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[mysterydip]

Even PBS has ads nowadays. At the beginning of a show, "sesame street was brought to you today by support from viewers like you, and..." (ad for abcmouse, some minivan, etc plays)

[jlcummings → mysterydip]

The advertisers (?) are different, but more than 35 (!) years ago, I remember the same format, just different sponsors for different programming.

[compsciphd → mysterydip]

example from 1982: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtU6H5j6ozc

[nojito → mysterydip]

PBS has always been like that. That's how public broadcasting works.

[mysterydip → nojito]

No, it used to be where they would mention the name of the company on a still image and a quick blurb, like the other poster's youtube link. Now the company gets a whole 30 second ad like any other channel.

[briandear → nojito]

It’s “ad free” yet “sponsors” still get their name on the air.

How is that not advertising?

[anonymfus → briandear]

Because sponsor does not control the message?

[skissane → nojito]

> That's how public broadcasting works.

That’s how public broadcasting works in the US. A number of other countries manage to have public broadcasting without any private advertisements or sponsorship. (For example, Australia’s ABC.)