A few weeks ago I popped over to Fox Studios Cinemas in Sydney to catch War of the Worlds. There were 40 minutes of advertisements and trailers before the actual main feature started. And if that was not enough, there were product placements everywhere in the movie. A week later I popped into a movie theatre to watch Batman Begins. Same thing, 40 minutes of adds and trailers.
Ads have also found their way into my Foxtel paytv subscription. I pay AUD$110.00 per month for the privilege to watch ads. That is taking it too far, so tomorrow I am cancelling my Foxtel subscription. Buying DVDs and watching them whenever I please seems much cheaper and better.
Is it just me or is advertising showing up everywhere? I don’t mind advertising, as long as I am not paying for it.
UPDATE: 18 August 2005. My Foxtel subscription has been cancelled. “Asta la vista baby”
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