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People under 25, how many of you are aware that you can get 1080p HD TV programming (and many live sports) for free over the air with no app sign-in or susbscription fee? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 2 months ago by ch00f to c/[email protected]

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Just curious because I don’t see people talk about it a lot.

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[–] egrets 72 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The cost to move to America is quite steep, though, and there are significant drawbacks.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Dunno where you are but most countries I've visited in Europe have hundreds of free TV channels broadcast over the air. Minimal ads because a lot of the channels are tax subsidised, or like the UK, a loicense innit

Where I am, you get a TV streaming box from your ISP for a few euros, and streaming is free for about 200 channels; ad breaks are around one minute long every 30 minutes

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Heck, here in the UK, we have a TV licence and the OG ad-free service, the BBC.

Yeah, the BBC has had its fair share of controversies over the years, but I’m still glad it’s there and still ad-free.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago

People who say the TV licence is a ripoff should be made to watch US cable TV. I nearly gouged my fucking eyes out with a rusty spoon.

The BBC produces the best quality TV programming on the planet

An awful lot of shite as well

[–] ch00f 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That’s interesting! So it’s like free cable TV?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not free, tax subsidised. It's about €120 per year paid through local taxes. If it had the number of ads that cable has, nobody would watch it lol

[–] jaybone 1 points 2 months ago

I pay that much per month and get more commercials :(