Adverts on BBC videos- very distasteful

[Driller]

I'm so sick and tired of clicking on links to video reports and having bloody companies getting their sodding marketing in.

It's much worse when it's a tragic event.

Do these people have no shame?

You have a video report about a ferry disaster in Indonesia and at the beginning you have some stupid jangly music and an overly enthusiastic voice telling you just how great your life could be if you take our holidays or buy our insurance.

Then you get told that 23 people are dead.

Am I the only one who thinks that this is totally innappropriate?

[Eric Mc]

What are you on about - BBC programmes VHS tapes? BBC DVDs?

[Silver993tt]

So much for the BBC raking in nearly £3 billion just from TV licenses alone and harping on about quality without advertising

[tossbag]

Is this a non UK thing?

[Lost soul]

Eric Mc said:

What are you on about - BBC programmes VHS tapes? BBC DVDs?

He means on the BBC website

[drivin_me_nuts]

Outside the UK the BBC show advertisements before their videos.

[tossbag]

drivin_me_nuts said:

Outside the UK the BBC show advertisements before their videos.

That makes sense, only UK residents pay a licence fee I take it?

[10 Pence Short]

You mean the Socialist Republic of the BBC Propaganda Unit? Id' rather have commercial advertising on their stuff than the red handed ste we put up with over here.

[Eric Mc]

tossbag said:

drivin_me_nuts said:

Outside the UK the BBC show advertisements before their videos.

That makes sense, only UK residents pay a licence fee I take it?

I think some non-UK residents have to pay it too (those who live in the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man).

[northwick]

Too bloody right. I'd be annoyed if they weren't exploiting every revenue generating opportunity outside this country (and therefore minimising my license fee).

[Silver993tt]

northwick said:

Too bloody right. I'd be annoyed if they weren't exploiting every revenue generating opportunity outside this country (and therefore minimising my license fee).

but they're not are they. They charge the maximum fee allowed by the government.

[jamoor]

Driller said:

I'm so sick and tired of clicking on links to video reports and having bloody companies getting their sodding marketing in.

It's much worse when it's a tragic event.

Do these people have no shame?

You have a video report about a ferry disaster in Indonesia and at the beginning you have some stupid jangly music and an overly enthusiastic voice telling you just how great your life could be if you take our holidays or buy our insurance.

Then you get told that 23 people are dead.

Am I the only one who thinks that this is totally innappropriate?

You live in France, and don't pay a licence fee, why should you get to watch it without adverts?

See if you can find a French alternative to BBC, that should be advert free.

[horton]

northwick said:

Too bloody right. I'd be annoyed if they weren't exploiting every revenue generating opportunity outside this country (and therefore minimising my license fee).

You can minimise is very easily, by just not paying it.

[Driller]

jamoor said:

Driller said:

I'm so sick and tired of clicking on links to video reports and having bloody companies getting their sodding marketing in.

It's much worse when it's a tragic event.

Do these people have no shame?

You have a video report about a ferry disaster in Indonesia and at the beginning you have some stupid jangly music and an overly enthusiastic voice telling you just how great your life could be if you take our holidays or buy our insurance.

Then you get told that 23 people are dead.

Am I the only one who thinks that this is totally innappropriate?

You live in France, and don't pay a licence fee, why should you get to watch it without adverts?

See if you can find a French alternative to BBC, that should be advert free.

That's not the point is it?

The point is, is it ethical to use the misery of others to market their products?

How would you feel if the death of someone close to you was used to sell stuff?

[10 Pence Short]

Driller said:

That's not the point is it?

The point is, is it ethical to use the misery of others to market their products?

How would you feel if the death of someone close to you was used to sell stuff?

If they were targetting the advertising, I'd agree with you. If it's just advertising per se and not connected with the content of the report I'm adult enough to understand it's just another commercial.

Commercial TV stations always have adverts before, during and after their broadcast news reports. How is an online version any different?

[elster]

Driller said:

That's not the point is it?

The point is, is it ethical to use the misery of others to market their products?

How would you feel if the death of someone close to you was used to sell stuff?

Personally wouldn't care. But would guess the adverts are random and so seems a good idea if you want to watch BBC videos from outside the UK. Would you prefer a subscription based system?

[eldar]

Driller said:

jamoor said:

Driller said:

How would you feel if the death of someone close to you was used to sell stuff?

It happens. If you are an OAP and your partner dies, you get loads of funeral plan, undertakers and charities bombarding you.

Starting about 10 days after the funeral, the charities seem to be fastest off the mark.

[Driller]

10 Pence Short said:

Driller said:

That's not the point is it?

The point is, is it ethical to use the misery of others to market their products?

How would you feel if the death of someone close to you was used to sell stuff?

If they were targetting the advertising, I'd agree with you. If it's just advertising per se and not connected with the content of the report I'm adult enough to understand it's just another commercial.

I'm "adult enough" to know it's just another commercial too but I find it inappropriate when an advert is linked intrinsically to the report of said disaster.

Let me put it another way:

A newsreader says: "And yesterday seven British soldiers were killed in an ambush in Afganistan. Their families have been notified. A.N Journalist reports from Kabul with images you may find disturbing- But first here's a few messages from our sponsers (big grin)".

Yes, an exageration of the other case to make my point, but it's not appropriate is it?

IMO the adverts belittle the misfortune of the people in the report, that's all.

But apparently I'm being a bit over sensitive

[jamoor]

Driller said:

10 Pence Short said:

Driller said:

That's not the point is it?

The point is, is it ethical to use the misery of others to market their products?

How would you feel if the death of someone close to you was used to sell stuff?

If they were targetting the advertising, I'd agree with you. If it's just advertising per se and not connected with the content of the report I'm adult enough to understand it's just another commercial.

I'm "adult enough" to know it's just another commercial too but I find it inappropriate when an advert is linked intrinsically to the report of said disaster.

Let me put it another way:

A newsreader says: "And yesterday seven British soldiers were killed in an ambush in Afganistan. Their families have been notified. A.N Journalist reports from Kabul with images you may find disturbing- But first here's a few messages from our sponsers (big grin)".

Yes, an exageration of the other case to make my point, but it's not appropriate is it?

IMO the adverts belittle the misfortune of the people in the report, that's all.

But apparently I'm being a bit over sensitive

What do you want them to do then? Not show adverts?
Maintain different sets of adverts for different types of news stories?

[tossbag]

All that is being described here is commercial TV.