Adult advertising
Is there a way to block adult commercials that have been appearing on the History Channel? My kids watch the History channel, and I was shocked to see adult commercials show up. This seems to be a ...
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If enough subscribers stop watching, they'll get the message.
I believe a channel's revenue comes from the total number of cable subscribers not the number of actual watchers. Advertiser's rates as well. Not to mention History is part of the A&E Network which is owned by Disney/ABC and as such comes as an all or nothing package offering to Cox. That's how we get shows like "Endurance Ice Fishing with Swen" on the Nordic channel.*
*Not that there's anything wrong with that.
You're correct. Advertising vs Subscribers is about a 30 to 60 percent ratio. However, if fewer people are watching History, advertisers won't want airtime. Although a small revenue stream, it's a stream nonetheless.
I also don't believe corporate would want Disney and PhoneSexy in the same sentence.
