Hacker News Reader

The advertisers (?) are different, but more than 35 (!) years ago, I remember the same format, just different sponsors for different programming.

example from 1982: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtU6H5j6ozc

PBS has always been like that. That's how public broadcasting works.

It’s “ad free” yet “sponsors” still get their name on the air.

How is that not advertising?

Because sponsor does not control the message?

> That's how public broadcasting works.

That’s how public broadcasting works in the US. A number of other countries manage to have public broadcasting without any private advertisements or sponsorship. (For example, Australia’s ABC.)

No, it used to be where they would mention the name of the company on a still image and a quick blurb, like the other poster's youtube link. Now the company gets a whole 30 second ad like any other channel.