There is almost no home without a TV. Although it is said that the interest has shifted towards online content platforms recently, television is still a popular device. A remarkable claim about television is that it has been talked about in recent days. claims got in between. As reported by The Verge to that claim According to the report, the founding partner of an internet television service abroad is working on a very different plan.
THE CLAIM “WANTS TO DISTRIBUTE FREE TELEVISION”!
According to the claim mentioned in Janko Roettgers’ bulletin, this co-founder wants to distribute free televisions with a new venture, but on the condition of ‘advertising’. Because, according to the information put forward, these televisions will be distributed free of charge, but they will show advertisements. So how?
Allegedly;
- The television set, which will be distributed free of charge, will come with a second internal screen dedicated only to advertisements (in addition to a soundbar).
- This second screen, which is said to be reserved for commercials only, will be about the same height as a smartphone and will run across the width of the device.
- This second screen will come with various widgets that will display weather, news headlines and scores from various sports competitions as well as showing ads.
It has been suggested that the TV in question will not be a smart TV, but instead will contain broadcast dongles.
IF IT GETS TRUE, THEY WILL MAKE MONEY FROM ADVERTISING, NOT TV SALES.
It was alleged that the co-founder’s new company would rather monetize the ads appearing on the TV’s secondary screen, rather than profit from TV sales.
The device is expected to be unveiled this year.
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