Anti Cable TV (Pay TV) PSA

★★★★★ · There's a Misunderstanding Here · loyaltubist · 2017-01-12

This is not about cable TV. The first pay TV stations did not come through coaxial cable. They came over the air. This ad came out about ten years before those on the air pay TV stations went on the air in the 1970s. (We're looking at almost 50 years ago.) The pay TV stations had names like ONtv, Z Channel, Prism, SelecTV, just to name a few. Cable premium channels began in the late 1970s. This ad was primarily aimed for people to keep going to movie theaters and drive-ins. When video cassettes came onto the scene, that's what killed the cinema industry. There was nothing to do but have pay…

★★★★★ · Funny Stuff · tjlafave · 2010-05-08

We're switching over to 100% online media at the moment. I never did like cable. You essentially have the ability to watch less than 1% of the content a cable company offers during any given day, most of it is garbage, and when you get the bill you wonder why you bother. Just called the cable company to cancel my service. Their only response was "But, you'll miss the playoffs!" ...which is about all I'll miss.

★★★★ · The Media War Beat Goes On · Ron Raygun · 2010-05-02

This clip was from 30 years ago. Today, the Cable TV monstrosity is even stronger! Terrestrial Broadcasting as we know it is doomed!

★★★★ · oy ! · Zplomb · 2010-05-08

Thing is, I don't even watch network tv anymore. Funny AD though.

★★★ · Pay TV · Dr.Toast · 2010-11-14

I saw this ad played at a theater in Cleveland, Ohio in the sixties. It was shown before the Disney film; The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes. Though Disney had nothing with this. What the ad was really aimed at were hotels that had coin operated TVs. If your from out of town and sticking coins in the hotel TV then you are not going to the local theater to watch movies. Get it?! For fun, compare this bit with drive-in movie ads for horror shows found elsewhere on this site.