Amount of commericals per 30 mins?
08-18-03, 01:33 PM
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Amount of commericals per 30 mins?
I was watching some MTV over the weekend and it seemed like per a 30 min time period there were more commericals than show. Is there any fact to this that MTV or other stations show more commericals per 30 mins than another stations?
08-18-03, 01:40 PM
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I think the standard is 8 minutes of commercials.
The reason why you probably think there are more on MTV is that their shows (like Real World and Punk'd) only have 2 commercial breaks of 4 minutes each. However, 30 minute shows on the networks have 3 commercial breaks so shorter breaks.
The reason why you probably think there are more on MTV is that their shows (like Real World and Punk'd) only have 2 commercial breaks of 4 minutes each. However, 30 minute shows on the networks have 3 commercial breaks so shorter breaks.
08-18-03, 01:41 PM
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Back in the PT* days, I used to put shows to VHS and would edit out the commercials along the way. Shows went from 46 minutes to 40-41 over the course of a couple years.
I don't know where MTV sits today, but the very few shows I actually watch on it require skipping through at least 5 minutes of commercials per break. I wouldn't doubt they have the most commercials out of any network.
*pre-TiVo
I don't know where MTV sits today, but the very few shows I actually watch on it require skipping through at least 5 minutes of commercials per break. I wouldn't doubt they have the most commercials out of any network.
*pre-TiVo
08-18-03, 02:30 PM
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Originally posted by Chew
Back in the PT* days, I used to put shows to VHS and would edit out the commercials along the way. Shows went from 46 minutes to 40-41 over the course of a couple years.
Back in the PT* days, I used to put shows to VHS and would edit out the commercials along the way. Shows went from 46 minutes to 40-41 over the course of a couple years.
