Comments on: Annoying Poker ads on Swedish TV

By: Betsson

Betsson — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:46:19 +0000

I am a different Swede. Also, I have yet understand why alcohol is controlled heavily by the government but the gambling industry has a free for all.

By: Johan

Johan — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:34:59 +0000

I do not gamble or drink and constantly seeing advertisements for these services reminds me that I am a different Swede. Also, I have yet understand why alcohol is controlled heavily by the government but the gambling industry has a free for all.

By: Sapphire

Sapphire — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:07:54 +0000

LOL @Erik… L’Oreal and the wine in a box companies can do a joint advertisement: Want less wrinkles? Drink more wine!

@Andrew, for sure!! I do like some commercials but when they get repetitive and annoying, ugh. And the fact the tv and music industries are incapable of innovating and the 21st century, makes tv watching in Sweden torturous.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:13:37 +0000

That is why I’ve stopped watching live TV. Back home I can PVR what I want, skip the commercials and I’m done. What’s better are programs like MythTV that have the anti-commercial skip in them.

Personally, I think it’s retarded that cable TV has commercials in it. I already pay to get a cable fee, why bust you then fill it with commercials! The fees I pay should then be subsidized to a minimum! Just like the music industry, they have failed to innovate, and use technology to improve TV.

Or, you could go the way of the world, and just use BitTorrent and get your shows when you want, how you want, in high quality, and watch them when you want.

By: Erik

Erik — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:07:19 +0000

Yes, but I’m not sure that it is allowed to advertise for alcohol or gaming before 8pm (but no one seem to care though). That’s why there is a huuge amount of those advertisements in the evning. Every program is sponsored by vodka, wine or whisky and all the advertising is about gaming.

And you might have noticed that L’oreal got a monopoly on advertisements before that?

Soo, the consensus is that we in Swedes have to look good with the right beauty products (and of course no wrinkles) and drink alot of wine and do some gaming night time. What a fab life, I kinda like the idea, except the gaming part. But I guess you can replace that with less wrinkels or more wine, both works for me!