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Old 06-01-2017, 17:31   #1070
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Re: The future for linear TV channels

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Originally Posted by theone2k10 View Post
There is a average of 6 ad breaks per hour on US tv however the US ad breaks are shorter than the uk for example a average uk ad break is 3 minutes and you get 3 per hour, a USA tv ad break is 90 seconds you get 6 per hour this still equals the same ammount of ad time as UK.
Then why is it that US TV programmes which have an hour slot tend to only be 41-43 minutes long when the ads are removed?

Having visited quite a few States in the last few years, I can definitely state the ads take up more than 9 minutes per hour.
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