One of the key reasons I use Netflix is the lack of ads.
Coming from the UK where we have historically been lucky enough to access quality content from the BBC, all without ads, the notion that I should pay $100 a month to access half decent programming that is saturated by ads seems bizarre.
I was more than happy to pay the marginal cost of Netflix on top of the TV licence tax to get access to their original content (which is generally very good quality as noted elsewhere).
Some of the 'Netflix original content' is however simply content produced by the BBC, that Netflix have contributed to in some way (They get a credit) - Take Peaky Blinders for instance.
One thing they are missing is a decent local news feed though..
Look for your local PBS station, which typically stocks good news. Frontline by PBS provides high quality in-depth video journalism. PBS is typically available through a standard antenna, no cable subscription required.
I also have a preference for CSpan when it comes to political news. All political news is biased, so I might as well get the bias straight from the politician's mouths... instead of filtered and hacked through TV Personas. Around where I live, CSpan is a radio station... I don't typically "watch" CSpan but I listen pretty often.
Coming from the UK where we have historically been lucky enough to access quality content from the BBC, all without ads, the notion that I should pay $100 a month to access half decent programming that is saturated by ads seems bizarre.
I was more than happy to pay the marginal cost of Netflix on top of the TV licence tax to get access to their original content (which is generally very good quality as noted elsewhere).
Some of the 'Netflix original content' is however simply content produced by the BBC, that Netflix have contributed to in some way (They get a credit) - Take Peaky Blinders for instance.
One thing they are missing is a decent local news feed though..