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by harryh 4227 days ago
Your tax dollars are paying for TV show production?
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tapsboy 4227 days ago
No. But our eyeballs watching those paid ads on free broadcast TV are enabling payments + profit for the production of that content. The numbers may vary by broadcaster and program, but the business model is clear, or atleast was.
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harryh 4227 days ago
The people that make TV shows make money in several different ways. Paid ads are only a portion of their business.
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