[nojito]

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

[mysterydip]

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]

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

How is that not advertising?

[anonymfus]

Because sponsor does not control the message?

[skissane]

> 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.)