TCM sounds like it would be perfect for an on-demand channel, except the classic movies may not hold as much appeal once you have to choose among them. There's a lot to be said for putting on a channel in the background and not paying a lot of attention to it, sometimes.
Those days are still here. Buy an antenna.
Give OTA broadcast TV a try and get back to us on the ads.
Here's how I feel about it YouTube TV:
True. in the “digital age” and depending on where you live, there are actually significantly more than the old fashioned “3-4 channels”. I use an antenna mostly to keep up with local news but am able to receive 10-12 “primary” channels, each with sub-channels totaling ~60 channels. Not saying it’s an abundance of “quality” programming, just far from the old 3-4 snowy channels if your luck (and aluminum foil 😁) holds up.
This exactly what finally made me drop all of it. And it’s not just showing ads during an ad break. They were using increasingly large portions of the screen to advertise other shows during whatever it is you were actually trying to watch.
An antenna in my area only picks up one channel PBS. Giving us few options unless you pay for cable, satellite or streaming.
I use a free ad-blocker for my DNS on Apple TV 4K box and when playing back games on ESPN+, it bypasses the advertisements. You cannot, though, fast forward through them.
