[mrweasel]

> Ads on TV are literally placed in news

That's pretty country specific. I'd almost assume that Germany prohibits that, I know Denmark does. You CANNOT insert ads in any way into a program. Ads must specifically ONLY reside in ad blocks, between programs.

Which is why many of Denmark commercial TV stations aren't technically Danish, but they also don't produce news shows.

[nicbou]

Watch the video. It's pretty interesting, but it also addresses your comments. I watched it from Germany, and I found that it applies to Germany just as well as the UK (where it was recorded).