Except that the so-called 'commercial-free' tier DOES have commercials. And for a higher price - they just promise fewer commercials! This is why I'll never subscribe to this service. Greedy bastards. The main point of the service really is to preserve the traditional cable model as long as possible AND to acclimate the consumer to a PAID service with included advertising. I remember the start of the cable networks -- once upon a time 'fewer commercials' was touted as a benefit. This is the same plan they have for streaming services such as Hulu.
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Try reading the fine print -- the ' no commercials' plan DOES HAVE COMMERCIALS.
From Hulu's site:
all shows and movies be commercial free?
In response to feedback from our viewers, we started offering a commercial free experience on Hulu.
For a small number of shows, however, we have not obtained the rights to stream commercial free and they are not included in our No Commercials plan. You can still easily access these shows with a short commercial before and after each episode with no interruptions during the episode. Specific shows that still have commercials accessible through the No Commercials plan will be noted throughout the signup, switching and playback experience. While the list of shows may change, they are currently: Grey’s Anatomy, Once Upon a Time, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Scandal, Grimm, New Girl, and How To Get Away With Murder.
And, there is NO assurance that the list of exceptions will not continue to grow -- in fact, I fully expect that the list will lengthen each year.