I think it depends on where they insert the ads. If it’s in free to air channels (government backed broadcasters, PBS, etc.) then they’re getting the content for free with negligence transfer cost, so ads would be out of the question in my opinion. The video is already paid for and Google should be happy they’re even allowed to provide their customers with those channels without paying a dime.
If they also provide services like recording or have to pay to receive the channels, it’s fair game to put ads in that, unless you pay for the channels. Same with YouTube, which costs a significant sum of money to store and transcode.
I don’t think the people who complain about YouTube have ever tried to run even a small video server. It’s honestly mind boggling that YouTube is somehow free to watch without the platform deleting the barely watched videos.
I think it depends on where they insert the ads. If it’s in free to air channels (government backed broadcasters, PBS, etc.) then they’re getting the content for free with negligence transfer cost, so ads would be out of the question in my opinion. The video is already paid for and Google should be happy they’re even allowed to provide their customers with those channels without paying a dime.
If they also provide services like recording or have to pay to receive the channels, it’s fair game to put ads in that, unless you pay for the channels. Same with YouTube, which costs a significant sum of money to store and transcode.
I don’t think the people who complain about YouTube have ever tried to run even a small video server. It’s honestly mind boggling that YouTube is somehow free to watch without the platform deleting the barely watched videos.