>Which is exactly why I avoid anything that contains ads and isn't free. Free plus ads, OK, if they aren't too intrusive, in the way, shouting at me, insulting etc, OK, that's the price of free. Paid? I'm paying for the content AND to be free from ads. You like the advertisers' money, go take it and I am not giving you any.

I agree.
That's why I dumped all the cable TV channels and only have 13 TV channels.
Cable "news" and cable sports are the worst offenders.
I have a land line for business clients.
I don't want any business clients to have my cell phone #.
I've never understood why anyone would want to be on call 24/7.