Times Radio adverts

[Andy Burns]

If you listen to Times Radio, you'll recognise that annoying advert for
pre-paid debit cards, which starts with someone bellowing at the top of
their voice upon discovering the charges when they get home.

For the past few days, something has been "up" with the advert playout,
so you get half a second of one advert, followed by the entirety of another.

Presumably this is to regionalise the adverts and could be specific to
listening using google smart speakers, but it's quite annoying ...

<bellow>BAAAAAH!!!</bellow> buy an electric van
<bellow>BAAAAAH!!!</bellow> send your child to this online school
<bellow>BAAAAAH!!!</bellow> eat fast food

[Davey]

On Wed, 26 Jun 2024 08:07:48 +0100

Post by Andy Burns
If you listen to Times Radio, you'll recognise that annoying advert
for pre-paid debit cards, which starts with someone bellowing at the
top of their voice upon discovering the charges when they get home.
For the past few days, something has been "up" with the advert
playout, so you get half a second of one advert, followed by the
entirety of another.
Presumably this is to regionalise the adverts and could be specific
to listening using google smart speakers, but it's quite annoying ...
<bellow>BAAAAAH!!!</bellow> buy an electric van
<bellow>BAAAAAH!!!</bellow> send your child to this online school
<bellow>BAAAAAH!!!</bellow> eat fast food

Tell them why you are ceasing listening to their station.

[Wilf]

Post by Andy Burns
If you listen to Times Radio, you'll recognise that annoying advert for
pre-paid debit cards, which starts with someone bellowing at the top of
their voice upon discovering the charges when they get home.
For the past few days, something has been "up" with the advert playout,
so you get half a second of one advert, followed by the entirety of another.
Presumably this is to regionalise the adverts and could be specific to
listening using google smart speakers, but it's quite annoying ...
<bellow>BAAAAAH!!!</bellow> buy an electric van
<bellow>BAAAAAH!!!</bellow> send your child to this online school
<bellow>BAAAAAH!!!</bellow> eat fast food

They do seem to have increased the amount of time given over to adverts
recently.