyone local commercials on major network channels?

Discussion in 'General DISH™ Discussion' started by comizzou573, Apr 10, 2020.

  1. Apr 10, 2020 #1 of 7
    comizzou573

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    I was watching the Smithsonian channel, and there was a Ford commercial. At the end, it said visit your Hawaii Ford Dealer. Our local commercial are absolutely annoying in Hawaii, but this making me want to look another provider.
     
  2. Apr 10, 2020 #2 of 7
    James Long

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    DIRECTV and many cable systems also do local insert advertising. Good luck!
     
  3. Apr 10, 2020 #3 of 7
    NYDutch

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    Even OTA stations do local ad insertions in national programming. It's part of the business model...
     
  4. Apr 11, 2020 #4 of 7
    comizzou573

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    First time I seen this, I have never seen local commercial insert at all being a dish customer for 20+ years.
     
  5. Apr 11, 2020 #5 of 7
    James Long

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    I have not seen a local ad, but I have seen "targeted" ads inserted in programming. DISH and DIRECTV have been selling targeted ads played from their DVRs and clients for several years. Perhaps their ad agency finally got a local advertiser in your market that wanted exposure via DISH.
     
  6. Apr 11, 2020 #6 of 7
    DJ Lon

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    I get commercials from local businesses when I watch MSNBC and BBC America; been happening since I came back to Dish
     
  7. May 15, 2020 #7 of 7
    kc1ih

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    You can't escape commercials anywhere. I recently went to watch a music video on YouTube, but first it played a commercial for a ham radio store. Yup, YouTube knew I'm a ham!
     

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